After completion of this lesson, students will be able to - a) understand the adaptation and mitigation measures taken by Bangladesh government; b) describe the six pillars of BCCSAP

1. LAWS AND POLICIES
ON CLIMATE CHANGE
IN BANGLADESH
Preeti Kana Sikder
Assistant Professor, Department of Law & Justice
Jahangirnagar University

2. New Insights in Climate Science: 2019 by FutureEarth

3. New Insights in Climate Science:
2019 by FutureEarth

4. ■ Bangladesh is adopting a two-fold strategy
against climate change. The main focus of
Bangladesh’s activities is on increasing our
resilience to the impacts of climate change –
which are already affecting the livelihoods of
much of our population and will continue to do so
in the future.
■ Bangladesh is also working to achieve lower
carbon as well as more resilient development.

5. Focal Points of action
Adaptation Mitigation

6. Policy Framework on Climate Change
• National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
• Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP)
• National Plan for Disaster Management
• Renewable Energy Policy 2008
• the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Master Plan (E&CC Master
Plan)
• National Sustainable Development Strategy
• The Perspective Plan (Vision 2021)
Legal Framework on Climate Change
• Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund Act
• Disaster Management Act

7. ■ Mitigation contribution:
– An unconditional contribution to reduce GHG
emissions by 5% from Business as Usual (BAU)
levels by 2030 in the power, transport and industry
sectors, based on existing resources.
– A conditional 15% reduction in GHG emissions from
BAU levels by 2030 in the power, transport, and
industry sectors, subject to appropriate international
support in the form of finance, investment, technology
development and transfer, and capacity building.
– A number of further mitigation actions in other sectors
which it intends to achieve subject to the provision of
additional international resources.

8. THE PRIMARY GOAL FOR ADAPTATION IS
TO PROTECT THE POPULATION,
ENHANCE THEIR ADAPTIVE CAPACITY
AND LIVELIHOOD OPTIONS, AND TO
PROTECT THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT
OF THE COUNTRY IN ITS STRIDE FOR
ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND WELLBEING
OF THE PEOPLE
Adaptation
goal

9. Adaptation action – past and present
■ Over the last three decades, the Government of Bangladesh has invested over
$10 billion to make the country more climate resilient and less vulnerable to
natural disasters. Flood management embankments, coastal polders and
cyclone shelters have been built, and important lessons learnt on how to
implement such projects successfully in the dynamic hydrological conditions of
Bangladesh and with active participation of communities.
■ To enhance climate change adaptation activities in all key policies and sectors,
Bangladesh has recently established two innovative funds: the Bangladesh
Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF) from the Government’s own budget and
the Bangladesh Climate Change Resilient Fund (BCCRF) with the support of
development partners
■ Bangladesh submitted the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) in
2005 (revised in 2009) and prepared a climate change action plan (the
Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan in 2009).

10. BANGLADESH CLIMATE
CHANGE STRATEGY
AND ACTION PLAN
(BCCSAP)

11. Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and
Action Plan (BCCSAP)
■ The BCCSAP, published by the Ministry of
Environment and Forests, is a “knowledge strategy”
built upon the National Adaptation Programme of
Action (2005 and 2009).
■ After the 13th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC
held in Bali in December 2007, a set of actions
essential to achieve a secure climate future had
been identified.
■ Putting that Bali Roadmap into action has been the
starting point for BCCSAP.

12. Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy
and Action Plan (BCCSAP)
■ It sets out 44 programmes to be taken by Bangladesh over the
short, medium and long term within six strategic areas:
– Food security, social protection and health
– Comprehensive disaster management
– Infrastructure
– Research and knowledge management
– Mitigation and low carbon development
– Capacity building and institutional strengthening
■ A common theme throughout of all of these strategic areas is the
focus on the poor and vulnerable and in particular women and
children. All programmes are expected to provide synergies with
the government’s Vision 2021.

13. SIX PILLARS OF
THE BCCSAP

14. Food Security,
Social Protection
and Health
Comprehensive
Disaster
Management
Infrastructure
Research and
Knowledge
Management
Mitigation and
Low Carbon
Development
Capacity
Building and
Institutional
Strengthening

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