With record 8.1% GDP growth in last fiscal year, Bangladesh is already the fastest growing economy in the Asia Pacific region. Energy demand is expected to surge further to attain Bangladesh’s ambition of becoming a developed economy by 2041. In order to sustainably achieve Bangladesh’s development ambition, energy efficiency and conservation will continue to play a pivotal role. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Master Plan up to 2030 outlines Bangladesh’s target to achieve 20% reduction of primary energy consumption per GDP by 2030, compared to 2013 level. A robust policy, appropriate strategies, awareness, capacity of stakeholders and well-designed institutional framework are preconditions for achieving energy efficiency (EE) goals. The sharing of key ingredients of effective policy/ strategy/ institutionalization along with success factors for its implementation would be beneficial for Bangladesh to fulfil the government’s goals on energy efficiency and conservation.

Against the above backdrop, a three-day International Conference will be held during 11-13 November 2019 at Dhaka, Bangladesh, organized by Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) in collaboration with REEEP II and GIZ Sector Network TUEWAS (Transport, Environment, Energy and Water in Asia). The conference will bring together experts, policy makers, civil society and the private sector, in particular from developing countries. The proposed actions will promote awareness on the impact and required action regarding climate- change mitigation opportunities through energy efficiency and conservation awareness. The Conference would also serve as a forum for dialogue among relevant stakeholders and an effective platform for national and international policy discussions to structure and adopt a holistic approach for confronting the issues at the interface of climate change mitigation through knowledge building.