Bangladesh, June 6 -- Bangladesh has urged member countries of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to strengthen international cooperation in addressing environmental degradation and climate change to help secure a sustainable and liveable planet for future generations.

Speaking during the second-day session of the GEF Assembly in Samarkand on Friday, State Minister for Environment, Forest

and Climate Change Shaikh Faridul Islam stressed the importance of collective action in tackling increasingly complex environmental challenges.

He said environmental pollution could be substantially reduced through the proper identification of its sources and the adoption of integrated mitigation measures.

Emphasising the importance of global par...