The Climate Bridge Fund is a trust fund established by BRAC, with support from the government of Germany through KfW in November 2019. It is an innovative, direct climate finance mechanism, which supports registered NGOs located in Bangladesh. The funding mechanism will operate in a way where only the income generated from capital investments is primarily used for funding urban adaptation measures and resilience activities in the context of climate-induced migration.
Climate-induced migration in Bangladesh is directed particularly towards urban slums that are already overcrowded and suffer from poor living conditions. Despite efforts to improve livelihoods of those living in slums, financial challenges in upgrading infrastructure and services exist.
The Climate Bridge Fund has been set up to ‘bridge’ the financial gap - from short-term project funding to sustainable provision of services and infrastructure for climate-induced migrants. It will also enhance the sustainable livelihoods of climate migrants and their resilience to climate-related risks that may trigger further climate-induced migration.
TARGET
20000 households or 100000 people in four years (2020-2023) through at least 8 projects
REQUEST FOR PROJECT PROPOSAL UNDER EMERGENCY RESPONSE WINDOW
The Call under ERW is closed now.
CLIMATE CHANGE WINDOW
Under the 2020 Call of Climate Change Window (CCW), CBF awarded four projects. Here are the key information about the projects:
Strengthening community resilience to climate sensitive diseases in City Corporations of Bangladesh
- Implementing partner: Health Nutrition and Population Programme (HNPP), BRAC
- Project Budget: BDT 39,994,425
- CBF Contribution: BDT 20,000,000
- Project Period: 01 September, 2020 to 31 August, 2023
- Project Location(s): Khulna City Corporation and Rajshahi City Corporation
Strengthening Resilience of Climate-induced Migrants in Vulnerable Urban Communities in Khulna and Rajshahi
- Implementing partner: Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme (UPGP) and BRAC Humanitarian Programme (BHP), BRAC
- Project Budget: BDT 43,194,982
- CBF Contribution: BDT 30,000,000
- Project Period: 01 September, 2020 to 31 March, 2024
- Project Location(s): Khulna City Corporation and Rajshahi City Corporation
Composite Actions for Climate Migrants in Urban Slums (CACMUS)
- Implementing partner: WaterAid Bangladesh with VERC
- Project Budget: BDT 27,146,079
- CBF Contribution: BDT 25,990,273
- Project Period: 01 December, 2020 to 31 January, 2024
- Project Location(s): Rajshahi City Corporation
Strengthening Resilient Life and Livelihoods for Climate Migrants (SRLCM) in Urban Slums in Khulna City Corporation (KCC)
- Implementing partner: Caritas Bangladesh
- Project Budget: BDT 19,326,958
- CBF Contribution: BDT 16,992,847
- Project Period: 01 December, 2020 to 31 January, 2024
- Project Location(s): Khulna City Corporation
OBJECTIVE
Strengthen the resilience by reducing risks of vulnerable people in urban areas who are either displaced or are at the risk of being displaced due to impacts of climate change.
Institutional capacity building to address climate change migration by implementing sustainable adaptation projects.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Local ownership
The project concepts are prepared in close cooperation and consultation with local authorities, e.g. city corporations and Pourashavas (municipalities). The project concepts must be in line with key policies and plans.
Bottom-up approach
The project ideas are developed in discussion with local communities who are vulnerable.
Innovative practice
The fund promotes innovative ideas for effective adaptation in vulnerable locations.
Gender and socially inclusive
Gender inclusion will be a major criteria for selecting and supporting projects. The fund prioritises projects that are inclusive, addressing gender and the most vulnerable groups and communities.
Bridging short term to sustainable model
The CBF has been set up to “bridge” the financial gap from short-term project funding to the sustainable provision of services and infrastructure for climate-induced migrants.
Generating knowledge and evidence
CBF supports research to identify knowledge gaps on climate change induced migration and develop strong evidence.
