| The dialogue comprised three
main blocks of activities, viz. 1) assessment of the present national
situation, 2) creating wider awareness among the key stakeholders, and
3) developing a national adaptation strategy for the water regime and
climate change in Bangladesh.
1. Assessment of the present national sectors
This activity, the “Sectoral Study” series examined the impacts
of climate change and variability in the projected susceptible sectors
of the country. The sectors examined were agriculture, fisheries, forestry,
faunal, floral and forest biodiversity, human health, water supply and
sanitation, and disaster management. Apart from these, the policy and
institutional aspects were also reviewed.
2. Awareness Raising
a) Local level consultation
b) National level consultation
These activities directed towards awareness building on climate change
associated vulnerabilities, assessment of local level adaptive strategies,
and ensuring active participation of all relevant stakeholders in the
process of building and reaching a consensus on the national adaptation
strategy. In the process, seven local level consultations in different
ecological areas and two national level workshops were conducted.
3. Development of a synthesis paper
The third activity was the development of a National Strategy and Action
Plan for Water and Climate for Bangladesh, to be presented as the Bangladesh
Paper in Kyoto subsequently. The activity included synthesis of information,
i.e. culling the findings of the sectoral studies, building national consensus
and incorporating the local perceptions as well as the formal recommendations.
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