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Adequate Plans to Face Climate Change But Budget Insufficient for Implementation: Speakers
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|EP_22_02 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 02 July 1, 2024)
Speakers at a recent seminar emphasized that several long-term plans, including the Centenary Delta Plan, have been formulated in Bangladesh to address the impacts of climate change.
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However, they noted that the budget allocation required to implement these plans is not reflected in the Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2024-25.
The seminar on self-reliant climate finance was jointly organized by EquityBD, AOSED, CLEAN, CSRL, and COAST Foundation at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity.
This story is from the EP_22_02 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 02 July 1, 2024) edition of Energy & Power.
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