This document discusses Bangladesh's process for prioritizing climate change adaptation in national planning and coordination at regional and international levels. Bangladesh prepared its National Adaptation Programme of Action in 2005 and revised it in 2009, identifying 38 adaptation measures across 8 sectors. It also developed its Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan in 2009. However, inter-ministerial and inter-agency coordination remains a challenge. Regional cooperation is important especially for water and disaster management, though coordination is still developing. The document recommends strengthening Bangladesh's existing mechanisms and committees and incorporating the upcoming National Adaptation Plan's recommendations at more detailed project levels within agencies to advance adaptation efforts.

1. Prioritization of Climate Change Adaptation
in National Planning and Coordination
at Regional level and with MEAs
Bangladesh Country Experience

2. Key Questions
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A. What are the process and mechanism available for
making adaptation as a national priority and
coordinating with others (regional level and MEAs).
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B. What are the challenges Bangladesh facing for
making (i) adaptation as priority for inclusion in the
National Planning, (ii) coordination with MEAs and at
Regional level
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C. What are linkages between current mechanism (s)
and advancing NAP.

3. A. What are the process and mechanism available for making
adaptation as a national priority and coordinating with others
(regional level and MEAs).

Bangladesh prepared NAPA in 2005 (revised in 2009)
- identified 38 adaptation measures covering 8 thematic areas. From 38
identified adaptation measures, 16 projects have been further developed
for implementation
- CCA first emerged
- prioritization was done
-coastal zone and storm surge management was primary priority

Bangladesh Climate Change strategy and Action Plan, 2009 (6 themes, 44
programmes, 154 actions)
- now appear as the guiding document

Planning Commission prepared National Sustainable Development Strategy,
2013, Perspective Plan (2010-2021) where CC issues are
emphasized/integrated

.

4. 
Still allocation of funds on the basis of prioritization is to be
implemented.
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Political process dominates. Hope that NAP would do it.
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Regional level cooperation in Adaptation is essential specially for
water sector and disaster management.

Some discussion at SAARC level for coordination going on. Also
discussion going on with neighboring countries for regional
collaboration.
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On MEAs:
- we need coordination at national level.
- Bangladesh participates in CoPs and other meetings but we
need to develop links with CC.
- CBD, CCD, and conventions related to agriculture are important.

5. B. What are the challenges Bangladesh facing for making (i)
adaptation as priority for inclusion in the National Planning,
(ii) coordination with MEAs and at Regional level

Inter sectoral, inter departmental/agency/ministry
coordination and cooperation. This is national level
problem.

Committees on CC have been set up but those need to
be activated. (e.g. National Steering Committee on CC,
headed by Minister, MoEF)

Require attention from higher echelon of political
masters.

6. C. What are linkages between current mechanism (s)
and advancing NAP
1.
Current Mechanisms
National Steering Committee on CC exists which
needs to be activated.
2.
Exist M & E System which needs to be strengthened

3. Minister/agencies are comfortable with project level
detail up. NAP should go down to that level and
recommend
implementing
mechanism
by
incorporating
into
agency
with
cooperation/coordination.

7. Thanks