Asia least-Cost Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy

Division : Climate Change

Status : Completed

Project Title : Asia Least-Cost Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy (ALGAS)

Client : Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of Bangladesh

Donor/Funder: Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines

Project-In-Charge : Dr. Saleemul Huq

Project Description : The study was undertaken jointly by BCAS, BIDS, BUP and BUET on behalf of the Ministry of Environment & Forest of the Government of Bangladesh under financial support from Asian Development Bank. The ALGAS project assisted the country to make the following achievements: (1) preparation of a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission inventory; (2) projection of GHG up to the year 2020 and possible least-cost GHG abatement strategy; (3) portfolio of possible projects to reduce GHG emissions while also pursuing our development objectives; (4) development of national capacity to carry out future research and policy analysis on climate change issues, both within government as well as non-government institutions; (5) increased recognition of the importance of climate change amongst high level policy-makers through national workshops.

Time Period : 1996-97 (Two years)

Outputs : Main outputs of the project are as follows ;

• National inventory of GHG emissions

• Projection report on GHG emissions

• Report on least-cost GHG up to 2020

• Portfolio of possible projects

• Report on abatement action plan

Besides these reports country now has a good number of trained personnel to carryout future update of the GHG inventory, analysis etc.

For Further Information : Dr. Saleemul Huq 

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