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Gender-Responsive and Climate-Resilient Solutions for Urban Areas in Bangladesh

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About the project

Partner:Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and KfW
Project duration: May 2025- February 2026

This study, led by Arup and RAPID, aims to develop gender-responsive and climate-resilient solutions for urban areas in Bangladesh. It focuses on five pourashavas under the UCRIP-II programme to improve infrastructure planning by integrating gender and climate vulnerability considerations. The initiative is supported by the Global Center on Adaptation and aligns with national development goals and KfW financing priorities.

Objectives of the Assignment:
  • To identify gender-specific vulnerabilities to climate risks in urban areas, with a focus on infrastructure access in both formal and informal settlements.
  • To assess key climate hazards across five target pourashavas and recommend locally tailored, gender-responsive solutions eligible under UCRIP-II.
  • To develop a results chain and monitoring indicators linking gender gaps with adaptation investments, and provide operational guidance for pourashavas.
  • To design basic guidelines for prioritised, climate-resilient urban infrastructure improvements.

Project activities

Kick-Off Meeting
The kick-off meeting for the “Gender-Responsive and Climate Resilient Solutions for Urban Areas in Bangladesh” project was held virtually on 14 May 2025. It introduced the GCA and Arup/RAPID teams, clarified the project scope, deliverables, and timelines, and discussed key risks such as weather-related site visit delays. Emphasis was placed on data quality, local contextualisation of recommendations, and using GCA templates and reporting protocols. A follow-up meeting with KfW and the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) was planned for late May.
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