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DHAKA, Nov. 3-- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) should make more positive contributions in combating climate change and food security specially this year as the focus of the current U.S. administration is shifting, Bangladesh environmental watchers have noted. They stressed that 21 APEC economies, which account for approximately 60 percent of world energy consumption, should display more leadership dynamism in solving a series of climate change induced challenges facing the world. Dhaka University's Dean of the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences ASM Maksud Kamal told Xinhua that APEC is a very strong platform to deal with issues like climate change and food security in a changing world. The Disaster Science and Management professor said hydrometeorological disasters have caused frequent and increasing losses in recent years. Against this backdrop, developing countries like Bangladesh need enough resources and green technologies for adaptation and mitigation of climate change. Kamal said climate-induced calamities will inflict far more suffering on poor people in countries vulnerable to floods, drought and diseases because of their feeble resilience to address climate change impacts. The professor expected climate change and food security will be on the agenda for the coming 2017 APEC Economic Leaders' Week in Vietnam. Running on Nov. 6-11 in Da Nang, the Economic Leaders' Week is the culmination of Vietnam's year-long hosting of APEC meetings. | 
