A. Atiq Rahman is a global leader in the fields of sustainable development, environment, poverty and climate change. In 2008 he received the UN ‘Champion of the Earth’ award for his distinguished leadership in global environmental issues. As one of the lead authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), he was a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. In 2008 he was awarded ‘Paribesh Padak’, the highest national environmental achievement award in Bangladesh, for his contribution in environmental technology and innovation.
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