Social watchdogs and development activists in a participatory meeting unequivocally called for safeguarding the marginal and other rootless populations for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SGD).
They observed that the present government has relentlessly been working to attain the SDG and emphasis should be given on proper and adequate rehabilitation of the vulnerable population induced by the adverse impact of climate change.
All government, non-government organizations and other stakeholders should come forward and work together to this end.
Climate Bridge Fund Secretariat hosted the meeting titled “NGO’s Briefing: Call for Concept Note/Proposal” at Midas Convention Centre in Rajshahi with financial support from German Development Bank.The significant aims and objectives of Climate Bridge Fund were prominently came up in the discussion.
Brac Divisional Manager Anupam Sengupta and its Regional Manager Farjana Parveen addressed the meeting as focal persons while Operation Manager Saif Monjur Al Islam moderated the discussion.
They urged the local NGOs to submit project proposals for te wellbeing of the climate induced population in the city. Anupam Sengupta said climate change is becoming a threat to the urban environment and development and livelihood and urban poverty is highly linked with rural disaster risks.
Executive Director of Sachetan Hasinul Islam, Editor of the Daily Sonar Desh Akbarul Hassan Millat, Joint Director of Center for Communication and Development Shahana Parveen, General Secretary of Bangladesh Livestock Society Dr Hemayetul Islam, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator of Light House Consortium Subrata Kumar Paul and NGO Supervision Officer of Climate Bridge Fund Jamil Akter took part in the open discussion.
