The project titled “Adaptation Initiative for Climate Vulnerable Offshore Small Island and Riverine Charland in Bangladesh” is jointly being implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The fund, established under the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, has, since 2010, committed US $532 million to climate adaptation and resilience activities — including supporting 80 concrete adaptation projects. The allocation was made at a board meeting of the Adaptation Fund held in Bonn, Germany in March 2019. “UNDP was pioneer in supporting the Government of Bangladesh’s transformational change through providing policy recommendations and thought leadership while policies and strategies to address climate change are formulated,” said Sudipto Mukerjee, UNDP Resident Representative in Bangladesh. This new initiative will be part of UNDP’s continuous effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, eradicate poverty and inequality, plus tackle the dual threats of climate change and natural disasters.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 04, 2019 08:26 UTC