About Bangladesh Center for Advance Studies:

Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) is an independent, non-profit, non

government, policy, research, and implementation institute working on sustainable
development (SD) at local, national, regional and global levels. BCAS addresses sustainable
development through four interactive themes:
(a) Environment-development integration,
(b) Good governance and peoples participation,
(c) Poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihoods,
(d) Economic growth, public-private partnership and sustainable market.
It was established in 1986, and over the 20 years, it has grown to become a leading research
institute in the non-government sector in Bangladesh and South Asia. It works using
interactive approaches and multiple methodologies. BCAS has been registered with the
Social Welfare Department as well as NGO Affairs Bureau of Government of Bangladesh.
Dr. Atiq Rahman, Executive Director has beeen awarded Champion of the Earth for year
2008 by the UNEP.

BCAS Profile:
TYPE

:Research centre

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

:Bangladesh

CITY

:Dhaka

REGION

:Asia and Pacific Islands

ACTIVE SINCE

:1986

URL

:http://www.bcas.net/index.php

RESEARCH FIELDS

:Adaptation, Renewable energy & Energy efficiency,

Policy & Institutions, Climate & Development,Water

Organization Structure of Bangladesh Center for Advance Studies:

At present BCAS has over hundred full-time and some part-time staffs working in different
capacities. It has a core active management unit guided by a board of directors. BCAS has
two dozens of senior professionals and scientists, more than three dozens of mid-level
professionals and researchers. It has 6/7 programmes working on Natural Resources
Management (NRM), Environment and Development, Renewable and Conventional Energy,
Social and Economic Issues, Trade and Sustainable Development, Livelihoods and Poverty
Reduction Strategies, Global Change and Human Dimensions, Policy Analysis and training,
Governance and Advocacy, Publication and Outreach.

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Donors of Bangladesh Center for Advance Studies (BCAS):

BCAS is a part of the National Environmental Action Plan, particularly in the areas of ozone
depletion, fisheries management, social forestry and coastal zone management, and the
Dhaka Municipal Management Reforms project. It has also worked for and received funding
from

Ford Foundation,
NORAD,
USAID,
DANIDA,
CIDA,
WHO,
UNDP
ADB.

It also maintains a close link with the University of California, Berkeley; Yale University;
Agricultural University, Norway; Sanford Flaming College, Canada; IIED, London; and
IUCN, Geneva.

Area of Operation of BCAS in Bangladesh:

Development and Climate change in Bangladesh

Coastal area management
Human security
Water availability, demand & quality
Natural disasters
Risk management
Corporate Environmental Responsibility
Air quality, Heat & cold waves
Emission mitigation & "Green" policies
Local policy definition

Target Market of Bangladesh Center for Advance Studies (BCAS):

Coastal Areas People

Civil Society
Under Privileged People
Woman Empowerment
Community Group
School going children

Current Projects of Bangladesh Center for Advance Studies (BCAS):

Project 1: Climate Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) (October 2012 September 2017)
Field(s) of activity: Air quality, Heat & cold waves, Emission mitigation & "Green" policies,
Local policy definition
The new CREL project seeks to expand and strengthen support for co-management in up to
25 of Bangladesh's 35 protected wetlands and forests. One of the primary activities will be
the generation of alternate livelihoods, such as weaving, handicrafts and backyards ponds, for
community members living in and around protected areas to ease pressure on dwindling, but
highly productive forest and wetland resources. This will increase incomes while preserving
vital forest and wetland habitats for future generations. More resilient livelihoods and
ecosystems will help Bangladesh meet development goals and move along the path to
becoming a healthy, prosperous country.
Project 2: Capacity Strengthening of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for Adaptation
to Climate Change (CLACC) (October 2003 - Ongoing)
Field(s) of activity: Risk management, Corporate Environmental Responsibility
Capacity Strengthening of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for Adaptation to Climate
Change (CLACC) is a multi country project implemented by the IIED in association with
four Regional and International Networking Group (RING) partners. They are: BCAS in
Bangladesh, ACTS in Kenya, ENDA in Senegal, and ZERO in Zimbabwe. The project
supports the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in their efforts to adapt to the impacts of
climate change through long-term capacity strengthening activities with government as well
as civil society. As part of the capacity building CLACC has initiated Fellowship Programme
for researchers working in the civil society organizations.
Project 3: Climate Adaptation Challenge: Confronting Threats to Development
BCAS continuously working the coastal areas like Patuakhali, Mongla, Sundarbon area and
sea area of Coxs Bazar . Here BCAS takes different projecs to prevent the losses at coastal
areas and rehabilitation of coastal areas people as well as establish pure drinking water plants
and medical service foe victims. BCAS runs some primary schools in coastal areas that it can
promote sustainable development programs in sea areas in Bangladesh.

Why Bangladesh Center for Advance Studies (BCAS) is so successful:

Reasons behind the success of Bangladesh Center for Advance Studies (BCAS) are:
Success key of BCAS is co-ordination among the organization professionals (Board
of Director, Senior Professionals or Scientist, Mid-level Professionals and Volunteers)
with local government at Dhaka, Khulna, Faridpur, Jessore and Rajshahi as well as
international and national donors.
Running all programs of BCAS toward the target audience centered. The focus of the
BCAS programs to rural coastal people and build up awareness regarding social
issues as well as poverty alleviation of coastal and broader areas people.
BCAS ensure the transparency in every stage of performance. Donors want to know
where their hard earned money goes when they donate, and they are more likely to be
resistant when the paths their cash takes within an organization are unclear. Therefore,
BCAS work twice as hard to show that the donations they receive go directly to the
projects they advertise.
The only way to create stable, lasting change is for BCAS to work directly with the
local population in the target region. Without it, practices put in place and
infrastructure built can fall victim to tradition and cultural practice, and thus become
ineffective. However, by working with the local population, BCAS change the local
perspective and approach to different issues. They employ local workers to run the
operations, thus helping the economy in more ways than one.
BCAS get a huge range of donations from different local and global organizations. So,
strong financial capability allows this organization to introduce different projects and
successfully run them. In some case, Bangladesh government provides direct funds to
accomplish their collective goals.