This document summarizes Oxfam's experiences linking climate policy and practice in Bangladesh. It outlines the impacts of climate change in Bangladesh, including disasters, loss of livelihoods and poverty. It discusses key strategy documents and actors working on climate issues. It then describes several of Oxfam's advocacy campaigns, including reviewing strategy documents, advocating for climate funding, holding a climate tribunal, and addressing climate migration. Finally, it discusses a successful public-private partnership that used vessel tracking technology to provide early warnings to fishermen and save lives.

1. Linking Policy and Practice in Climate
Change Actions in Bangladesh
Learning from Oxfam and partners experiences
Monisha Biswas
Policy Advocacy Manager, Oxfam in Bangladesh

2. Climate Policy Situation in Bangladesh
Impact of Climate Change
• Disaster
• Productivity loss
• Destruction of development action
• Loss of live and livelihoods
• Poverty
• Migration
Strategy Documents
National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA)
Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan(BCCSAP)
Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF)
Actors
• CSOs
• Development Partners
• Government/policy makers
• Technical experts
• Media
• Private Sector

3. Oxfam/CSRL Campaign Advocacy
Review of the BCCSAP
Climate Change Trust Fund
Climate Tribunal (Climate Justice)
Climate Migrant
Election Manifesto
Non-State Actors on Climate Negotiation
Climate Finance and Governance
Dhaka Declaration
Vessel Tracking System in Deep Sea (early warning)
Disaster Management Act 2012
Capacity/Participation of NSA on Climate Change

4. What Contributed to Success

5. Linkages (BCCSAP)
vulnerability
BCCSAP
Momentum
Donors
Gaps Identified
Study
Campaign
Review
Implication

6. Linkages (Climate Migration)
Disaster intensity Number of displaced people
increased
Loss and Damage

7. Climate Tribunal (popular
mobilization and lobby) to influence
media and policy makers on
Climate Migrant issue in 2010

8. Recommendations from Climate Tribunal
• The Chair of the Climate Tribunal made 15 observations.
• The Tribunal recommended the insertion of a special
constitutional provision on climate change.
• It also recommended to adopt immediately a comprehensive legal
framework on climate change.
• Consequently, in 2011, the amended constitution included a
provision on climate change and environment.
• The Disaster Management Act 2012, defined climate change and
made the provision of rehabilitation of climate affected people.

9. CSRL-OXFAM-CARE-AIRTEL
Technology used in early warning
through CSO, private sector and
Government partnership to save
the sea-going fisher folk
community
Sea Vessel Tracking System 2011-13

10. • Providing prior warning to
fishermen in the sea with a lead
time of two days.
• Facilitating identification of sunk
fishing boats.
• Saving fishing boats from
hijacking.
• Providing fishermen the
information on fish availability.
• Urging cooperation among the
neighbouring countries (India and
Myanmar) on weather forecast
data sharing.

11. A GPS Tracking Unit is a device that uses the Global
Positioning System to determine the precise location
of a vehicle, vessel, person, or other asset to which it
is attached and to record the position of the asset at
regular intervals. The recorded location data can be
stored within the tracking unit, or it may be transmitted
to a central location data base, or internet-connected
computer, using a cellular (GPRS / EDGE), Radio or
Satellite Modem embedded in the Unit. This allows the
asset's location to be displayed against a map
backdrop either in real-time or when analyzing the
track later, using customized software.
Technical Functionalities

12. THE PROJECT: SCOPE
May June July OctAugust Sept Nov
Warning requires
Coastline 710
KM
Sea extending
to 370 KM
Fishing mostly
within 80 KM
The network
can cover 113
KM
In the coastal Bangladesh fisheries based
livelihoods range between 140,000 and 160,000
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