Climate change profile: Bangladesh

The Netherlands designed climate change profiles to help integrate climate actions into development cooperation policies and activities. The profiles aim to give insight in climate change effects and impacts; the policies, priorities and commitments of the countries concerned; and key climate-relevant activities that are financed with international assistance.

This profile indicates that Bangladesh faces significant challenges in adapting to the impacts of climate change. Often cited as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, Bangladesh’s topography and geographical location make it particularly susceptible to extreme weather events including cyclones, floods, and storm surges. Its vulnerability is caused not only by its biophysical factors but also its socio-economic factors. Hotspots of climate change vulnerability, where both biophysical and socio-economic vulnerability are high, are in the central and western coastal area, the north-western highlands, and along the main rivers.