Dhaka, June 5 -- Climate activists, development experts, and civil society representatives have expressed grave concern over the climate allocation in the proposed national budget for FY 2025-26, calling it unacceptable, inadequate, and unjust.
They warned that the government's allocation of only 0.67% of GDP to climate finance undermines the country's sustainable development goals and ignores the growing climate vulnerability, particularly in coastal regions.
The remarks came at a press conference titled "Climate Allocation in the National Budget 2025-26 and Civil Society Perspective," organized at the Economic Reporters Forum in Dhaka by a coalition of organizations including EquityBD, BDCSO Process, COAST Foundation, Youth Action Netwo...