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Khulna, 18 June 2012 Vulnerable women of coastal zone are ignored in the approved 83 projects under Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF) although the Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCTF) highly emphasized on gender and women vulnerabilities. So far, only one project has been taken in only Bhola districts which focus on women and children's risks. As the women are severely victimized by impacts of climate change, major efforts should be given on them. The speakers said it today in a press conference jointly organized by CLEAN (Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network), Participatory Research and Action Network (PRAN) and Population Action International at Hotel Royal International, Khulna. CLEAN chief executive Hasan Mehedi presented the written speech before the journalists from print and electronic media. Environmental economist Professor Anowarul Quadir, civic leader Advocate Firoz Ahmed, senior Information Officer M. Zaved Iqbal and journalist Gouranga Nan

Model of a Climate Resilient Small House developed by CLEAN, 2018 Around 650 people are still living in temporary makeshifts on the embankments of Dacope and Koyra Upazila even after 10 years of cyclone Aila, which hit the coastal region of Bangladesh on 25th May 2009. To ensure secured life in the highly climate vulnerable area of Bangladesh like Dacope and Koyra Upazila under Khulna District, CLEAN started supporting the uprooted forest people who are dependent on the Sundarbans mangrove forest for their lives and livelihoods. The programme has been started in August 2018 and approximately 50 houses will be constructed by December 2018 under assistance of Friends of the Forest (FOF), United Kingdom. Contact Person --------------------------------------------------------------- Mahbub Alam Prince Coordinator CLEAN (Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network) Email: khlprince@gmail.com