Bangladesh wants 15 pct of climate fund: minister

DHAKA

“We demand per capita compensation: 15 percent of the 30 billion dollar fund,” he said, referring to the “fast track” finance pledged by rich nations for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change for the 2010-2012 period.

The money will be used to construct cyclone shelters, reinforce coastal embankments, develop saline resistant crops and for a program of reforestation, he added.