Lauding the country's various initiatives regarding climate change, Australia has expressed its willingness to work with Bangladesh aimed at combating climate effects.
Australia's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Jeremy Bruer on Tuesday said that Australia's cooperation in the field of low carbon technology transfer, renewable energy, clean energy, climate adaptation and mitigation activities will continue at an accelerated pace.
Mr Bruer said this in a bilateral meeting held in the Environment Ministry on Tuesday, between the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin and an Australian delegation led by the High Commissioner, according to a press statement by the ministry.
Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md. Mustafa Kamal, Additional Secretary (Admin) Iqbal Abdullah Harun, Additional Secretary (Development) Ahmad Shamim Al Razi, Additional Secretary (Climate Change) Sanjay Kumar Bhowmik were also present in the meeting.
The environment minister said that as the President of CVF and V20, Bangladesh is playing an important role in the international arena to tackle climate change.
He said Bangladesh has submitted enhanced NDC and has announced the Mujib Climate Prospect Plan and the work of NAP is running.
The Environment Minister expressed hope that the world leaders will reach the consensus of providing 100 billion US dollars to vulnerable countries, seeking Australia's cooperation in the field of climate change.
