Geographical location |
South Asia |
Land area |
147,570 sq. km |
Population |
159.9 million (1,063 people per sq. km) |
Types of climate |
Tropical Savanna (Aw) |
GHG emissions profile |
0.98 tCO2 per capita |
Key emitting sectors |
For the year 2011, it was estimated that the three key emitting sectors emitted 64 MtCO2e, with the power sector emitting 21 MtCO2e, the transportation sector 17 MtCO2e, and the industrial sector 26 MtCO2e |
Key climate risks |
Floods and drought, sea level rise (related salinization processes and erosion), intensified cyclones, temperature rise |
Vulnerable sectors |
Agriculture, water, energy resilience, coastal and riverside infrastructure |
NDA/FP |
Economics Relations Divison (ERD) - Ministry of Finance |
National/Regional AEs |
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) |
International AEs |
ADB, AFD, EIB, FAO, GIZ, HSBC, IFAD, IFC, IUCN, JICA, KfW, UNDP, UNEP, WFP, WMO, World Bank |
Potential AEs nominated |
Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF); Department of Environment (DoE), Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) |