Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin has said 113 adaptive actions have been identified in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to deal with 14 types of disasters by dividing Bangladesh into 11 regions under eight sectors. 

"We will need the equivalent of about $230 billion to implement the activities identified in the national plan by 2050. Of the actions, 80 are considered high priority while 23 are medium priority," he said at a workshop organised by his ministry at the auditorium of the Department of Environment.

Secretary of the Ministry Farhina Ahmed presided over the event titled "Consultation Workshop on Dissemination and Brainstorming of NAP Implementation", said a press release.

Deputy Secretary (Climate Change) Dharitri Kumar Sarkar and Director of DoE Mirza Shawkat Ali presented the National Adaptation Plan at the workshop. The high officials present in the workshop placed their respective suggestions for the successful implementation of the NAP.

Additional Secretary of the climate change wing of the ministry Md Moniruzzaman, Director General of the Department of Environment Abdul Hamid, and Professor Emeritus Ainun Nishat spoke in the workshop.

The minister said, "The plan submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 31 October 2022 is not only a national report but it will highlight our position in the global arena in terms of climate adaptation."

This National Adaptation Plan will be implemented by accepting everyone's valuable opinions, he added.

The plan will be effective by adopting and implementing long-term integrated adaptation activities to combat climate change in Bangladesh. The National Adaptation Plan identifies specific adaptation needs for Bangladesh and appropriate strategies to implement them.

Shahab Uddin said apart from the infrastructural development to deal with the impact of climate change, more emphasis will be placed on increasing the adaptive capacity of people in vulnerable areas. Adaptation activities identified in the National Adaptation Plan will be adopted and implemented through collective efforts to combat climate change.

The ministry will continue to make joint efforts with various ministries, organisations, and stakeholders to ensure climate-sustainable development in Bangladesh.

Source: The Business Standard