PKSF Chairman Zakir Ahmed Khan has sought increased international support to complement the government activities for sustainable and long-term interventions to protect the environment, biodiversity, and people of Barind tract in Bangladesh.  

“The Barind tract in Bangladesh is facing severe drought caused by climate change. It requires implementation of sustainable and long-term interventions to protect the environment, biodiversity, and people of this region,” he said at the closing ceremony of a training program at the PKSF Bhaban in Agargaon on Thursday.

The training was held under the Extended Community Climate Change Project-Drought (ECCCP-Drought) project.

Zakir Ahmed Khan emphasized on the importance of building local capacity to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

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He said PKSF’s ECCCP-Drought project, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and supported by the Government of Bangladesh, is being implemented in 14 upazilas of Naogaon, Chapainawabganj, and Rajshahi districts.

He expressed his hope that such training programs would contribute to developing the capacity of local communities to deal with climate change fallout more effectively.

PKSF arranged this training on climate change, adaptation and mitigation in two batches from 5-16 January and 19–23 January 2025. A total of 66 officers from the project-implementing Partner Organisations received this training.

The training programme focused on climate finance, project proposal development, and field-level project implementation strategies.

Zakir Ahmed Khan distributed certificates among the participants and urged them to implement the project with efficiency, transparency, and accountability.

The USD 30 million ECCCP-Drought project, being implemented from 2023 to 2027, aims increase resilience of poor and vulnerable people in drought-prone areas.