Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- Bangladesh faces a growing climate-financing challenge as sinking delta land and rising sea levels threaten coastal communities, infrastructure and economic activity.

The country's Delta Plan 2100 requires an estimated US$52 billion in investment through 2040, but with 99 per cent of the expenditure expected to come from public resources, securing the necessary funding remains a formidable task.

The challenge is compounded by land subsidence, which can accelerate the relative rise in sea levels and worsen coastal flooding.

"Land subsidence is exceeding sea level rise in major river delta systems," says the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2026: Coastal Risks on the Rise -- Actions ...