Title: Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Development: A Case study of Bangladesh
1Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable
Development A Case study of Bangladesh
- Dr. Saleemul Huq
- Director
- Climate Change Programme
- International Institute for Environment and
Development, London, United Kingdom
2Bangladesh Climate Change and Sustainable
Development Study
- Carried out in 2000 by Bangladeshi and
international team - Based on previous work done on assessing
vulnerability of Bangladesh to climate change
impacts - Two climate change and sea level scenarios chosen
for 2030 and 2050
3Objectives of the study
- What are the expected climate changes?
- What are the consequences for Bangladesh?
- For what climate change-induced impacts is
Bangladesh most vulnerable? - How can the potential effects of climate change
be factored into policy making, and what
adaptation measures for Bangladesh are most
feasible?
4Sectors chosen
- Coastal resources
- Fresh Water resources
- Agriculture
- Human health
- Ecosystem and biodiversity
5Factors Increasing Bangladeshs Vulnerability to
Climate Change
6Factors Increasing Bangladeshs Vulnerability to
Climate Change
7Climate Change Scenarios
8Adaptation Measures to Mitigate Drainage
Congestion in Coastal Areas
9Adaptation Measures to Mitigate Salinization in
Coastal Areas
10Adaptation Measures to Improve Morphological
Dynamics in Coastal Areas
11Adaptation Measures for Disasters in Coastal
Areas
12Adaptation Measures to Mitigate Reduced
Freshwater Availability
13Adaptation Measures for Freshwater Drainage
Congestion
14Adaptation Measures to Morphological Dynamics for
Freshwater Resources
15Adaptation Measures to Increased Freshwater
Flooding
16Adaptation Measures in Agriculture
17Adaptation Measures in Human Health
18Adaptation Measures to Protect Ecosystems and
Biodiversity
19Main impacts of climate change
- Drainage congestions due to higher sea levels and
and flooding - Reduced fresh water availability
- Disturbances to morphological processes (mainly
in coastal zone) - Increased intensity of disasters (extreme events)
20Methodological Issues Addressed
- Choosing climate change and sea level rise
scenarios - Modelling impacts of chosen climate change
scenarios on droughts, floods, cyclones - Identifying possible adaptations
- Prioritising adaptation actions
21Process of study
- Analysis of climate change impacts using
scenarios and models - Identification of most vulnerable sectors
- Identification of possible adaptation actions and
measures in each sector - Stakeholderled prioritisation of adaptation
actions in each sector - Cross-sectoral linkages identified and discussed
with stakeholders
22Key findings of the study
- Bangladesh faces grave socio-ecological risks if
it fails to adapt to climate change - Many of the risks are gradual and difficult to
differentiate from background variability of
climate - Coastal areas of the country are specially at
risk - Adaptation to climate change is fundamentally
linked to sustainable development efforts of the
country
23Relevance to ongoing policies and programmes
- National Water Policy and Water Management Plan
- Coastal Zone Management Programme
- National Agriculture Development Plan
- National Biodiversity Action Plan
- Sustainable Environmental Management Programme
24Impact on Policy makers-1
- Sectoral level
- Water Resources
- Coastal Resources
- Biodiversity
- Agriculture
- Environment
25Impact on Policy makers-2
- National Level
- Planning
- Finance
- Foreign Affairs
- Prime Ministers office
26Impacts on Policy makers-3
- International
- COP 5, 6 and 7
- LDC group
- Adaptation issues
- COP 8 (Delhi)
27Lessons learned
- Technical capacity to do analysis of climate
change impacts- Good - Awareness amongst sectoral planners and policy
makers-Reasonable - Awareness amongst national policy makers-Low
- Strategy for international negotiations-None yet