Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo held a meeting with Nepal’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari, at the Bangladesh Secretariat recently, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation across a range of sectors.
During the meeting, both sides discussed enhancing collaboration in environment, forestry, climate change, energy, education, and tourism.
The minister noted that Bangladesh and Nepal are both highly vulnerable to climate risks, making it essential to expand afforestation efforts and increase the use of environmentally friendly technologies in the energy sector.
He also highlighted the government’s ongoing initiatives to protect the environment and promote climate-resilient development.
Ambassador Bhandari, in turn, shared Nepal’s success in forest management, noting that nearly 45 percent of the country’s land area is covered by forests.
He expressed strong interest in deepening Bangladesh–Nepal cooperation to address climate change challenges and pointed to potential joint initiatives under the BIMSTEC framework.
