Dhaka, May 18 -- Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has sought an additional allocation of Tk 1.0 billion for the Climate Change Trust Fund (CCTF) to properly implement its projects, sources said.

In a recent letter to Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, she requested that necessary measures be taken in this regard.

The government has so far allocated Tk 40.51 billion to the climate fund, with some 938 projects approved up to 2024.

Of these, 877 projects are being implemented by different ministries and divisions, while the remaining 61 are being executed by various non-government organisations under the supervision of the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF).

However, due to reduced allocations to the trust fund and declining ...