A workshop on the presentation of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCT) project evaluation report was held in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The workshop was organised to present the evaluation report of 45 projects implemented from 2009 to 2017 funded by the BCCT Fund at the CIRDAP International Conference Centre on Tuesday, according to a press release.
Dr Farhina Ahmed, secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, was present at the workshop as the chief guest.
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Priority will be given to research and innovative projects in accepting projects funded by the BCCT Fund, said Farhina.
Appropriate initiatives will be taken to take up the required number of projects in vulnerable areas of extreme climate. For this purpose, the relevant laws, regulations, and rules will be amended as necessary, she added.
BCCT and the environment ministry will immediately take some steps based on the recommendations of experts to make the activities of BCCT more acceptable to the people. On the basis of this report, initiatives will be taken to increase the skills of project stakeholders, said the secretary.
She called upon the enterprising organisations to continue climate activities even after the completion of the project funded by the Climate Change Trust.
The final draft report of the evaluation of 45 projects was presented in detail with recommendations by the team leader of the evaluation team and climate change expert Dr Fazle Rabbi Sadek Ahmed, the release said.
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BCCT-funded projects are to achieve thematic goals set in the BCCSAP, 2009. To achieve better results on climate change adaptation and mitigation projects, BBCT must act fast to streamline the project management activities, from receiving proposals to monitoring, evaluating, and reporting. Strong adherence to the BCCT Act, along with the BCCT Fund Utilisation Guidelines, should be the point of inclination in this regard, he said.
The BCCT should implement projects to reduce the climate change-induced vulnerability of the country as well as participate in GHG emission reduction with the global effort. Finally, effectiveness and long-term sustainability should be the central goals from approval to completion of any project or programme, he added.
Additional Secretary (Administration) Iqbal Abdullah Harun, Additional Secretary (Climate Change) Sanjay Kumar Bhowmik, and Emeritus Professor of BRAC University Dr. Ainun Nishat were present as special guests in the national workshop held under the chairmanship of Managing Director of Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Md. Zainal Abedin. The members of the consulting team and representatives of various government and private agencies attended the event.