This presentation gives an overview of the experiences of Bangladesh in climate change adaptation planning. This was presented in by te Bangladeshi delegation in Feb 2014 at the NAP-GSP Asia Regional Training Workshop in Pattaya, Thailand. This event gathered Government representatives from Ministries of Environment, Planning and Finance from 9 least developed Asian countries to consider the NAP process, which aims to address the medium to long–term climate change adaptation challenges for Africa. More information: http://www.undp-alm.org/nap-regional-training-workshop-asian-ldcs

1. Integration of Climate Change
in National Development
Planning in Bangladesh

2. NAPA (Developed in 2005, revised in 2009)
UNFCCC process-led, for LDCs
To highlight a few immediate & urgent projects
BCCSAP 2009
GOB led
Introduced programme ideas, no details
Not yet linked with development planning
Yet to be owned by various relevant institutions
NAP… to be developed
UNFCCC led (COP decision), for all Parties
Medium and long term, comprehensive Plan

3. Why BD Needs a Climate Change Strategy?
• Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries of the world
• Bangladesh has done fairly well in several development areas
despite such huge odds
– GDP & food production tripled since 1971- largely food secure.
– Population growth rate substantially fallen
– Expects to be a middle income country in a decade and half – 4 out of
last 5 years posted 6% or higher growth
– Poverty has fallen in the last decade, though still very daunting numbers
are poor.
– Child mortality fallen and gender parity in primary education achieved
• These gains and Bangladesh’s future well-being are under grave
threat due to CC

4. Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy
and Action Plan (BCCSAP)2009
• Studies, investigations, modeling since 1988. Played active
role in IPCC process in 2nd, 3rd, 4th assessments,
• Bangladesh had prepared NAPA in 2005, Bangladesh prepared
response to Bali Action Plan and submitted it to UNFCCC in
March 2008.
• Five Task Forces have been set up, comprising government
officials, academics, professionals and representatives of
NGOs for guiding countries responses to impacts of Climate
Change and support GoB’s preparation in CC Talks.
• BCCSAP was finalized in 2009; approved by the Cabinet in
October 2009. GoB committed $200 million of own funds
towards implementationof the BCCSAP 2009.

5. BCCSAP 2009….
• BCCSAP is based on NAPA that was formulated
through a consultative process.
• Ensure 4 securities inviolate
– Food, Water, Energy and Livelihood (incl health)
• All 4 Bali elements – adaptation, mitigation, tech
transfer and finance have been addressed.
• To be integral part of development process
• Commensurate institutional and human capacity
development emphasized
• Focus on awareness raising and disaster
preparedness.
• Research and data management given importance.

6. BCCSAP 2009…
• Six pillars (Themes)
– Food security, social protection & health security
– Comprehensive disaster management
– Infrastructure development
– Research and knowledge management
– Mitigation and low carbon development
– Capacity building – institutional and human

7. T1: Food Security, Social
Protection and Health
• P1. Development of climate resilient cultivars and their
dissemination
• P2. Development of climate resilient cropping systems
• P3. Adaptation against drought
• P4. Adaptation in fisheries sector
• P5. Adaptation in livestock sector
• P6. Adaptation in health sector
• P7. Water and sanitation in climate vulnerable areas
• P8. Livelihood protection in ecologically fragile areas
• P9. Livelihood protection of vulnerable socio-economic groups
(including women)

8. T2: Comprihensive Disaster Management
• P1. Improvement of flood forecasting
and early warning
• P2. Improvement of cyclone and storm
surge warning
• P3. Awareness raising and public
education towards climate resilience
• P4. Risk management against loss on
income and property

9. T3 : Infrastructure Development
P1. Rrehabilitation and Management of existing flood
embankments
P2. Repair and Management of cyclone shelters
P3. Repair and Management of existing coastal polders
P4. Improvement of urban drainage
P5. Adaptation against floods
P6. Adaptation against cyclones and storm surges
P7. Planning and design of river training works
P8. Planning, design and implementation of resuscitation of rivers
and khals.

10. T4: Research & Knowledge Management
• P1. Establish centre for knowledge mgement & training on CC
• P2. Climate change modelling at national and sub-national levels
• P3. Preparatory studies for adaptation against sea level rise
• P4. Monitoring of ecosystem and biodiversity changes and their
impacts
• P5. Macroeconomic and sectoral economic impacts of CC
• P6. Monitoring of Internal and external migration of adversely impacted
population
• P7. Monitoring of Impact of various issues related to management of
tourism in Bangladesh

11. T5: Mitigation & Low Carbon Development
P1. Improved energy efficiency in production &
consumption of energy
P2. Gas exploration & reservoir management
P3. Development of coal mines and coal fired power
stations
P4. Renewable energy development
P5. Lower emission from agricultural land
P6. Management of urban waste
P7. Afforestation & reforestation programme
P8. Expansion of energy saving devices
P9. Energy and water efficiency in built environment
P10. Improvement in energy consumption pattern in
transport sector and options for mitigation

12. • P1. Revise of sectoral policies for climate
resilience
• P2. Main-stream CC in national, sectoral
and spatial development plans
• P3. Strengthen human resource capacity
• P4. Strengthening of Gender considerations in
Climate Change Management
• P5. Strengthen institutional capacity for
CC management
• P6. Main-streaming CC in the Media
T6: Capacity Building & Institutional Strengthening

13. • During first 2 years $2.0 billion will be required to
implement immediate Actions. Total Cost for first 5 years
could be US$ 10.0 billion.
• GoB has established a 350/-million CC Trust Fund from
her own resources.
• A Multi-donor CC Resilience Fund( (about $200m has
been collected) has been set up.
Financing the Action Plan

14. • A living document; will be reviewed and amended
based on
–country development priorities
–Status of international negotiations, Science
and technology of CC, CC management.
–Bangla version will be released soon.
• Interventions to be sectoral responsibility; FOCAL
POINTS to be identified in all Ministries; MoEF’s role
will be limited to coordination and facilitation; a
Climate Change Unit has been set up.
BCCSAP 2009….. Future

15. Integration of CC at national Level
• Integration of Climate Change in National
Development Planning in Bangladesh – is it
happening? It is happening but slowly;
• Climate Change focal points established in
relevant Ministries for implementation of
BCCSAP-2009.
• 6th Five Year (2011-15) stated that CC concerns
have been incorporated, but not ineffectively;
• Perspective Plan (2010-2021) has considered
environmentally sustainable development

16. Integration of CC at national Level...
• Climate Change Trust fund (BCCTF) and
Climate Change Resilience Fund (BCCRF) set
up and operational; WB responsible for
fiduciary management of BCCRF;
• Ministry of Finance is conducting a study
entitled “Climate Fiscal Framework” on fund
utilization and its effectiveness;
• A process has been initiated that will require
all project plans to be approved by Planning
Commission will declare that CC concerns
have been incorporated;

17. Integration of CC at national Level...
• Planning Commission has taken up an initiative
entitled mainstreaming Poverty-Environment-
Climate (PEC) nexus into national planning and
budgeting process.
• Annual Development Program guidelines ( 2012)
has incorporated PEC nexus
• Lots of initiative on capacity and technology
assessment & transfer – but business-as-usual
approach dominates;

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