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Stakeholder Consultation: Experiences Stakeholder Consultation: Experiences and Learning from Bangladesh NAPAand Learning from Bangladesh NAPA
ByByMozaharul AlamMozaharul AlamResearch FellowResearch Fellow
Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
Adaptation DayAdaptation Day4 December 20054 December 2005
COP11, Montreal, CanadaCOP11, Montreal, Canada
About PresentationAbout Presentation
NAPA Annotated Guideline: Stakeholder NAPA Annotated Guideline: Stakeholder ConsultationConsultation
Number and Types of Stakeholder Consultation Number and Types of Stakeholder Consultation Conducted for Formulation of Bangladesh NAPAConducted for Formulation of Bangladesh NAPA
Experiences and LearningExperiences and Learning
Key RemarksKey Remarks
NAPA Annotated Guideline: NAPA Annotated Guideline: Stakeholder ConsultationStakeholder ConsultationMultidisciplinary TeamMultidisciplinary Team
(NAPA Team, SWG)(NAPA Team, SWG)
Conduct Sub-national Stakeholder Conduct Sub-national Stakeholder Consultations Aiming at Consultations Aiming at
Identification of Potential Ideas for Identification of Potential Ideas for Activities, and Cross-check Activities, and Cross-check
Current Impacts and Potential Current Impacts and Potential Increase in Climate Hazards and Increase in Climate Hazards and
Associated Risks Associated Risks
Undertake Criteria DevelopmentUndertake Criteria DevelopmentPrioritization ProcessPrioritization Process(Ranking the Criteria)(Ranking the Criteria)
Rank Projects/Activities and Rank Projects/Activities and Demonstrate Integration into National Demonstrate Integration into National Policy Frameworks and ProgrammePolicy Frameworks and Programme
Preparation of NAPA Document along Preparation of NAPA Document along with Profile of Potential Projectswith Profile of Potential Projects
Develop V&A Assessment Methodology Develop V&A Assessment Methodology for Sectoral Assessmentfor Sectoral Assessment
Articulate Potential NAPA Activities Articulate Potential NAPA Activities based on Ideas from Consultations and based on Ideas from Consultations and
V&A Sectoral Assessment ReportV&A Sectoral Assessment Report
Conduct National Conduct National Stakeholders ConsultationStakeholders Consultation
Synthesis and identification of important Synthesis and identification of important sectors and their vulnerabilitiessectors and their vulnerabilities
Previous StudiesPrevious Studies Report on coping strategies to extreme Report on coping strategies to extreme
events (cyclone, floods, storm surge and events (cyclone, floods, storm surge and droughtsdroughts
National Water Management PlanNational Water Management Plan PRSPPRSP National Development Policy & PlanNational Development Policy & Plan Sectoral Development Policies & PlansSectoral Development Policies & Plans
Assessment of Sectoral Vulnerability Assessment of Sectoral Vulnerability and Identification of Potential Adaptation and Identification of Potential Adaptation
MeasuresMeasures
Adaptation Policy Framework (APF)Adaptation Policy Framework (APF) Methods and Framework used in earlier Methods and Framework used in earlier
studiesstudies UNEP MethodologyUNEP Methodology
Review Available Impact Assessments, Review Available Impact Assessments, Coping Strategies, Past Consultations, Coping Strategies, Past Consultations,
Trends and Existing Development Trends and Existing Development Framework Framework
Number and Types of Stakeholder ConsultationNumber and Types of Stakeholder Consultation
Four Sub-national Stakeholder ConsultationFour Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation
A number of consultation with government agenciesA number of consultation with government agencies
Consultation with Environmental Sub-group of Local Consultation with Environmental Sub-group of Local Consultative GroupConsultative Group
One National ConsultationOne National Consultation
Sub-national Stakeholder ConsultationSub-national Stakeholder Consultation
Sub-national Stakeholder Sub-national Stakeholder ConsultationConsultation
KhulnaKhulna
RajshahiRajshahi
SylhetSylhet
ChittagongChittagong
NationalConsultation
Experiences and LearningExperiences and Learning
Four Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation: Four Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation: What we What we tried?tried?
Identification of problems related to weather and climate;Identification of problems related to weather and climate;
Identification of existing coping strategies/measures to reduce Identification of existing coping strategies/measures to reduce these risk and impacts;these risk and impacts;
How these existing coping strategies/measures can be How these existing coping strategies/measures can be improved?; andimproved?; and
If existing problems aggravated/become more worst, what are If existing problems aggravated/become more worst, what are the new strategies/measures can be undertaken in future?the new strategies/measures can be undertaken in future?
Experiences and LearningExperiences and Learning
Four Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation: Four Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation: What we What we Learn?Learn?
Local level peoples are able to identify problems related to Local level peoples are able to identify problems related to climate variability and extremeclimate variability and extreme
They know benefits and limitations of existing coping strategies They know benefits and limitations of existing coping strategies and measures;and measures;
Suggestions for improving existing coping strategies and Suggestions for improving existing coping strategies and measures are also valuable, but to make concrete suggestions measures are also valuable, but to make concrete suggestions are difficult;are difficult;
They have limited knowledge on what to do if problems They have limited knowledge on what to do if problems aggravated;aggravated;
Difficulties:Difficulties: problems related to climate variability, extreme problems related to climate variability, extreme events versus other environmental and development problemsevents versus other environmental and development problems
Experiences and LearningExperiences and Learning
Consultation with Government Agencies: Consultation with Government Agencies: What we tried?What we tried?
Share sub-national problems and concerns with relevant Share sub-national problems and concerns with relevant department and agencies;department and agencies;
How those problems and concern can be addressed under their How those problems and concern can be addressed under their exiting policies and programme?;exiting policies and programme?;
Seek suggestionsSeek suggestions
Experiences and LearningExperiences and Learning
Consultation with Government Agencies: Consultation with Government Agencies: What we learn?What we learn?
A few have policies to address exiting and future problems A few have policies to address exiting and future problems related to climate and climate change;related to climate and climate change;
Most have no explicit polities to deal with climate changeMost have no explicit polities to deal with climate change
There are number of projects dealing existing problems related There are number of projects dealing existing problems related to extreme events, problems like droughtto extreme events, problems like drought
Present priority is not to deal with climate changePresent priority is not to deal with climate change
There are also limited knowledge at institutional level on how to There are also limited knowledge at institutional level on how to deal with problems related to climate change – Knowledge gap deal with problems related to climate change – Knowledge gap (National Water Policy and National Water Resource (National Water Policy and National Water Resource Management Plan)Management Plan)
Experiences and LearningExperiences and Learning
Consultation with Local Consultative Group: Consultation with Local Consultative Group: What we What we learn?learn?
Most of them has no explicit policy to deal problems related to Most of them has no explicit policy to deal problems related to climate change but awareness is increasingclimate change but awareness is increasing
Development Bank like ADB will come forward only if Development Bank like ADB will come forward only if government express to deal climate change issues in their government express to deal climate change issues in their development projectsdevelopment projects
Key RemarksKey Remarks
Sub-national stakeholder engagement and consultation is Sub-national stakeholder engagement and consultation is found a very good approach to bring context specific found a very good approach to bring context specific problemsproblems
Engagement of different types of stakeholders (man, Engagement of different types of stakeholders (man, women, farmers, NGO and government agencies) is women, farmers, NGO and government agencies) is necessarynecessary
Differentiation of other environmental and development Differentiation of other environmental and development problems versus climate related problems were key problems versus climate related problems were key difficulties during sub-national stakeholder consultationdifficulties during sub-national stakeholder consultation
Role of a facilitator is crucial to stimulate group discussion Role of a facilitator is crucial to stimulate group discussion and keep it on trackand keep it on track