New Delhi: A bilateral meeting was held between Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and Norbert Barthle, and Dr.Maria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretariates, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) at Indira Paryavaran Bhawan in New Delhi.
Both sides discussed at length a wide range of environmental issues covering areas such as climate change, water scarcity, marine & air pollution, circular economy, etc.
Had a deep and meaningful interaction with German Parliamentary State Secretaries Ms Maria Flachsbarth and Mr Norbert Barthle on @COP26, circular economy, waste management and other issues related to environment and climate change. pic.twitter.com/LOYn6zIbgW
— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) September 9, 2021
In the meeting, Yadav acknowledged the importance of Indo-German bilateral cooperation on the environment and appreciated efforts made by Germany in bringing new technologies to India. Yadav also highlighted the remarkable achievements India has made in tackling climate change under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Both sides stressed the importance of information exchange in bilateral programs keeping climate and SDG indicators in focus-Agro-Ecology, Solar Partnership Inter resilience.
Yadav stated that India and Germany may explore strengthening bilateral cooperation especially on the circular economy – treatment of solid waste (solar panels, batteries), wastewater, etc.