Dhaka : Bangladesh needs USD 116.8 billion for NDC 3.0 to cut 84.92m tonnes CO₂eq by 2035. Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan urges just, inclusive climate action, youth engagement, and a rights-based, resilient transition across all sectors.
Bangladesh will require USD 116.8 billion to implement its Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) plan, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and strengthening climate resilience, according to Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Speaking as chief guest at the “Validation Workshop on NDC 3.0” at the Department of Environment on Sunday, Rizwana Hasan revealed that the plan sets a target of cutting 84.92 million tonnes of CO₂eq emissions by 2035, with 26.7 million tonnes (6.39%) unconditionally and 58.2 million tonnes (13.91%) conditionally, said a press release.
Of the total investment required, USD 25.95 billion would come from unconditional sources, while USD 90.23 billion is contingent on international support.
“NDC 3.0 is not only a plan for emission reduction, but also a pledge to build an inclusive and just future,” said Rizwana Hasan.
Justice and inclusion at the core
The Adviser emphasized that climate actions must be rights-based, ensuring the participation of women, children, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and climate migrants. She also underscored the role of youth in advancing renewable energy, green entrepreneurship, research, and awareness programs, calling them “a transformative force for building a climate-resilient Bangladesh.”
Building resilient sectors
Rizwana Hasan highlighted the need to integrate health, water and sanitation, education, food security, agriculture, and infrastructure into climate-resilient pathways. She called for embedding climate education and green skills into the national curriculum to prepare future generations.
On energy transition, she stressed the importance of a Just Transition that supports workers, small entrepreneurs, and vulnerable communities, ensuring no one is left behind.
Shared responsibility
“Without the collective efforts of the government, development partners, the private sector, researchers, and civil society, it will not be possible to build a sustainable, inclusive, and climate-resilient Bangladesh,” she added.
The session was chaired by Dr. Md. Kamruzzaman, Director General of the Department of Environment, and conducted by Dharitri Kumar Sarkar, Joint Secretary (Climate Change). Other speakers included Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, and Mohammad Navid Shafiullah, Additional Secretary (Climate Change).
Representatives from national and international agencies joined the open discussion, stressing the urgency of mobilizing finance, technology, and partnerships to make NDC 3.0 achievable.
