Tony Zappia (Makin, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Recently I and other members of the House met with a delegation from Tibet and with a delegation from Bangladesh. Both delegations expressed alarm and concern about the melting of icecaps in the Himalayas, and in particular about the impact that melting is having on their future water supplies and, in turn, their ability to grow their own food—in addition to the fact that their land may well be inundated by seawater if the sea level rises predicted by some of the scientists eventuate. Minister, what representations have you had from countries such as Bangladesh and Tibet in respect of the concerns they have about climate change and sea level rises, and in particular what representations have been made to you for assistance from our government to try to cope with those changes?

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