2024

-2026

Second Strengthening Social Resilience Programme in Bangladesh

Second Strengthening Social Resilience Programme in Bangladesh

The programme will analyse the policy and regulatory landscape to identify obstacles hindering the integration of climate adaptation into social protection programs.

The programme will conduct a comprehensive review of existing social protection programmes of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), Government of Bangladesh, to assess their capacity to adapt to climate change and natural disasters. It will also analyse the policy and regulatory landscape to identify obstacles hindering the integration of climate adaptation into social protection programs.

Our Role:

We are strengthening the climate resilience of Bangladesh’s social protection programmes through adaptive planning, policy analysis, gender-responsive and pro-poor adaptation strategies, integration of early warning systems and disaster risk financing, capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and robust monitoring and evaluation. The initiative aims to build equitable, climate-resilient systems that benefit vulnerable communities, particularly women.

As a part of this programme, we have led the planning and assessment of social protection systems for climate adaptation, analysed policy barriers, developed gender-responsive, pro-poor adaptation strategies, integrated early warning systems and disaster risk financing mechanisms, and designed capacity building modules. We have also conducted monitoring and impact assessments, facilitated multistakeholder knowledge exchange, and advanced climate finance readiness by identifying financing needs and opportunities, supporting the development of investment frameworks, and strengthening access to climate finance for social protection programming, especially for the Employment Generation Programme for the Poorest (EGPP) workfare programme.

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Ms Arti Ahuja

Arti Ahuja

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Retired from the Indian Administrative Services, Ms Ahuja has over 34 years of experience in administration, policy formulation, project management, and leadership across the public sector. Her expertise spans health systems, nutrition, women’s workforce participation, vulnerable populations, petrochemicals, and social sector programs. She has held several senior positions in the Government of India, including Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, where she led reforms to strengthen worker welfare and represented India at the G20 Employment Working Group; Secretary, Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, where she initiated the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme; and Secretary, Women & Child Development, where she directed large-scale nutrition and empowerment initiatives, strengthening the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). As Secretary of Health, Government of India she played a pivotal role in India’s COVID-19 response, launched the National Digital Health Mission, and advanced national programs on TB and AIDS control. She continues to advise on gender, climate change, and nutrition, contributes to national and international publications, and teaches public policy and nutrition at leading academic institutions. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health; Master’s in Public Policy from Princeton University; Master’s in Economics (Gold Medallist) from Panjab University, and is a Bachelor of Law from the University of Delhi.

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