Presentation from Bangladesh Wahida Musarrat Anita Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests Bangladesh at a Glance ……. Bangladesh emits a minuscule of GHG,  less than 0. 5 ton per capita per year Most vulnerable  geographic location;  flat and low-lying topography;  high population density;  reliance of many livelihoods on climate sensitive  sectors, particularly agriculture and fisheries Climate change is a development  issue Sea Level Rise 1. Cyclone (Intensity & Frequency) 2. Deeper Penetration of Saline Water 3. Erratic Rainfall 4. Flood (Intensity & Frequency) 5. Drought 6. River Bank Erosion 7. Impacts in the CHT 8. Water 9. Health 10. Food Security and Livelihoods 11. • Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP), 2008 (revised in 2009) • Bangladesh National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA), 2005 (revised in 2010) • Submission of National Communication • Climate Change and Gender Action Plan 2013 • Developing the National Adaptation Plan ( NAP) • Renewable Energy Policy of Bangladesh, 2008 • Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) Act 2012: • And other national plans like Six five year plan • And more…  6 Pillars of Action Food security, social protection  Main focus on and health; Adaptation, though Comprehensive disaster  management; mitigation is not an Infrastructure; obligation for  Research and knowledge Bangladesh, but  management; considerable Mitigation and low carbon  attention is being development; given to mitigation Capacity building and  institutional strengthening.  Two main Mechanism A) Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund- donor driven, total allocation is 190 million USD B) Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund  Established at 2009-10 FY by an Legal Framework  Government's own Resources  Total allocation 2700 crores BDT ( 385.7 millon USD )  Aligned with the 6 pillars of BCCSAP  Readiness to access international climate fund  270 projects of Government agencies and NGOs  By Law and Guidelines-  BCCT for project screening, facilitating approval and fund release, M&E  Administrative ministries are responsible for project designing, implementation and monitoring  Projects should be in six thematic areas but  88% projects and 84% fund to 4 ministries  Insufficient number of staffs  Weaker capacity in Monitoring and Audit  Shortcomings in project design.. Food security, Capacity building social protection and institutional and Health strengthenng 10% Mitigation and low 1% Comprehensive carbon disaster development management Research and 13% 1% knowledge management 4% Infrastructure 71%  26 projects from BCCT only  Few others by Department of Environment  Main Focus on- energy efficiency, alternate energy use, cookstove, solar home system, solar irrigation initiatives, use of energy efficient bulbs etc, forest issue-creating green belt; carbon sink; issue of SLCP, CDM issue  Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism