Climate change adaptation: background and experience of Bangladesh

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of adaptation to climate the impact in Bangladesh. The combination of being located at the confluence of three major rivers, and being extremely low lying, Bangladesh is vulnerable to extreme weather events such as typhoons and flooding. On the one hand this means that the government and citizens of Bangladesh has a long history of preparing for, adapting to and recovering from natural disasters. On the other hand, it is well known that the prospect and occurrence of such disasters is an important barrier to development and the improvement of well-being .