The Japan International Cooperation Agency signed a record of discussion with the Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, and Bangladesh Forest Department of the government of Bangladesh for the ‘Project for Enhancing Coastal Resilience through Technology-based Forest Management’.
The signing ceremony took place on Wednesday at the conference room of ERD in Dhaka’s Agargaon area.
Under the technical cooperation agreement, JICA will support BFD in implementing comprehensive forest management, utilising advanced technologies in the country’s coastal zone, said a press release.
The project is set to span four years (May 2025-April 2029) and will involve Japanese experts in necessary fields with relevant BFD counterparts at both HQs and field levels.
To mark the formalisation of the significant project, Miura Mari, senior representative, JICA Bangladesh office, signed the R/D with AKM Shahabuddin, additional secretary, ERD, Md Amir Hosain Chowdhury, chief conservator of forests, BFD, and Fatima Tuz Zohora, joint secretary, MoEFCC.