DHAKA, 11 November 2021, (TON): It will support women’s climate leadership and ensure the needs and priorities of women and girls are addressed.

Bangladesh will get £120m from 2021 to 2027 of the £165 million UK fund aimed at tackling climate change, including by addressing the gender inequalities that make women and girls more vulnerable to climate change, and by empowering women and girls to be leaders in climate action.

The programme will scale up locally-led adaptation, expand renewable energy, tackle pollution and waste, and develop and empower the next generation of climate leaders.

COP President Alok Sharma announced the fund on Tuesday.

Speaking from COP26 in Glasgow, COP President Alok Sharma said “gender and climate are profoundly intertwined. We see that in terms of the impact of climate change, which affects women and girls disproportionately.”

And we see it in terms of tackling climate change, where we know our efforts are more effective when women and girls are at their heart.

“We are committed to women’s participation at every level of climate action and to placing gender at the heart of all our efforts. It is why gender cuts across the full COP fortnight. And it is why we are hosting Gender Day today.”

Through its COP26 Presidency, the UK has been urging countries to put gender equality at the heart of climate action, and on Gender Day convened ministers and other actors to discuss new action to tackle gender and climate change.