From vulnerability to resilience to prosperity: Transforming the narrative of tackling climate change
By Saleemul Huq
The development gains and hard-earned productivity of Bangladesh are at risk of being inverted if the 1.5 degree Celsius limit of the Paris Agreement is breached. To that end, it remains imperative to equip vulnerable communities, key sectors and the government with vital instruments to bring about resilience and stability for all.
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The Prime Minister has offered to have Bangladesh draft, develop and share the first such plan, which she named after the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as the Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan (MCPP). The MCPP has just been drafted and is being shared with all relevant stakeholders, including government ministries and agencies, experts, civil society and development partners. So far, quite a few excellent suggestions have been received and the Plan will be revised after the feedback is incorporated.
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The Mujib plan will also not be like the country's Paris nationally determined contribution or NDC, which orientates climate action around commitments to cut emissions. The Mujib plan is instead a strategy that explores the possibilities and potential of delivering robust socio-economic development while simultaneously maximising our climate resilience and various green opportunities. It will lay out the funding needs required from international, regional, public and private sources, as well as how the local economy can contribute, if the elements of the Mujib plan's vision for the future are to actually be realised.
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At the hear of the Mujib Plan, however, is the aim of accelerating adaptation and resilience actions. As a result, the plan promotes empowering locally-led efforts by communities that are most vulnerable to climate shocks through a range of new initiatives, including innovative financing instruments and capacity development programmes.
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