Bangladesh Clean Air Project

About this project

As part of a series of projects, the proposed Bangladesh Clean Air Project (BCAP) will support priority interventions of the National Air Quality Management Plan (NAQMP), which sets multi-sector actions necessary for Bangladesh to achieve WHO's Interim Target 1 for annual PM2.5 (and the country's own air quality standards) and contribute to the South Asia Clean Air Vision 2030. The NAQMP recognizes the need of an airshed approach and the benefits of collaborating with other countries of the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). If fully implemented, this plan could reduce 50 percent of annual premature deaths associated with air pollution in Bangladesh by 2030.The Project is part of the World Bank's Regional Air Quality Program for the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Himalayan Foothill (IGP-HF) region. As such, BCAP is framed in two components (or results areas): air quality management (AQM) governance, including cross-jurisdiction coordination for improved AQM; and sector abatement actions.In Phase 1, BCAP will focus on: (i) strengthening capacity beyond MoEFCC and DoE for effective AQM, including through collaboration within IGP-HF region, and (ii) incentivizing emissions reductions from the transport sector. Component 1 will support the GoB (i) strengthening its analytical, monitoring and enforcement capacity for AQM, and (ii) adopting more efficient AQM policies, such as fiscal instruments and awareness campaigns. Enhanced monitoring and enforcement, combined with citizens increased acce…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Bangladesh

Sectors

Biosphere protection

Places

Dhaka

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Department of Environment

Accountable

People's Republic of Bangladesh

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P502572.

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