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Japan to work closely with BD on climate change adaptation
DHAKA, June 30, 2019 (BSS) – Japan and Bangladesh will work closely to
ensure an efficient water management system exchanging expertise to establish
a State-Of-Art institute to achieve the SDG’s targets in line with Delta
Plan-2100.
The information came up in a meeting while the Japanese Minister of State
for Environment Minoru Kiuchi called on State Minister for Water Resources
Zaheed Farooque at his office here this morning, a press release said.
The name of this State-Of-Art institute is ‘The Bengal Delta International
Hydraulic Training and Research Institute’, it added.
During the discussion, Farooque informed his Japanese counterpart about the
various initiatives taken by the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) under the
prudent leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina saying Bangladesh is
working relentlessly to address the changing issues of global warming and its
subsequent impacts.
Mentioning since Bangladesh is a riverine country and situated to the
downstream of the greatest deltaic plain confluence of the Padma, Brahmaputra
and Meghna rivers and their tributaries, he said “So the effect of climate
change will be huge to us as we’ve experienced some hazards already.”
To deal with the challenges, Bangladesh has taken a long-term planning
termed as Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, he said, adding: “To create an expert
pool for this plan, we are going to establish an international standard
institute.
Mentioning Japan is a proven partner in progress for Bangladesh and to its
people, he sought support from his Japanese counterpart in relevant sectors
for the development of water resources in Bangladesh.
Japanese Minister of State replied that they would be always beside to any
operative initiative conducted by Bangladesh to mitigate the consequential
impacts of climate change.
Japan also likes to work together with Bangladesh for ascertaining a
sustainable water management system, the Japanese minister said.
Led by Japanese Minister of State for Environment, a seven-member team
took part in meeting.
Secretary to the Japanese Minister of State for the Environment Hiroaki
Murai, Director for International Strategy Division of Global Environment
Bureau Fumio Ito, Section Chief of International Cooperation and Sustainable
Infrastructure Office Hisato Hayasaka, Researcher of International
Cooperation and Sustainable Infrastructure Office Mahoyo Yamamoto, Counsellor
of Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh Yasuharu Shinto and Second Secretary of
Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh Masatoshi Higuchi accompanied Minister of
State for Environment of Japan.
Additional Secretary of MoWR Mahmudul Islam and Minister of State’s
Private Secretary Nur Alam were present on Bangladeshi minister’s side during
the period.
BSS/PR/SRH/RY/1905 hrs