Bangladesh: Enhancing Coastal Resilience in a Changing Climate

With increasing climate risks, Bangladesh needs to continue investments to strengthen climate resilience in the coastal zones to protect the development gains, says a new World Bank report. The report, “Bangladesh: Enhancing Coastal Resilience in a Changing Climate” highlights the country’s journey to reducing vulnerability to climate change and recommends further actions towards improving the resilience of its coastal region. It analyzes the drivers of risks, how the government has reduced these risks, and offers new perspective and innovative solutions. Learn more: wrld.bg/8Qhx50KQwME
00:00 Disaster preparedness and climate resilience
00:33 Coastal Bangladesh is a dynamic environment
00:55 Risks and challenges
01:17 Investments to improve resilience
01:39 A range of coordinated activities for Bangladesh's success
02:18 Bangladesh: A model for coastal resilience
02:31 Report “Bangladesh: Enhancing Coastal Resilience in a Changing Climate”
03:18 How can the coastal zone benefit?
03:41 Coastal resilience: The time to act is now
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