EU to continue support for Bangladesh to combat climate change

Executive Vice President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal Frans Timmermans has said the European Union (EU) will continue increasing its support for Bangladesh in the future to fight climate change.

“The EU will assist Bangladesh in all activities to combat climate change,” he told a bilateral meeting on climate change between the EU and the Bangladesh delegation in Italy’s Milan on Friday.

Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin told the EU that Bangladesh was playing a significant role in addressing climate change in the international arena.

He sought the EU’s cooperation in all sectors to tackle climate change, including technology transfer, capacity building, renewable energy, and implementing adaptation activities.

Other members of the Bangladesh delegation attending the meeting were A Shamim Al Razi, additional secretary (development) of the environment ministry, and Md Ziaul Haque, director of the Department of Environment.