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The Asian Development Bank (ADB), together with the Planning Commission of Bangladesh, today launched the Bangladesh Climate and DisasterRisk Atlas.
The atlas, which includes geospatial maps for climate and disaster risk screening and assessment,will be an effective tool for infrastructure planning and design, hazard mitigation, and climate- anddisaster-proofing.
It reflects the priorities set out in ADB’s country partnership strategy (CPS) forBangladesh (2021–2025) and Strategy 2030, as well as Bangladesh’s policies and strategies forenvironmental sustainability and climate resilience.Bangladesh Minister of Planning Muhammad Abdul Mannan; State Minister of Planning ShamsulAlam; ADB’s Vice President (Operations 1) Shixin Chen; Director General for ADB’s South AsiaDepartment Kenichi Yokoyama; Secretary,
Ministry of Disaster Management and ReliefMd. Kamrul Hasan ndc; Deputy Director General for ADB’s South Asia Department ManmohanParkash; ADB Country Director for Bangladesh Edimon Ginting; and Liping Zheng, Advisor, Officeof the Director General for ADB’s South Asia Department, among others, attended the event.The two-volume publication—Hazards—Volume I and Exposures, Vulnerabilities, and Risks—Volume II—is intended to support design and implementation of projects and options for climatechange adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management in Bangladesh. It is a key output ofthe project “Establishing a Climate Risk Screening System for Mainstreaming Climate ChangeAdaptation into National Development Budgeting Activities,” funded by ADB’s regional knowledgeand support (capacity development) technical assistance Action on Climate Change in South Asia(2013–2018). The project was implemented by the Programming Division, Planning Commissionunder the supervision of Dr. Nurun Nahar, Joint Chief.The regional technical assistance project aimed to further enhance the capacity of South Asiadeveloping member countries, including Bangladesh, in managing the impacts of climate change,through effectively transitioning to a low-carbon and climate-resilient development path. Thetechnical assistance project has strengthened screening of investment projects against climaterisks and boosted capacity to develop and implement climate change strategies and action plans.The ADB CPS for 2021–2025 has prioritized enhanced support for climate change adaptation andmitigation, and disaster risk management to address the country’s high vulnerability to climateevents and other natural hazards, in line with the Paris Agreement. A holistic approach to integrateclimate change will be applied to all operations, while expanding programs to directly addressclimate change impacts through integrated management of water, river, and coastal areas.ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and thePacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by68 members—49 from the region.
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