The probable impacts of climate change on poverty - UNDP

each ministry); focusing, to start with, on those specific sectors, where <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong> will be a key issue (e.g.,
water, agriculture, food, disaster management, health, forests, energy and power, transport and communication,
women affairs and Chittagong Hill Tracts)
Two <strong>change</strong>s are required in the process by which ministries and agencies prepare and submit proposals to the
Planning Commission: the Planning Commission, in consultation with the National Steering Committee on
Climate Change and sectoral ministries, should introduce a set <strong>of</strong> designs and planning parameters for projects
for selected target years (e.g. 2030, 2050 and 2100), which should take into account the likely <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong>
<strong>impacts</strong>; the pro-formas, which the Planning Commission requires for project proposals (TPP, PP etc.), designed to
ensure that all elements for taking decisions for <strong>climate</strong> resilience or <strong>climate</strong> sensitivity are included and
correctly reflected.
Establishing and building the capacity <strong>of</strong> <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong> cells in ministries and agencies to incorporate <strong>climate</strong>
<strong>change</strong> considerations in all planning design and implementation processes as a long-term measure is vital.
Supporting implementation <strong>of</strong> the national strategy and action plan, particularly in the area <strong>of</strong> food security,
social protection and human health; infrastructure development; knowledge management and research; and,
capacity building and institutional strengthening can be key areas for the General Economic Division in the
context <strong>of</strong> poverty and economic growth as a long term target.
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<strong>The</strong> Probable Impacts <strong>of</strong> Climate Change on Poverty and Economic Growth and
the Options <strong>of</strong> Coping with adverse Effect <strong>of</strong> Climate Change in Bangladesh