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Denmark Signs Agreement With UNDP and UNCDF Bangladesh to Extend Local Government Initiative on Climate Change for Two Years
The Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan Jørgensen, today signed an agreement in Bagerhat to extend the Local Government Initiative on Climate Change (LoGIC) Project for two years from June 2023 to June 2025 in the presence of the Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Winnie Estrup Petersen, and UNDP Resident Representative Stefan Liller.
Following the extension, with 40m Danish Kroner ($5.6m) from the Denmark government, the extension of the LoGIC project will be implemented in two districts of Chattogram Hill Tracts – namely Rangamati and Bandarban – to strengthen communities' resilience to the impacts of climate change by implementing locally-led adaptation strategies.
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