Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2008

Ministry of Environment and Forests Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Created: 7/14/2014 - Updated: 1/25/2019

Abstract

Bangladesh is one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world and will become even more so as a result of climate change. Floods, tropical cyclones, storm surges and droughts are likely to become more frequent and severe in the coming years. These changes will threaten the significant achievements Bangladesh has made over the last 20 years in increasing incomes and reducing poverty, and will make it more difficult to achieve the MDGs.

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Scale:

National / Federal

Sector Addressed:

Development (socioeconomic)

Disaster Risk Management

Forestry

Land Use Planning

Policy

Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods

Transportation / Infrastructure

Target Climate Changes and Impacts:

Culture / communities

Erosion

Flooding

Growing season

Infrastructure damage

Precipitation

Storms or extreme weather events

Type of Adaptation Action/Strategy:

Natural Resource Management / Conservation

Incorporate climate change into harvest/take policies

Reduce non-climate stressors

Capacity Building

Invest in / Enhance emergency services planning and training

Increase / Improve public awareness, education, and outreach efforts

Conduct / Gather additional research, data, and products

Conduct vulnerability assessments and studies

Monitor climate change impacts and adaptation efficacy

Infrastructure, Planning, and Development

Infrastructure retrofitting and improvements

Make infrastructure resistant or resilient to climate change

Community Planning (developing climate-smart communities)

Develop disaster preparedness plans and policies

Governance and Policy

Develop / implement adaptation plans

Develop / implement adaptive management strategies

Climate Type:

Tropical

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