Bangladesh Climate Change & Environment Programme FCDO has launched a new business case in Bangladesh â€œBangladesh Climate Change and Environment Programmeâ€. The Business case can be foundÂ here.
The overall programme seeks to contributeÂ A more climate resilient, less carbon-intensive and cleaner Bangladesh.Â Â The programme will:
1.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Help communities cope with a variety of climate impacts through nature-based solutions.
2.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Increase the share of renewable energy in the countryâ€™s energy mix.
3.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Reduce pollution and the generation of hazardous waste from key industrial and municipal sources; and
4.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Deliver greater investment, evidence, and leadership for climate action.
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The programme will be delivered through a variety of private-sector and non-private sector partners.
The BC includes an opportunity for a consortium of local and international NGOs to deliver a Â£35 million programme which include Nature-based solutions, climate resilient infrastructure at household and community level, development of plans and delivery of climate information:
Â i. Protecting and restoring natural ecosystems, namely the Sundarbans mangrove forest and the Tanguar Haor wetland.Â This will give communities greater protection from the worst climate change impacts in these areas.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Protection and restoration of 3,000km2 of Bangladesh Sundarbans by surrounding communities (Â£1m)
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Protection and restoration of 2,000km2 of wetland in Tanguar Haor by surrounding communities (Â£1.5m)
Â ii.Â Developing locally-led adaptation plans,Â which draw on international evidence and expertise, and which share evidence and learning, through the Global Center on Adaptation.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 100,000 households engaged in adaptation planning (Â£0.5m)
Â iii.Â Adopting renewable energy solutions for enhancing income-generating activities.Â 
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 100,000 households (HHs) provided with renewable energy solutions to improve household incomes (through for example enabling SMEs, agricultural processing) (Â£5m)
Â iv.Â Designing, building and maintaining climate resilient infrastructure for their homes, and communities
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 100,000 households have more climate resilient homes and farms, due to natural flood management schemes combining hard (polders) and soft (vegetation) infrastructure (Â£5m)
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 100,000 households have more climate resilient water supply and sanitation (Â£3m)
Â v.Â Developing and adopting climate resilient livelihoods practicesÂ â€“ including agriculture and aquaculture that is more appropriate for changing heat, rainfall, and salinity patterns
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 100,000 households adopting livelihood practises that are more resilient to expected local climate change impacts (Â£18m)
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vi.Â Using and managing climate information services
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 100,000 households have improved climate information services enabling them to protect assets and maximise their profits (Â£1m)
We have been approached by BRAC who are interested in partnering with us for this call. We are also interested in partnering with them given their expertise securing FCDO Development funding and their track record implementing climate change programmes in Bangladesh.
They have also approached other key partners which we think will represent a strong consortium, which includes partners leading on Nature-Based solutions, Climate Change research & ecological management along with two key local organisation such as the BDRCS and BRAC with extensive expertise working on community resilience & adaptation.