The government is working committedly for climate adaptation actions by spending $3.5 billion every year, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury said today (1 April). "But actually, $9 billion is needed for climate adaptation activities. Collaboration among the government, NGOs and international development partners are important in this regard," he said while launching UK Government's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)'s "Nature-Based Adaptation Towards Prosperous & Adept Lives & Livelihoods in Bangladesh" project at a programme at the capital's Hotel Intercontinental.