Govt is working to prepare database on climate change: secy

Govt is working to prepare database on climate change: secy

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed today said according to the Paris Climate Agreement 2015, the government is working to prepare a complete, transparent and verifiable database for the energy, agriculture, forest and industry sectors of Bangladesh.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and the Department of Environment (DoE) to make the process of collecting data on greenhouse gas emissions, climate change adaptation and mitigation more sustainable and to analyze the data accurately and submit it to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the form of national reports, she said.