Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- The government has approved 18 new projects under the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT) Fund to enhance the country's ability to withstand climate impacts.
The approval was granted on Sunday during the 65th meeting of the Climate Change Trustee Board at the Bangladesh Secretariat, chaired by Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan.According to a press release, the projects will support sustainable water resource management, river dredging, renewable energy initiatives, and environmentally sound livelihood programmes in vulnerable regions.
Among the approved initiatives, a major project titled "Building Climate-Resilient Environments through Natural Resources, Renewable Energy, and Safe Water" will be rolled out in B...