Speakers at a recent event said that long-term initiatives are crucial while continued support from the development partners is essential to combat climate change fallout since the government continues to implement various programs to tackle these impacts despite resource constraints.
They said every year Bangladesh loses 1-2% of its GDP due to climate change-induced floods, droughts, cyclones, tidal surges, heatwaves etc.
The speakers made these remarks at the closing ceremony of a PKSF project titled ‘Climate-resilient Infrastructure for Sustainable Community Life in the Haor Region of Bangladesh’, in short 'giz-Haor’, at PKSF Bhaban in the capital.
The project was funded by the German government, according to a press release.
With PKSF Chairman Zakir Ahmed Khan in the chair, Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) was the chief guest while Dr Fahmida Khanom, Additional Secretary (Environment Wing), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Ulrich Kleppmann, Deputy Head of Development Cooperation at the German Embassy in Bangladesh attended the event as special guests.
