The study - ‘Impact of climate related shocks and stresses on nutrition and food security in rural Bangladesh’ – was commissioned by the World Food Programme and conducted in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex, the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) and Helen Keller International (HKI). It was jointly funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and WFP. The objectives of the study converge with two pillars of the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2009: Pillar 1 food security, social protection and health; and Pillar 6 research and knowledge management. Since its inception, the study was guided by a technical committee headed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and provided with feedback and suggestions at critical stages.
