Tk 28cr Swedish support to cut household emission

Sweden is committed to continuing support to Bangladesh for reducing household emission, a silent killer that causes premature death of millions and is responsible for ice melting.
As part of its efforts for climate battle and bilateral cooperation, the Swedish government would provide Tk 28 crore to distribute among village people efficient cook-stoves that release less carbon into air.
The announcement came from a joint press briefing following a two-day international policy seminar "Near-term Air Quality and Climate Benefits", which ended at the city's Ruposhi Bangla Hotel yesterday. Swedish Environment Minister Lena Ek and Bangladesh's State Minister for Environment and Forests Dr Hasan Mahmud were present at the programme among others.
The Bangladesh government has already distributed around 400,000 efficient cook-stoves under the project. Dr Hasan Mahmud said efficient stoves have been distributed throughout the country replacing conventional cook-stoves to reduce indoor air pollution.
Bangladesh is one of the top 10 countries where indoor pollution causes significant number of premature deaths every year.
Experts said black-carbon or short-lived climate factors including smog from cook-stoves, brick kilns, vehicles, and coalmines have increased the impacts of the climate change by 30-40 percent. They said reducing black-carbon or short-lived climate factors would cut climate change impacts in future.
Dr Hasan sought cooperation from the developed countries to minimise the climate effects and to adapt to the changing climate.
Mexico, Sweden, the USA, and Canada jointly organised the two-day seminar attended by officials of environment ministries from 23 countries.
The Untied Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) chief scientist Joseph Acamo and Environment and Forests Secretary Mehbah ul Alam were present at the joint briefing.