$33m project launched for people vulnerable to climate impacts
Published on: Sunday 07 July 2019
The government and UNDP today jointly launched a project of $33 million that will benefit almost 7 lakh people, mostly women and adolescent girls, in climate vulnerable districts of Satkhira and Khulna. A total of $25 million will come from Green Climate Fund (GCF), a global fund created by the UN member countries, while Bangladesh’s Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs is providing $8 million, according to a statement of the UNDP.