Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC), September 2015.

The Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) of Bangladesh consists of the following elements: Mitigation contribution: An unconditional contribution to reduce GHG emissions by 5% from Business as Usual (BAU) levels by 2030 in the power, transport and industry sectors, based on existing resources. A conditional 15% reduction in GHG emissions from BAU levels by 2030 in the power, transport, and industry sectors, subject to appropriate international support in the form of finance, investment, technology development and transfer, and capacity building. A number of further mitigation actions in other sectors which it intends to achieve subject to the provision of additional international resources. Adaptation component: An outline of what Bangladesh has already done on adaptation and what the next steps are, including the long-term vision for adaptation in Bangladesh and synergies with mitigation measures. INDC implementation: Proposals for governance and coordination of INDC implementation and an outline of key next steps. Support for INDC implementation: A qualitative description of Bangladesh’s support needs and an outline of plans to further quantify this, along with some examples of indicative costs of taking action on mitigation and adaptation (pag. 3).
Considering the vulnerabilities, the government has identified the following key areas of interventions to address adverse impacts of climate change: 1. Food security, livelihood and health protection (incl. water security); 2. Comprehensive disaster management; 3. Coastal Zone Management including Salinity Intrusion control; 4. Flood Control and Erosion protection; 5. Building Climate Resilient Infrastructure; 6. Increased Rural Electrification; 7. Enhanced Urban Resilience; 8. Ecosystem based adaptation (including forestry co-management); 9. Community based conservation of wetlands and coastal areas; 10. Policy and Institutional Capacity Building (pag. 10).
Based on the above-mentioned areas the following adaptation priority actions are prioritized for the country: i. Improved Early warning system for tropical cyclone, flood, flash flood and drought; ii. Disaster preparedness and construction of flood and cyclone shelters; iii. Tropical cyclones and storm surge protection; iv. Inland monsoon flood-proofing and protection; v. Climate resilient infrastructure and communication; vi. Climate resilient housing; vii. Improvement of Urban resilience through improvement of drainage system to address urban flooding; viii. River training and dredging (including excavation of water bodies, canals and drains); ix. Stress tolerant (salinity, drought and flood) variety improvement and cultivation (including livestock and fisheries); x. Research and knowledge management; xi. Adaptation on local-level perspectives etc.; xii. Adaptation to climate change impacts on health; xiii. Biodiversity and ecosystem conservation; xiv. Capacity Building at Individual and institutional level to plan and implement adaptation programmes and projects in the country (pag. 11).
Bangladesh, one of the world’s most disaster-prone climate vulnerable countries, has faced dozens of major disasters over its short history as a nation. Located on the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh is particularly susceptible to seasonal cyclones, acting as a funnel for heavy precipitation from the Indian Ocean and creating extreme weather events. The primary goal for adaptation is to protect the population, enhance their adaptive capacity and livelihood options, and to protect the overall development of the country in its stride for economic progress and wellbeing of the people (pags. 9 and 10).