Tk 100 crore proposed for Climate Change Trust Fund

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today proposed an allocation of Taka 100 crore in proposed budget for fiscal 2026-27 under the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF).
 
"Considering the depth and extent of the impacts of climate change, I propose an allocation of Taka 100 crore for the fiscal year 2026-27 under the Climate Change Trust Fund to implement necessary activities," he said while delivering his budget speech in parliament here.

Amir Khosru said in implementing the government's nationwide tree plantation programme, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, alongside other ministries, will play a pivotal role.
 
Under the ministry, he said, targets have been set for FY 2026-27 to plant 4,28,97,000 saplings in 25,960 hectares of block plantations, 37,27,000 saplings along 3,727 kilometres of stripplantations,1,77,76,000 saplings in 4,000 hectares of mangrove plantations and 56 lakh saplings under homestead afforestation programmes. 

In addition, the finance minister said, the expansion of 300 hectares of protected areas and the restoration of 4,500 hectares of encroached forest land have been accorded priority in order to strengthen biodiversity conservation, reports BSS.