Problem analysisBangladesh is often devastated by natural hazards linked to climate change -more than almost any other country. The impact on economic sectors such as agriculture, livestock, poultry and natural resources is severe. Floods, cyclones, tidal surges, flash floods and other extreme and slow onset events are affecting people's lives and livelihoods more and more. Vulnerable women and men are hit the hardest -in particular those living in Char (river islands), Haor (wetlands) and the coastal zone.70 percent of the rural poor depend heavily on agro-based livelihoods and 60 percent of the labour force is involved in agriculture. Furthermore, the private sector fails to acknowledge, or invest in, the costs of implementing climatesmart measures and fails to consider the impact of climate change on small producers.