JICA signs 2 technical co-op projects with Bangladesh

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed two technical cooperation projects with the Government of Bangladesh for solid waste management and air pollution management.

This falls under the JICA’s thematic strategies for global development ‘JICA Clean City Initiative’ (JCCI), one of JICA’s major global agendas, reports UNB.

It aims to enhance waste management and air pollution management in developing nations to realise ‘clean cities’ in urban areas comprehensively and sustainably, said a media release on Tuesday.

The projects were signed on Monday by Miura Mari, senior representative, JICA Bangladesh; AKM Shahabuddin, additional secretary, Economic Relations Division; Md Aminur Rahman, additional secretary, Local Government Division; Abdul Hamid, director general, Department of Environment; and Lubna Yasmine, joint secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.