A new directorate focused on climate change will be established within the environment ministry. The proposal was preliminarily approved during a meeting of the trustee board on climate change, which took place on Wednesday. Following the meeting, State Minister for Environment Hassan Mahmud, who also heads the trustee board, informed reporters about the approval. Additionally, five proposals were tentatively approved during 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 acquire machinery for the Karnafuli Jute Mills and the 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 facilities, including its headquarters, received conditional final approval. Additionally, non-government agencies' projects were approved after a budget reduction. These organizations had initially requested up to Tk 50 million, but will now receive between Tk 2 million and Tk 10 million under the adjusted budget.