1. Stakeholder Consultation: Experiences and Learning from Bangladesh NAPA By Mozaharul Alam Research Fellow Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) Adaptation Day 4 December 2005 COP11, Montreal, Canada

2. About Presentation NAPA Annotated Guideline: Stakeholder Consultation NAPA Annotated Guideline: Stakeholder Consultation Number and Types of Stakeholder Consultation Conducted for Formulation of Bangladesh NAPA Number and Types of Stakeholder Consultation Conducted for Formulation of Bangladesh NAPA Experiences and Learning Experiences and Learning Key Remarks Key Remarks

3. NAPA Annotated Guideline: Stakeholder Consultation Multidisciplinary Team (NAPA Team, SWG) Conduct Sub-national Stakeholder Consultations Aiming at Identification of Potential Ideas for Activities, and Cross-check Current Impacts and Potential Increase in Climate Hazards and Associated Risks Undertake Criteria Development Prioritization Process (Ranking the Criteria) Rank Projects/Activities and Demonstrate Integration into National Policy Frameworks and Programme Preparation of NAPA Document along with Profile of Potential Projects Develop V&A Assessment Methodology for Sectoral Assessment Articulate Potential NAPA Activities based on Ideas from Consultations and V&A Sectoral Assessment Report Conduct National Stakeholders Consultation Synthesis and identification of important sectors and their vulnerabilities Previous Studies Previous Studies Report on coping strategies to extreme events (cyclone, floods, storm surge and droughts Report on coping strategies to extreme events (cyclone, floods, storm surge and droughts National Water Management Plan National Water Management Plan PRSP PRSP National Development Policy & Plan National Development Policy & Plan Sectoral Development Policies & Plans Sectoral Development Policies & Plans Assessment of Sectoral Vulnerability and Identification of Potential Adaptation Measures Adaptation Policy Framework (APF) Adaptation Policy Framework (APF) Methods and Framework used in earlier studies Methods and Framework used in earlier studies UNEP Methodology UNEP Methodology Review Available Impact Assessments, Coping Strategies, Past Consultations, Trends and Existing Development Framework

4. Number and Types of Stakeholder Consultation Four Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation Four Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation A number of consultation with government agencies A number of consultation with government agencies Consultation with Environmental Sub-group of Local Consultative Group Consultation with Environmental Sub-group of Local Consultative Group One National Consultation One National Consultation

5. Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation Khulna Khulna Rajshahi Rajshahi Sylhet Sylhet Chittagong Chittagong National Consultation

6. Experiences and Learning Four Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation: What we tried? Four Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation: What we 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 these risk and impacts; Identification of existing coping strategies/measures to reduce these risk and impacts; How these existing coping strategies/measures can be improved?; and How these existing coping strategies/measures can be improved?; and If existing problems aggravated/become more worst, what are the new strategies/measures can be undertaken in future? If existing problems aggravated/become more worst, what are the new strategies/measures can be undertaken in future?

7. Experiences and Learning Four Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation: What we Learn? Four Sub-national Stakeholder Consultation: What we Learn? Local level peoples are able to identify problems related to climate variability and extreme Local level peoples are able to identify problems related to climate variability and extreme They know benefits and limitations of existing coping strategies and measures; They know benefits and limitations of existing coping strategies and measures; Suggestions for improving existing coping strategies and measures are also valuable, but to make concrete suggestions are difficult; Suggestions for improving existing coping strategies and measures are also valuable, but to make concrete suggestions are difficult; They have limited knowledge on what to do if problems aggravated; They have limited knowledge on what to do if problems aggravated; Difficulties: problems related to climate variability, extreme events versus other environmental and development problems Difficulties: problems related to climate variability, extreme events versus other environmental and development problems

8. Experiences and Learning Consultation with Government Agencies: What we tried? Consultation with Government Agencies: What we tried? Share sub-national problems and concerns with relevant department and agencies; Share sub-national problems and concerns with relevant department and agencies; How those problems and concern can be addressed under their exiting policies and programme?; How those problems and concern can be addressed under their exiting policies and programme?; Seek suggestions Seek suggestions

9. Experiences and Learning Consultation with Government Agencies: What we learn? Consultation with Government Agencies: What we learn? A few have policies to address exiting and future problems related to climate and climate change; A few have policies to address exiting and future problems related to climate and climate change; Most have no explicit polities to deal with climate change Most have no explicit polities to deal with climate change There are number of projects dealing existing problems related to extreme events, problems like drought There are number of projects dealing existing problems related to extreme events, problems like drought Present priority is not to deal with climate change Present priority is not to deal with climate change There are also limited knowledge at institutional level on how to deal with problems related to climate change – Knowledge gap (National Water Policy and National Water Resource Management Plan) There are also limited knowledge at institutional level on how to deal with problems related to climate change – Knowledge gap (National Water Policy and National Water Resource Management Plan)

10. Experiences and Learning Consultation with Local Consultative Group: What we learn? Consultation with Local Consultative Group: What we learn? Most of them has no explicit policy to deal problems related to climate change but awareness is increasing Most of them has no explicit policy to deal problems related to climate change but awareness is increasing Development Bank like ADB will come forward only if government express to deal climate change issues in their development projects Development Bank like ADB will come forward only if government express to deal climate change issues in their development projects

11. Key Remarks Sub-national stakeholder engagement and consultation is found a very good approach to bring context specific problems Sub-national stakeholder engagement and consultation is found a very good approach to bring context specific problems Engagement of different types of stakeholders (man, women, farmers, NGO and government agencies) is necessary Engagement of different types of stakeholders (man, women, farmers, NGO and government agencies) is necessary Differentiation of other environmental and development problems versus climate related problems were key difficulties during sub-national stakeholder consultation Differentiation of other environmental and development problems versus climate related problems were key difficulties during sub-national stakeholder consultation Role of a facilitator is crucial to stimulate group discussion and keep it on track Role of a facilitator is crucial to stimulate group discussion and keep it on track

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