A total of 690 climate-resilient, low-cost housing units for urban poor communities were inaugurated recently in Chandpur, Kushtia, Noakhali and Gopalganj under the Livelihoods I m p r o v e m e n t of Urban Poor C o m m u n i t i e s Project (LIUPCP). The initiative is being implemented by the Local Government Division (LGD) with support from the UK Government and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
the inauguration was held virtually from the Bangladesh Secretariat, with simultaneous launch events in the four project cities, according to a UNDP press release. Md. Rezaul Maksud Jahedi, Secretary of LGD and chief guest at the event, stressed the necessity of safe and dignified housing for climate-vulnerable urban populations. He noted that Bangladesh continues to face severe climate impacts despite contributing very little to global emissions.