The Climate Scenarios in IPCC AR6 Projections show our climate could change up to the middle of this century and beyond. “Dry summers”, “Heavy precipitation”, “More hot days”, and “Increase natural disaster” are some of the expected consequences of unchecked climate change for Bangaldesh. The Climate Scenarios combine simulations that use the latest climate models with observations of the trends thus far, providing the most accurate picture to date of our country’s future climate.
Rainfed agriculture actvities will be hampered, as the soil is drier. Evaporation is increasing, and it is raining less often.
Dhaka and other cities are suffering due to urban heatisland effect, as heatwaves and hot days and nights have become more extreme.
Sylhet and CHT region will suffer significantly for flash flood and land slinde respectively, as extreme precipitation has become markedly more frequent and intense.
Weighted Reciprocal Rank for multiple relevance criteria
| Relevance | Rank | Reciprocal Rank | Individual Weight:-3 Relevance | Individual Weight:-2 Relevance | Individual Weight:-1 Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relevance-1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Relevance-2 | 2 | 0.50 | 0.27 | 0.33 | - |
| Relevance-1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0.18 | - | - |
Therefore, for projects and programmes with three Relevance the percentages are 55 percent, 27 percent and 18 percent for Relevance-1, Relevance-2, and Relevance-3 respectively. For projects and programmes with two Relevance the percentages are 67 percent and 33 percent for Relevance-1 and Relevance-2 respectively. For the projects and programmes with one Relevance Criteria, 100 percent of the allocation and expenditure is climate relevant.