Private sector engagement in climate change action in Bangladesh: creating an enabling environment

The document argues that private sector engagement is essential for scaling up climate compatible development in Bangladesh due to public budget constraints and the private sector's own exposure to climate risks. While the Green Climate Fund (GCF) provides financial opportunities, the private sector is hindered by information gaps, capacity constraints, and limited access to low-cost finance.

• Failure to take prompt global action on climate change could result in significant economic losses for Bangladesh, with annual GDP losses estimated at 2% by 2050 and 9.4% by 2100.
• Private sector involvement in climate compatible development (CCD) is necessary to increase investment levels because of public budgetary constraints and the fact that private assets, operations, and supply chains are exposed to climate risk.
• Despite interest in accessing the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to enter new markets and improve national competitiveness, the private sector in Bangladesh is limited by regulatory barriers, capacity constraints, information gaps, and shallow financial markets.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2016). Private sector engagement in climate change action in Bangladesh: creating an enabling environment. https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-brief-private-sector-engagement-climate-change-action-bangladesh-creating-enabling-environment

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Private sector engagement in climate change action in Bangladesh: creating an enabling environment. 2016. https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-brief-private-sector-engagement-climate-change-action-bangladesh-creating-enabling-environment.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2016private, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Private sector engagement in climate change action in Bangladesh: creating an enabling environment}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2016}, month = jun, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-brief-private-sector-engagement-climate-change-action-bangladesh-creating-enabling-environment}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }