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Bangladesh, being one of the most climate change vulnerable countries of the world pioneered in testing and adopting various adaptation technologies and approaches in different geographical settings of the country. Institutional response to climate change threats is reflected by the preparation and submission of Bangladesh NAPA to UNFCCC in 2005 earlier than many other least developed countries. Apart from various local adaptation initiatives undertaken by communities and NGOs, government agencies along with other actors are also implementing a number of adaptation projects in the area of agriculture, aquaculture and water and disaster management in different climate sensitive areas of the country through involvement of vulnerable communities. Being a least developed country with high population, major thrusts are given in food production and a number of technologies are in practice in the agriculture sector in different geographical locations have specific climate related stressors that necessitate specific adaptation technologies and options. Some adaptation initiatives to address disaster events and some piloting are done in disaster prone areas of the country have good lessons need to be documented for wider dissemination. Although various climate change adaptation project/activities are ongoing, stock taking of adaptation technologies in practice in geographical locations has not done yet for analysis of their effectiveness and further improvements. This chapter has two objectives. First, it briefly describes different adaptation technologies currently in practice in different climate sensitive disaster prone areas of the country by different actors with focus on agriculture, aquaculture, water and disaster risk reduction sub-sectors. Second, it briefly touches upon the potential for further innovations and extension of adaptation technologies reaching the millions of poor vulnerable communities live in the frontline of climate change impacts in Bangladesh and beyond.
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Rahman, M.M., Islam, A. (2013). Adaptation Technologies in Practice and Future Potentials in Bangladesh. In: Shaw, R., Mallick, F., Islam, A. (eds) Climate Change Adaptation Actions in Bangladesh. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54249-0_16
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