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Status of NAPA Implementation in Bangladesh

• Least Developed Countries Expert Group
  stocktaking meeting on
• NAPA preparation and implementation
• Bangkok, Thailand
• 3-5 September 2007
• Mirza Shawkat Ali

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Status of NAPA Implementation

• Bangladesh submitted her NAPA in Nov. 2005 to
  UNFCCC
• Consultation Meeting with all the stakeholders
  (SWG) to implement NAPA
• A Team was formed to develop project proposal
  from identified NAPA priority projects
• Two Project Proposals (PIF) was prepared by
  Department of Environment/Ministry of Environment
  and Forests in collaboration with UNDP,
  Bangladesh and was submitted to GEF for approval.
• Inception workshop planned in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  in mid-October 2007.

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Project Identification Form (PIF) - 1

• Project Title Strengthening adaptive capacities
  to address climate change threats on sustainable
  development strategies for coastal communities in
  Bangladesh
• GEF IA UNDP
• Project Executing Agency Department of Forest,
  Ministry for Environment and Forest (MOEF)
• Project Duration 4 years
• GEF Focal Area Climate Change Adaptation
• GEF Operational Program LDCF
• Approval Status Approved by GEF.

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Goal, Objectives Outcomes

• The Goal of the project is to reduce
  vulnerability of coastal communities to impacts
  of climate change, including variability.
• The Objective of the project is to improve the
  resilience of coastal populations, settlements,
  and ecosystems in areas exposed to coastal
  hazards.

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Goal, Objectives Outcomes (Cont..)

• The anticipated project Outcomes in support of
  the objective,
• Climate risk reduction interventions implemented.
• Capacity to address emerging hazards and risk
  reduction at the national and community level
  enhanced.
• Existing and proposed national policies revised
  to increase robustness to climate change risks on
  coastal communities.

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Project Identification Form (PIF) - 2

• Project Title Comprehensive Climate Change
  Adaptation Capacity Building for Sustainable
  Development in Bangladesh
• Executing Agency Department of Environment,
  Ministry of Environment and Forests.
• Duration 2006-2010
• GEF Focal Area Climate change
• GEF Operational Program SCCF

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Status of NAPA Implementation

• WB Country Director visited DoE last week to
  discuss, how WB can help Bangladesh to implement
  Investment projects.
• Recently Bangladesh has formed a committee to
  develop a long term Climate Change Policy and
  Action Plan.
• DFID is expected to provide substantial amount of
  fund to implement comprehensive Climate Change
  Activities in Bangladesh, which will include
  priority NAPA Implementation Projects.

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Mainstreaming Adaptation into National
Development Planning

• Introduction of Climate Change screening criteria
  into the Project Proposal document i.e. what
  will be the impact of Climate Change on the
  project, in other words, whether the project is
  climate resilient.
• Ministry of Environment and Forests has already
  requested the NAPA SWG to prepare project
  proposal and look for funding from National or
  International sources, through their own
  mechanism
• Generic Country Framework for Climate Resilient
  Development developed.

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Mainstreaming CC

• We have identified Focal Point Alternate Focal
  Points at relevant Ministries and Organizations,
  and has organized several 3 day long training
  programs on Climate Change. More than 100 Focal
  Points and govt. officials and NGO
  representatives have been trained.
• Institutional Road Map for Climate Impact
  Prediction Modeling

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