Bhutan committed towards people-centric sustainable growth: Dorji Choden

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Echoing India's stand, its neighbours Bhutan and Maldives Friday called for a "strong" agreement that is geared towards the needs of developing countries to adapt to climate change as well as pumps in funds in the global climate kitty. "World needs to adopt a strong agreement... Include all elements on mitigation, adaptation and finance if you (the world) are looking for sustainable development. "Richer countries have historical responsibility for climate change and they should commit to support the poor and vulnerable countries," Bhutanese Works and Human Settlement Minister Lyonpo Dorji Choden said at the 15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit here. "No matter what financial resources matter at COP 21 (the UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris later this year), there should