The Bangladesh Delta A Lighthouse Case Study
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Date
January, 2024Author(s)
- A.T.M. Khaleduzzaman
- Ignacio Urrutia
- Mathijs van Ledden
- Greg Browder
- Nathan Engle
- Ingrid Pakulski
- Virginie Laroche
- Swarna Kazi
- Ahmed Shawky
Abstract
Over the years, Bangladesh has invested in climate change adaptation and DRM to complement its development investments; the World Bank–supported CEIP embodies this two-pronged approach. In recent years, the country has embraced climate resilience based on adaptive management and integrated WRM/DRM as its long-term development strategy. The recently adopted BDP 2100 and its priority investment programs form the core of this strategy. While the implementation of the BDP 2100 is only just starting, putting ADM into practice will pose new challenges. First, the ADM principles will need to be adjusted to reflect local conditions and the country’s investment capability. Second, an enabling environment will have to be created. This entails setting up a legislative, governance, and M&E framework, based on clearly defined tasks and responsibilities and a mechanism for coordinating policies and activities across relevant agencies and ministries. In addition, adequate and predictable financing will be essential for the successful implementation of the BDP 2100 or any other delta plan. This has many dimensions: (1) the overall amount available and financing sources for the plan; (2) the distribution of total funds over the plan’s shorter-term strategies, climate change mitigation and adaptation, O&M, and pollution control; (3) the resources set aside for ADM-related investments (e.g., modeling); and (4) the funds reserved for supporting vital delta institutions such as governance bodies, water user groups, and stakeholder forums
Citation
Pakulski, Ingrid, Virginie Laroche, Swarna Kazi, Ahmed Shawky, A.T.M. Khaleduzzaman, Ignacio Urrutia, Mathijs van Ledden, Greg Browder, and Nathan Engle. 2021. “The Bangladesh Delta: A Lighthouse Case Study.” World Bank, Washington, DC
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The World Bank
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The World Bank
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https://knowledgehub.pksf.org.bd/collections/aCtFbHUwMHdmNFdZZ2F0U2o3a3VYdz09