Funding from the climate fund will be used to construct new cyclone shelters and roads, as well as renovate existing shelters in the coastal area. The Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund's governing council approved a Tk 1.87 billion project for nine coastal districts during their first meeting. State Minister for Environment, Hassan Mahmud, announced that the project will initially focus on building 50 new cyclone shelters and renovating 40 old shelters, as well as constructing approximately 50 km of roads in the coastal districts. Efforts will be made to secure funding from donor countries and agencies. Mahmud mentioned that Bangladesh had been guaranteed $147 million for the project, with the UK offering $10 million and Australia providing $16 million. In addition to this project, two other initiatives were discussed at the meeting: constructing a cross dam at Noakhali-Urirchar-Sandip to reclaim land from the sea, and coastal forestation.