Dhaka  - The Danish minister for Climate and Energy will take a tour to Bangladesh costal districts Tuesday to see climate vulnerability of the South Asian country, officials said Sunday.

The Danish minister, Connie Hedegaard, is scheduled to be in Dhaka on a two-day official visit beginning on Monday.

She will discuss with her Bangladesh counterpart Mustafizur Rahman about Dhaka's preparedness for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen, where world leaders will meet to agree on a new treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol in December.

Hedegaard is also expected to deliver a speech at a conference entitled "Bangladesh on the road to Copenhagen - towards a global deal on climate change at COP15, December 2009" in Bangladesh capital, an official of the ministry of environment and forestry said.

Bangladesh, located across the Ganges Delta, is one of the world's most densely populated countries, and is considered particularly endangered by the effects of climate change. The country has experienced recurring floods, tropical cyclones, storm surges and saline intrusion.

During her visit to the coastal areas, devastated by the late 2007 super cyclone Sidr, the Danish minister will talk to members of communities which are adapting to severe changes by constructing dykes, elevating water supply and sanitation facilities, changing cropping patterns, and building protected storage houses to cope with rising water levels.

She will also meet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed and State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hasan Mahmud, to discuss the global climate change challenges and Bangladesh's preparation, a release by the Danish embassy in Dhaka said.

Denmark contributes to a multi-donor fund for climate change to assist Bangladesh's fight against climate change effects. dpa