Scoping Assessment on Climate Change Adaptation in Bangladesh Summary October 2010

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The Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (hereinafter, referred to as the Adaptation Knowledge Platform) has been developed to respond to demand for effective mechanisms for sharing information on climate change adaptation and developing adaptive capacities in Asian countries, many of whom are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The Adaptation Knowledge Platform supports research and capacity building, policy making and information sharing to help countries in Asia adapt to the challenges of climate change. The Adaptation Knowledge Platform will facilitate climate change adaptation at local, national and regional levels to strengthen adaptive capacity of countries in the region – while working with existing and emerging networks and initiatives. Through its work the Adaptation Knowledge Platform is working towards building bridges between current knowledge on adaptation to climate change and the governments, agencies and communities that need this knowledge to inform their responses to the challenges that climate change presents to them. This is reflected in the Platform Goal, which is to facilitate climate change adaptation in Asia at local, national and regional levels and strengthen adaptive capacity [see Annex 1 for Phase One – Logical Framework (2009-2011)]. The specific Purpose of the Adaptation Knowledge Platform is to establish a regionally and nationally owned mechanism that facilitates the integration of climate change adaptation into national and regional

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