FE REPORT
Bangladesh will require a total of US$116.8 billion to implement its newly-prepared NDC 3.0 (Third Nationally Determined Contribution) plan - aimed at reducing climate risks.
Of the amount, $25.95 billion is estimated for unconditional investment, while $90.23 billion will be needed under conditional investment scenarios.
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, said these while addressing as the chief guest at the Validation Workshop on the Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) - held at the Department of Environment in Agargaon, Dhaka, on Sunday.
She informed that the plan has set a target to reduce a total of 84.92 million tonnes of CO?eq emissions by 2035. This includes 26.7 million tonnes (6.39 per cent) unconditionally, and 58.2 million tonnes (13.91 per cent) conditionally.
"NDC 3.0 is not only a plan for emission reduction, but also a pledge to build an inclusive and just future."
She stressed prioritising the participation of women, children, elderly, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and climate migrants, while also calling for rights-based climate actions so that no one is left behind.
The adviser further emphasised that health, water and sanitation, education, food security, agriculture, and infrastructure sectors must be made climate-resilient and environmentally-friendly.
She added, "Without the collective efforts of the government, development partners, private sector, researchers, and civil society, it will not be possible to build a sustainable, inclusive, and climate-resilient Bangladesh."
The workshop was also addressed by Farhina Ahmed, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Mohammad Navid Shafiullah, Additional Secretary (Climate Change).
Representatives from various national and international government and non-government organisations took part in the open discussion session.
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