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Mainstreaming Climate Change. Adaptation into Regional Planning of Least Developed Countries: Strategy Implications for Regions in Bangladesh

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Rakibul A., Khalid Md. B.

Management of Sustainable Development

2014

vol. 6

issue 1

5-17

The purpose of the study is to assess the search for mainstreaming climate change adaptation into regional planning of least developed countries (LDCs) and draw strategy implications for regions in Bangladesh. The findings of the study revealed that national adaptation programme of action (NAPAs) in least developed countries were being gender-blind and failed to be properly implemented. Least developed countries should therefore do more to prepare for ongoing and future climate changes focusing on actions that are no-regrets, multi-sectoral and multi-level, and that improve the management of current climate variability. Strengthening capacities to use climate information, enabling locally appropriate responses, screening climate risks, assessing risks and adaptation options, starting with existing policies and plans, broadening constituencies beyond environment agencies, managing strategy conflicts, learning from projects and recognizing their limitations, monitoring and learning are the foreseen strategic actions by regions in Bangladesh for effective mainstreaming of climate change adaptation into regional development planning in the years to come.

The Repercussions of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Merchandise Trade of the European Union With the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

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Mazur G.

Ekonomia XXI Wieku

2021

issue 24

89-100

Pandemia COVID-19 spowodowała bezprecedensowe i wielowymiarowe zakłócenia w międzynarodowym systemie handlowym. W tym kontekście szczególną uwagę należy poświęcić grupie państw najsłabiej rozwiniętych (LDC), których gospodarki i eksport obarczone są licznymi problemami strukturalnymi. Celem artykułu jest identyfikacja najważniejszych zmian/zakłóceń w eksporcie państw LDC na rynek UE, będący dla nich głównym rynkiem eksportowym, w następstwie pandemii. Przeprowadzona analiza, oparta na statystyce opisowej eksportu towarowego z grupy państw LDC do UE w okresie trwania pandemii w porównaniu z wcześniejszymi okresami, wskazuje silny spadek eksportu z tych państw na rynki europejskie (szczególnie mocne spadki zostały odnotowane przez eksporterów energii i artykułów przemysłowych; w mniejszych stopniu dotknęły one eksporterów surowców innych niż energia oraz żywności i artykułów rolnych). Dostępne dane wskazują także, że kraje o wyższym poziomie koncentracji eksportu oraz te, które w najbliższym czasie zostaną pozbawione statusu kraju najsłabiej rozwiniętego, odnotowały większe spadki niż analizowana grupa. Wskazuje to na potrzebę dokonywania dalszych zmian strukturalnych w państwach najsłabiej rozwiniętych oraz uważnego monitorowania procesu wyłączania wybranych państw z grupy i wpływu pandemii na sytuację społeczno-gospodarczą w tych krajach.

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered unprecedented and multidimensional repercussions for the global trading system. In this context, special attention should be addressed to the group of the least developed countries (LDCs) with their vulnerable economies and export performance weighed down by structural deficiencies. The general aim of the paper was to identify the main changes in merchandise exports of LDCs to the European Union (EU) - being one of the most important export markets for those countries - in the aftermath of the pandemic. The methodology is based on descriptive statistics of merchandise exports from the least developed countries to the EU during the pandemic with reference to the previous pre-pandemic period. The analysis indicated a strong decrease (mostly recorded by exporters of energy and manufactured goods, less for suppliers of raw materials and food/agricultural products) in LDCs' exports to the EU market. The latest trade statistics also revealed that countries with higher export concentration and those that have the 'graduating status' have been more affected by export falls than the group. This highlights the need for further structural changes in the least developed countries, cautious monitoring of the graduation mechanism and the influence of the pandemic on the socio-economic situation in the group.

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Mainstreaming Climate Change. Adaptation into Regional Planning of Least Developed Countries: Strategy Implications for Regions in Bangladesh

The Repercussions of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Merchandise Trade of the European Union With the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)