Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund (BCCRF) annual report 2016 (英语)

Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world facing the potential impacts of climate change. To address this challenge, Bangladesh launched its first Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) in 2009 to build a medium-term to... 更多显示 Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world facing the potential impacts of climate change. To address this challenge, Bangladesh launched its first Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) in 2009 to build a medium-term to long-term program for enhancing resilience to climate shocks and facilitating low carbon and sustainable growth. BCCSAP identified six main pillars: (i) food security, social safety and health; (ii) comprehensive disaster management; (iii) infrastructure; (iv) research and knowledge management; (v) mitigation and low carbon development; and (vi) capacity building to address climate change impacts on various sectors of development. To support the implementation of BCCSAP, development partners, United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), Denmark, Sweden and the European Union (EU), established the Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund (BCCRF). The BCCRF is owned and managed by the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests (MoEF) on behalf of the Governmentof Bangladesh. Its governance structure, establishedwhen the Fund was initiated, includes a GoverningCouncil (GC) and a Management Committee (MC).The GC comprises a core group of government cabinet ministers, civil society, and donor representatives who provide overall strategic guidance to the BCCRF and ensureadherence to the BCCSAP. The World Bank is the trustee of the Fund and exercises internal controls over the governance of trust funds received from the BCCRF’s development partners. Funds have been allocated to projects and activities that are approved by the GC in accordance with BCCRF objectives. All activities financed through the BCCRF aregoverned by the Bank’s operational policies and procedures,especially concerning trust fund management,financial management, procurement, and environmental and social safeguards.  更少显示