The climate fund will provide funding for the construction of new cyclone shelters and roads, as well as the renovation of existing shelters in the coastal area. The governing council of the Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund (BCCRF) approved a Tk 1.87 billion project for nine coastal districts at their first meeting. State minister for environment, Hassan Mahmud, announced that the project will initially focus on building 50 cyclone shelters and renovating 40 old ones, as well as constructing approximately 50 km of roads in the coastal districts. Funding will be sought from donor countries and agencies. Mahmud mentioned that Bangladesh had been guaranteed $147 million for the project, with the UK committing $10 million and Australia providing $16 million. Additionally, two other projects were discussed during the meeting: the construction of a cross dam at Noakhali-Urirchar-Sandip for land reclamation and coastal forestation.