Case Study Bangladesh

Exposure - who/what is exposed?

people at risk
unprotected settlements
infrastructure
properties (house and things)

Vulnerability

flood-prone settlements
unprotected settlements
access to basic needs 
medical services
income
land erosion
literacy rate

Adaptation - what things help after disaster?

relief materials
repairing damages
funds

Mitigation - pt.1

Desalination plants 
Drought resistant crops 
Dykes
Early warning systems
Evacuation plans 
Flood defences
Saving money
Selecting specific flood-resilient crop varieties 

Mitigation - pt.2

Preserving food and water
Preparing shelters
Raising the house

Stats

165 million people: 1/3 live in poverty
0.5-2.8°C by 2060

Bangladesh weather

Increase in weather mumbo jumbo
one huge cyclone per 3 years
cyclone Mora 2017 displaced 500’000 Bangladeshis

Vulnerability and Sensitivity (Eder) - why and who

geography
agriculture
coastal communities 
urban poor
women and children
indigneous groups

geogaphy (eder)

low-lying delta
exposed (cyclones, sea-level rise)

agriculture (eder)

rice yields fall due to temperature and erratic rainfall

coastal communities (eder)

salinity intrusion and erosion displace millions

urban poor (eder)

60%+ of Dhaka in informal settlements vulnerable to flooding

women and children (eder)

food insecurity, malnutrition, access to resources

indigenous groups

land loss and displacement from river erosion 

adaptation strategies (eder) pt.1

flood and disaster resilience
coastal and ecosystem protection
agriculture

adaptation strategies (eder) pt.2

water management
urban and community resilience
policy and research

flood and disaster resilience (eder)

flood shelters
flood forecasting
embankments (350km)
drainage

coastal and ecosystem protection (eder)

restore mangroves, prevent saline intrusion

agriculture (eder)

tolerant crops

water management (eder)

expand irrigation
rainwater harvesting

urban and community resilience (eder)

climate resilient housing
urban drainage improvement (128km system developed)
14’205 volunteers and coastal fisherman trained for cyclone preparedness programme

policy and research (eder)

integrate climate adaptation into national development plans (BCCSAP, NAP 2022)
awareness, research, training
vision 2021: strategic plan to achieve government’s development vision

Mitigation (eder) pt.1

reforestation and afforestation (71 million trees planted)
renewable energy (11’000 solar home systems, 1’751 solar streetlights)

Mitigation (eder) pt.2

energy efficiency improvements
Bangladesh climate trust fund
transport and waste management initiatives