3rd July 2020
EP Report

Civil society organizations have underscored the need to ensure effective utilization of the climate-relevant allocations made in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21.

 

They also suggested prioritizing issues such as displacement of people, migration, food security and restoration of livelihoods, especially in rural areas, in view of both the climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Also, issues such as protecting the people living in poverty, increasing allocation for the health sector, shielding women and children from gender-based violence, undertaking flood, cyclone and drought protection measures and responding to the disasters should be considered while revising the budget, they said.

 

They also demanded that a joint task force be formed with representatives from relevant ministries, civil society organizations, non-government organizations and the private sector to support climate-proof development planning, implementation and the monitoring of climate-relevant projects.

 

At the same time, they advocated for investing in skills development of the rural communities, women, youths and men in line with the delta action plan as well as the economic growth the government is seeking to achieve.

 

The civil society organizations placed their suggestions at a 'Climate Budget Press Conference 2020', jointly organized by the ActionAid Bangladesh, the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCD), and the International Budget Partnership.

 


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