Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has sought an additional allocation for the climate change trust fund, aiming to sustain and expand climate-risk mitigation activities for the 2025-2026 fiscal year (FY).

The Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF), a state body entrusted with implementing cross-ministerial climate initiatives through financing from the fund, had initially received Tk 1.0 billion under the climate change risk management fund.

This allocation was aimed at supporting climate-resilience projects across vulnerable regions of the country.

During the current fiscal year, the trustee board of the BCCTF has already approved five major climate-related projects with a combine...