DHAKA: Bangladesh will ask for Saudi expertise and partnership in water and forestation projects addressing the impacts of climate change, the environment minister said on Tuesday.
The South Asian country is highly vulnerable to climate change, especially in its coastal regions, which face severe drinking water shortages due to rapidly rising sea levels. Saltwater intrusion has salinized both surface water and groundwater, leaving many coastal districts without access to safe drinking water for several months each year.
To address the situation, the Bangladeshi government is planning to introduce a system of rainwater harvesting plants in two coastal districts, Khulna and Satkhira.
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser for environment, forest, and climate change to the interim Bangladeshi government — effectively serving as the environment minister — told Arab News that it would be the first project of its kind by a Bangladeshi administration.
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