For instance, UNDP’s Local Government’s Initiative on Climate Change’ (LoGIC) project promoted transparency and accountability in the disbursement and mobilization of the fund at the local level by involving the local community (mainly women and youth) and the local government authorities. [...] OBJECTIVES OF LOCALLY LED ADAPTATION PLATFORM To unfold the concept of Locally Led Adaptation (LLA), the International Center for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) believes that it is essential to actively support the leadership, inclusivity, and agency of local actors throughout the various stages of designing and implementing adaptation interventions. [...] The objectives of this platform include: Communicating Local Messages: Facilitating the transmission of local messages from the community level to the national level, ensuring that the voices and experiences of local actors are heard and considered in broader discussions. [...] He discussed the evolution of the concept of locally-led adaptation (LLA), and shared the difference between LLA and community-based adaptation. [...] During the last two hours of the session, each participant of the event introduced themselves and their organizations and shared their gusto to join and work collaboratively on the LLA platform.
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Table of Contents
- In 2020 Bangladesh was ranked globally as the 7th most vulnerable 2
- BACKGROUND 2
- Due to extensive rainfall in the upstream the transboundary rivers carry 3
- Additionally riverbank erosion leads to displacement within the local 3
- CLIMATIC IMPACTS 3
- Local people and communities directly impacted by climate change are 4
- However their effectiveness is hindered by limited access to resources 4
- LOCALLY LED ADAPTATION 4
- Devolving decision making to the lowest appropriate 5
- Addressing structural 5
- Providing patient and predictable funding 5
- Investing in local 5
- Building a robust 5
- Flexible programming and 5
- Ensuring transparency and 5
- Collaborative action and 5
- Eight principles for locally led adaptation have been developed to help ensure that local communities are empowered to lead sustainable and effective adaptation to climate change at the local level. 5
- Bangladesh a country known both for its vulnerability to climate change 6
- To support the activities in tackling climate change impact several 6
- NDC Bangladesh Delta Plan the Five-Year Plans NAP SDGs National Plan 6
- Alongside the policies some groundbreaking LLA embedded initiatives 6
- Governments Initiative on Climate Change LoGIC project promoted 6
- As a recognition the project was awarded the Global Champion of 6
- Adaptation 2023 by the Global Center on Adaptation. 6
- LLA IN BANGLADESH 6
- To unfold the concept of Locally Led Adaptation LLA the International 7
- Center for Climate Change and Development ICCCAD believes that it is 7
- Bangladesh and 3 divisional platforms in Khulna Chattogram and 7
- The objectives of this platform include 7
- Facilitating the transmission of 7
- Highlighting successful LLA practices in 7
- Bangladesh serving as examples for effective and sustainable 7
- Focusing on enhancing the 7
- Providing a space for collaboration among various 7
- OBJECTIVES OF LOCALLY LED 7
- ADAPTATION PLATFORM 7
- SYLHET DIVISIONAL LAUNCH 8
- OF LLA PLATFORM 8
- OPEN 10
- DISCUSSION 10
- SOME CHALLENGES 15
- HIGHLIGHTED AT THE EVENT 15
- WAY FORWARD DISCUSSED 16
- AT THE EVENT 16
