Adaptations to Climate Change in Bangladesh: Development of a National Inventory

Bangladesh: Climate Change Issues, Mitigation, and Adaptation in the Water Sector

“…143 Some examples of large-scale projects facilitated by the government include embankment construction, land reclamation and rehabilitation initiatives, river bank protection and drainage system construction, widespread afforestation, construction of freshwater supply infrastructure, establishment of cyclone preparedness programs, salt-tolerant crop cultivation, and constructing cyclone shelters for susceptible residents during disaster events. 144 The Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, created by the Bangladesh government in 2009, is the most comprehensive set of climate change guidelines. 143 expected to reflect the changes in the development priorities of the country.…”

“…The country has already invested around US$10 billion to combat climate change by enhancing the communities’ capability to increase resilience, increasing the governmental agencies capacity to respond to emergency situations, strengthening river embankments and coastal polders, constructing disaster shelters and climate-resilient infrastructure, adjusting rural household farming methods, minimizing salt water encroachment, particularly in farming-dependent areas, and implementing early warning and emergency management systems. , However, even with such infrastructure in place, a US$500 million program will need to be launched in the first and second years for urgent measures such as enhancing disaster management, research and knowledge management, capacity building and public awareness programs, and urgent investments such as cyclone shelters and drainage programs . Some examples of large-scale projects facilitated by the government include embankment construction, land reclamation and rehabilitation initiatives, river bank protection and drainage system construction, widespread afforestation, construction of freshwater supply infrastructure, establishment of cyclone preparedness programs, salt-tolerant crop cultivation, and constructing cyclone shelters for susceptible residents during disaster events …”