Bangladesh Country Investment Plan for Environment, Forestry and Climate Change (EFCC CIP) 2016-2021. Country/Territory Bangladesh Document type Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Forestry, Land & soil, Water Keyword Agricultural land Groundwater Climate change Sustainable development Sustainable use Biodiversity Capacity building Policy/planning Poverty Equity Gender Disasters Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Irrigation Cultural heritage Ecosystem preservation Emissions Flood Water shortage/drought Pollution control Food security Forest management/forest conservation Afforestation/reforestation Public forest Land tenure Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Bangladesh Country Investment Plan for Environment, Forestry and Climate Change (EFCC CIP) 2016-2021 is a whole-of-government initiative led by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). It reflects the priorities of the Government of Bangladesh and a wide range of stakeholders active in the EFCC sectors. The overall goal of the EFCC CIP is to increase the contribution of the EFCC sectors to national sustainable development through the enhanced provision of ecosystem services, thereby helping to reduce poverty, improve environmental and human health benefits, and increase resilience to climate change. Four investment pillars were identified for achieving the goal of the EFCC CIP: 1 Sustainable development and management of natural resources; 2 Environmental pollution reduction and control; 3 Adaptation and resilience to, and mitigation of, climate change; 4 Environmental governance, gender, and human and institutional capacity development. Full text English Website www.fao.org