Institutional Development for a Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre
Bangladesh ranks 7th on Germanwatch’s 2020 Climate Risk Index, making it one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. The impacts of floods and cyclones are increasingly harmful, causing significant loss of life and damage to socioeconomic infrastructure. This causes rising public expenditures on protective infrastructure and highlights the need to systematically integrate climate resilience into infrastructure planning, operations, and maintenance to enhance adaptive capacity. The Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC), the first component of the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming (CRIM) project implemented by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) of Bangladesh, is co-funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and KfW Development Bank. Designed as a centre of excellence, it aims to integrate climate change adaptation into infrastructure decision-making processes. CReLIC will serve as a knowledge hub for climate-resilient infrastructure, providing data, research, and policy advice to LGED engineers and fostering collaboration with national and international institutions.
Disciplines
- Climate Action
- Governance, Peace and Social Cohesion
Companies
Dorsch Impact GmbH
Client
Local Government Engineering Department, financed by KfW / GCF
Duration
From 2020 to 2025
Location
Bangladesh
Project Activities
Services for the Establishment of CReLIC are provided by a joint venture of Dorsch Impact, Como Consult GmbH and Training & Technology Transfer Ltd.Services are structured along four work packages:
Data, Information, and Knowledge Management System:
Establish a system for collecting, systematizing, and exchanging data.
Train and match climate scenarios and site conditions with infrastructure designs, standards, and guidelines.
Review and Adaptation of Technical Standards:
Revise technical standards, procedures, and guidelines to integrate climate resilience.
Implement pilot projects on climate proofing and climate impact assessment.
Develop recommendations for project planning.
Mainstreaming Climate Resilience:
Disseminate adapted infrastructure solutions within and outside LGED.
Design and implement an action plan with participation from change agents.
Develop training programmes and incentives for climate-resilient innovation.
Institutionalisation of CReLIC:
Analyse options for institutionalisation and design a sustainable institutional model.
Develop business strategies, human resource planning, financial plans, and establish Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) and regulations.
Contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
We are committed to making a positive impact and supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This project contributes to the following SDGs:
