The partnership will focus on training, technical assistance, climate-focused policymaking and developing funding proposals for international financial institutions.
Bangladesh’s Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) to address climate change impacts, strengthen institutional capacity and expand access to international climate finance.
The agreement was signed on 20 September 2026 at the ministry’s conference room by Joint Secretary Baby Rani Karmakar of the ministry’s International Agencies and Cooperation Branch and Research and Policy Advisor Dr Fazle Rabbi Sadeque Ahmed of ICCCAD, according to a press release.
Secretary Md Delwar Hossain of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock presided over the signing ceremony.
Delwar said climate change poses a critical challenge to the fisheries and livestock sectors and urged stakeholders to ensure that the partnership goes beyond a formal agreement.
“The activities under this agreement must deliver concrete contributions to the fisheries and livestock sectors,” he said, calling on ministry officials and subordinate departments to make the most of the training and technical support to be provided under the partnership.
The secretary said the initiative would open new avenues to address climate vulnerabilities while creating opportunities to access international cooperation and climate financing.
Under the MoU, ICCCAD will support the ministry, its departments and research institutions in building institutional capacity on national and international climate issues.
ICCCAD will also assist in developing project proposals to secure funding from international financial institutions, including the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
The partnership will provide technical assistance to mainstream climate change considerations into the ministry’s policies, programmes and operations.
It will also seek to strengthen the ministry’s participation and leadership in international forums and policy dialogues.
ICCCAD will conduct training sessions and provide necessary support to strengthen the skills of ministry officials participating in UN Climate Change Conferences (COP).
Senior officials present at the signing included Md Mir Hossain from the Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation; Additional Secretary Nilufa Akter of the ministry; Director General Dr Md Khaled Kanak of the Department of Fisheries; Director General Dr Md Latiful Islam of the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute; Chief Dr Md Habibur Rahman of the Planning and Evaluation Cell at the Department of Livestock Services; and Managing Director Sakib Huq of ICCCAD.
