The minister said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina established two Climate Funds and initiated dredging of rivers and green afforestation. The foreign minister was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural session of annual thematic meeting of the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) held at a Dhaka hotel. The foreign minister said Bangladesh adopted a 100-year Delta Plan to face challenges in climate change and this plan is designed in association with the Netherlands. In addition, we would need to put up higher embankments that would cost nearly additional $ 25 billion minimum," said the foreign minister. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahrial Alam and State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman addressed the closing session of the event chaired by Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 24, 2019 17:26 UTC