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DHAKA, May 13, 2025 (BSS) - The fifth meeting of the Central Coordination Committee (CCC) of the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Center (CRILIC), established by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), was held today at its headquarters in the city.

The day-long meeting was part of the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming (CRIM) project, which is financially supported by the Green Climate Fund, the German Development Bank, and the Government of Bangladesh, said a press release. 

The objective of CRILIC is to integrate climate resilience into local infrastructure development through project formulation, design, implementation and evaluation.

The meeting was graced by the presence of the Chief Engineer of LGED Md Abdur Rashid Miah as the chief guest. In his address, he stated, "We all have a big dream with CRILIC. It will become a comprehensive knowledge repository for LGED. LGED will do whatever it takes to establish CRILIC as a center of excellence."

During the meeting, reports on CRILIC's overview update and Climate Resilient Tools (CRT) were presented. Attendees provided valuable feedback and committed to continuing their support to further establish CRILIC.