The South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum (SARPF) was inaugurated on 18 December 2024 in Delhi. The SARPF is a new initiative to bring together leading multi-party parliamentarians from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka (BBINS) to engage in substantive discussions and foster collaborations on South Asian regional energy cooperation to address the shared challenges of energy security, accessibility, and affordability. Dr Bhupendra Yadav, Indian Minister of Environment, Forest and

SARPF steering committee members and senior parliamentarians from India – Hon. MP, Dr Sanjay Jaiswal, Chairperson, Parliamentary Estimates Committee; Nepal – Hon. MP Deepak Bahadur Singh, Chairperson of the Committee on Infrastructure Development; and Bhutan – Hon. MP Pema Drukpa, Chairperson of the Environment and Climate Change Committee – attended the 29th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku on 11-12th November 2024. The delegation met with

Launch of Climate Caucus in Sri Lanka Parliament, organized by South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum (SARPF) I shared the sustainable energy policy plans of the Government, the way forward and the challenges in implementing the policy plans. SARPF Sri Lanka headed by Hon Eran Wickramaratne will be a valuable platform to address the issues of policy making and implementing plans on climate change impact and sustainable energy development.