This updated National Adaptation Programme of Action has identified 38 adaptation measures of which 16 have been further developed for implementation by different ministries and departments. The Ministry of Environment and Forests will facilitate implementation of identified adaptation measures. It will further pursue raising fund from international level for implementation of adaptation measures.
This new version has incorporated findings of studies on impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation need assessment carried out over the last few years. It has kept the format of the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)-2005 that was prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh as response to the decision of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).