A directorate focused on climate change will be established within the environment ministry. The proposal was given preliminary approval at a meeting of the trustee board on climate change, which took place on Wednesday. Following the meeting, Hassan Mahmud, the state minister for environment and head of the trustee board, informed reporters about the approval. Five proposals were conditionally approved at the board meeting, while 33 non-government projects and 44 government projects received final approval. The junior minister also mentioned that permission was granted to purchase machinery for the Karnafuli Jute Mills and Forat Karnafuli Carpet Factory using funds allocated for climate change initiatives. He mentioned that the army's projects to build solar power plants at various military locations, including the headquarters, received conditional final approval. He also stated that non-government agencies' projects were approved after a reduction in budget, with the organizations initially requesting up to Tk 50 million. However, they will now receive between Tk 2 million and 10 million under the revised budget.