MoU with US for low carbon dev

Bss, Bonn
Bangladesh and US are going to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) very shortly to build up broader cooperation in low carbon development and other areas of climate change. Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) Meshbah Ul Alam told the news agency after a bilateral meeting with the delegation of the USA on the sideline of the UN climate talks at Maritime hotel here yesterday. Under the MoU, the USA will support Bangladesh in the areas of Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD), emission reduction from industrial units and power stations and promoting renewable energy and other areas, he said.