LGED signs deals with five firms for climate resilience studies
The Local Government Engineering Department has signed agreements with five consultancy firms to conduct specialised climate-related studies and research under the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre, a wing of the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming Project.
The initiative aims to strengthen the department's capacity to identify climate risks and modernise rural infrastructure planning across Bangladesh.
Under the agreements, the selected consultancy firms will undertake a range of critical assignments to enhance climate resilience, particularly in coastal zones. These include modernising the existing Knowledge Management System and producing video documentaries, fact sheets and printed materials; converting training manuals into six animated and interactive e-learning modules for improved capacity building; and carrying out Rapid Climate Impact Assessments while aligning existing standards and guidelines with climate resilience parameters.
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The scope of work also includes the creation of a comprehensive database of infrastructural damage over the past 30 years, analysis of how disaster patterns are evolving at the upazila level and whether damage rates are increasing over time, and documentation of the quality of construction materials such as bricks, sand, cement, and special mixtures in pilot coastal districts, including Barguna, Bhola, and Satkhira.
The signing ceremony was attended by the managing directors of the five consultancy firms and senior officials of the Local Government Engineering Department, including Syeda Asma Khatun, Additional Chief Engineer and Director of the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre; Md Abdul Khaleque, Project Director of the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming Project; Md Latif Hossain, Executive Engineer of the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre; and Fatema Ismat Ara, Senior Assistant Engineer. Assistant Engineers Arpon Paul and Tanmoy Chakraborty, along with specialist consultants of the centre, were also present.
The collaboration marks a significant step towards evidence-based engineering, ensuring that Bangladesh's rural infrastructure is better equipped to withstand the growing challenges posed by climate change.
