Assessing and addressing-climate induced loss and damage in Bangladesh
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Authors
Practical Action
Issue Date
2021-08
Type
Language
en
Keywords
Climate Change , Disasters
Alternative Title
Abstract
This working paper is based on a study carried out to improve understanding of, and identify
actions to address, climate change–induced loss and damage in Bangladesh. As climate change
impacts increase in intensity and frequency, vulnerable countries are incurring accelerating
loss and damage. For countries like Bangladesh, developing policies, plans, and strategies to
avert and minimize loss and damage to the extent possible and to address loss and damage
that cannot be avoided has never been more critical. In this paper we provide policy
recommendations for supporting efforts to minimize (or avoid) and address loss and damage
from floods at the national level in Bangladesh. This includes scaling up action at the local level
and facilitating coordination across line ministries undertaking work relevant to minimizing and
addressing climate-related loss and damage. We also highlight implications for efforts to avert,
minimize, and address loss and damage under the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change and its Paris Agreement.