Climate change has become one of the most urgent global challenges of the 21st century. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events are disrupting food systems, public health, and economic stability worldwide. International frameworks such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight the need to link development with environmental sustainability and climate resilience.

For Bangladesh, a low-lying deltaic nation, the threat is particularly severe. Recurrent floods, cyclones, droughts, and salinity intrusion cause extensive losses each year, placing millions at risk.

As an Accredited Entity of the Green Climate Fund and a National Implementing Entity of the Adaptation Fund, PKSF has mobilized nearly USD 1 billion in climate finance to deliver transformative, community-centered climate solutions across Bangladesh.

Under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Bangladesh aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 22% by 2030, supported by both national efforts and international climate finance. The National Adaptation Plan (NAP 2023-2050) further prioritizes adaptation measures in agriculture, water management, and urban resilience to protect the country’s most vulnerable communities.

Recognizing the escalating risks of climate change, PKSF has embedded environmental sustainability and climate resilience into its core institutional approach. Its interventions — focused on both adaptation and mitigation — are strategically focused on Bangladesh’s most climate-vulnerable regions, including flood-prone, drought-prone, salinity-affected, and cyclone-prone areas.

PKSF’s ongoing initiatives include plinth raising to protect homes from floods, restoring ponds and canals to improve surface water storage, promoting climate-resilient housing, and supporting diversified livelihood options.

In coastal regions, PKSF encourages salinity- tolerant crops, adaptive farming techniques, and expands access to safe drinking water through reverse osmosis plants. The organization is also preparing to access the Loss and Damage Fund to support communities facing irreversible climate impacts.

To ensure climate finance reaches those most at risk, PKSF strengthens technical and institutional capacities of its Partner Organizations. It also develops environmental and social management frameworks, promotes resource-efficient cleaner production, and supports green enterprise financing to advance sustainable development across Bangladesh.

Looking ahead, PKSF envisions becoming a fully climate-integrated institution, where all programs and operations contribute to environmental sustainability and resilience. Its long-term vision is to build a resilient, low-carbon, and inclusive rural economy where development and environmental integrity reinforce each other.

Climate Action Highlights

• Design and construction of 12,000 homesteads
• 97,747 trees planted on homesteads
• 6,657 slatted sheds for goat/sheep rearing
• 66 ponds re‑excavated (≈ 471,900 cubic meter storage capacity increased)
• 25km of canals re‑excavated (≈ 625,000 cubic meter storage capacity increased)
• 625 Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) systems installed (≈ 150,000 cubic meter catchment area increased)
• Access to safe drinking water ensured for 32,000 households
• Support provided for installation of 278,150 safely managed latrines