World Bank2013-03-212013-03-212010https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12837Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate risks. Two-thirds of the nation is less than 5 meters above sea level and is susceptible to river and rainwater flooding, particularly during the monsoon. The Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP), adopted by the government of Bangladesh in 2009, seek to guide activities and programs related to climate change in Bangladesh. Until the past few years, climatic risks have been poorly reflected in national policies and programs Bangladesh. The objective of this study is to help decision makers in Bangladesh to better understand and assess the risks posed by climate change and to better design strategies to adapt to climate change. The study takes as its starting point the BCCSAP. It builds upon and strengthens the analytical models and quantitative assessment tools already in use in Bangladesh in support of the research and knowledge management theme of BCCSAP. The scope of this study is more limited than the BCCSAP, so the reported costs represent a lower bound on the total adaptation costs in Bangladesh. The study was developed in four discrete and somewhat independent components with varying degrees of analytical depth and quantification.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE CHANGEADAPTATION ACTIONSADAPTATION ACTIVITIESADAPTATION COSTADAPTATION COSTSADAPTATION EFFORTSADAPTATION MEASURESADAPTATION OPTIONADAPTATION OPTIONSADAPTATION PRACTICESADAPTATION PROGRAMADAPTATION STRATEGYADAPTATION TO CLIMATEADAPTINGADAPTIVE CAPACITYADAPTIVE CAPACITY OF HOUSEHOLDSAFFORESTATIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAIRALLOCATIONANNUAL COSTSANNUAL PRECIPITATIONCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY DEVELOPMENTCAPACITY STRENGTHENINGCAPITAL COSTCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECENTURY TEMPERATURECLIMATECLIMATE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSIONCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUESCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOSCLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGYCLIMATE DATACLIMATE HAZARDSCLIMATE MODELSCLIMATE OUTCOMESCLIMATE PREDICTIONCLIMATE REGIMECLIMATE RESILIENCECLIMATE RISKCLIMATE RISKSCLIMATE SCENARIOSCLIMATE SENSITIVITYCLIMATE SYSTEMCLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATE- RELATED HAZARDSCLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERSCLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDSCLIMATE-RELATED RISKSCLIMATE-SENSITIVE SECTORSCLIMATIC CHANGESCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCLIMATIC HAZARDSCLIMATIC RISKSCOCO2COALCOAL MINESCOASTAL ZONE ADAPTATIONCOLORSCONCENTRATESCONSUMPTION OF ENERGYCOST ESTIMATESCOST OF ADAPTATIONCOSTS OF ADAPTATIONCOSTS OF ADAPTATION OPTIONSCROP INSURANCECYCLONE TRACKSCYCLONIC STORMSDAMAGESDISASTERDISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER PREPAREDNESSDISASTER REDUCTIONDISASTER RISKDRAINAGE SYSTEMSDROUGHTDROUGHTSEARLY WARNINGEARLY WARNING SYSTEMEARLY WARNING SYSTEMSECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPACTSECONOMIC INDICATORSECONOMIC SECTORSECONOMICS OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGEECONOMY-WIDE IMPACTSECOSYSTEMEL NINOEMISSIONEMISSION SCENARIOEMISSION SCENARIOSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS SCENARIOSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY EFFICIENCYENSOEROSION CONTROLEVACUATIONEXPOSURE TO CLIMATE RISKSEXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTSEXTREME EVENTEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFARMERFERTILIZATIONFINANCIAL SUPPORTFLOODFLOOD CONTROLFLOOD DAMAGESFLOOD EVENTSFLOOD FORECASTFLOOD MAPFLOOD PROTECTIONFLOOD YEARSFLOODEDFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD SECURITYFOREIGN AFFAIRSFORESTRYFORESTSGASGCMGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELGHGSGLOBAL HYDROLOGYGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE FORCINGGREENHOUSE GASESHEATHEAVY RAINFALLHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITYHYDROLOGYICEICE SHEETSIMPACT OF CLIMATEIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPLICATIONS FOR ADAPTATIONINCOMEINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGEIPCCMEDICAL TEAMSMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONSMETEOROLOGYMITIGATIONMONSOONSNATIONAL ADAPTATIONNATURAL DISASTERSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONOCEANSPRECIPITATIONPROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONQUANTITATIVE ANALYSISRAINRAINFALLRAINFALL INCREASESRAINFALL MEASUREMENTRAINWATERRAINWATER HARVESTINGREDUCING POVERTYREGIONAL CLIMATEREGIONAL CLIMATE MODELRELATIVE PRICERENEWABLE ENERGYRESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGERICE PRODUCTIONRISK EXPOSURERISK MANAGEMENTRISKS FROM CLIMATE CHANGESEA LEVEL RISESEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIOSSEASONSEASONAL PRECIPITATIONSEASONAL TEMPERATURESECTORAL ANALYSESSOUTHERN OSCILLATIONSTORM DAMAGESTORM SURGESTORM SURGE RISKSTORM SURGESSTORMSSUBSISTENCE FARMERSSUBTROPICAL CLIMATESUPER CYCLONIC STORMSURFACE TEMPERATURESTARGETED SUBSIDIESTEMPERATURETEMPERATURE CHANGETEMPERATURE CHANGESTEMPERATURE DATATEMPERATURE RISESTEMPERATURE VARIABILITYTEMPORAL RESOLUTIONTINTOTAL COSTTOTAL COSTSTRANSPORT SECTORTROPICAL CYCLONESTROPICAL DEPRESSIONSUNCERTAINTIESVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGEWARMER TEMPERATURESWorld Bank10.1596/12837