30/12/2025
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The Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP), as a partner organization of UN Women, is implementing the regional project entitled โEmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societiesโ (Phase II). This project aims to strengthen the institutional capacities of seven key government ministries, including Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MoWCA), Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL), and Local Government Division (LGD) to integrate gender-responsive climate actions, aligned with the national priorities on climate resilience, gender equality, and sustainable development of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB). In line with this, BCCP conducted a Dissemination Workshop on the Gender Action Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (GAPACC) being supported by UN Women, UNEP, and the Government of Sweden. The purpose of this workshop is to finalize the individual Gender Action Plans developed by the seven respective Ministries as well as to incorporate inter-ministerial insights and coordination towards gender-responsive climate actions where the participants were the respective Govt. Officials representing selected seven Ministries.
The workshop was held on 23 December 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Windy Town, Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center (BCFCC), Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of 75 participants and guests attended the workshop. Participants comprised of Joint Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Senior Assistant Secretary from the concerned ministries, and the guests were representatives from non-government organizations and donors. The workshop was graced by the Chief Guest, Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Dr. Farhina Ahmed addressed the workshop as a milestone to the meaningful participation of women and girls in all gender-responsive climate actions towards sustainable and inclusive development of environment. Also, she addressed BCCP as a well-known strategic communication organization in the social development sector with expertise in organizing effective capacity building programs, e.g., training and workshops. In addition, the Special Guest, Ms. Nilufa Akter, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) underscored the coordination of all entities with effective actions to tackle the adverse impacts of climate change. Dr. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) presented the Ministry-wise Budget Assessment to analyse the proposed budget and feasibility of timeframe of the respective Action Plans. Furthermore, Mr. Mohammad Shahjahan, Director and CEO, BCCP, and Ms. Dilruba Haider, Programme Specialist (Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change and Humanitarian Actions), UN Women Bangladesh, were present as the Special Guests of the workshop. Mr. Mohamad Shahjahan prioritized the importance of communication in the development sector. Ms. Dilruba Haider emphasised the effective implementation of existing plans and policy along with the capacity building processes, specially from the gender perspective. Through group session and discussion, participants commented on their proposed GAPACC and highlighted the area of coordination and collaboration among ministries.
