‘Fund use must be transparent’

Transparency and accountability in spending climate funds would help the country attract foreign funds in future to combat climate change, said Saber Hossain Chowdhury, chairman of the all-party parliamentary panel on climate change, yesterday.

An audit of the funds spent so far is also required to ascertain the value of money and prevention of resource waste in various ways including corruption, he said while speaking at a discussion at the capital's Brac Centre.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) organised the discussion on the challenges of good governance in spending climate funds.