The Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the National Council of Churches in Bangladesh (NCCB), organised a high-level conference titled "Climate Justice and a Nexus Approach to Land, Water and Food" at the CCDB Climate Centre today

The event brought together global faith leaders, development practitioners, climate experts, and policy makers, offering a platform to discuss the interlinked between climate justice and the land-water-food nexus.

David A Halder, chairman of the CCDB Commission, delivered the opening remarks.

Juliate Keya Malakar, executive director of CCDB and Governing Body Member of WCC, Christopher Adhikari, president of the National Council of Churches in Bangladesh (NCCB), addressed the event.

The keynote address was delivered by Rev Prof Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

A panel discussion, moderated by Dinesh Suna, programme executive of EWN and Land, Water & Food Advocacy at WCC, featured prominent experts including Ahsan Uddin Ahmed, executive director, Centre for Global Change; Farid Uddin Ahmed, former executive director, Arannak Foundation; and Juliet Keya Malakar, executive director, CCDB.