Green Building

The guided tour introduces you to the raw materials used at construction phase, site development procedure, and all prerequisites of LEED certification with various kinds of energy-efficient, low consumptions fixtures. Solar electricity is the primary source of electricity used here, and is the main source of renewable energy used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in general. You can witness live the energy monitoring system we use to optimise the Centre’s energy performance. We also have a rain water management and water recycling system, a further interesting feature that you will learn about.

The rigorous focus on material selection, human comfort, air quality, and human health features of a building rightly prioritises the most important asset of the building: human beings.

The specific focus on social equity ensures that buildings are not considered in isolation of their communities but prioritise access and inclusiveness for all.

Renewable Energy

To tackle climate change, we need to stop burning fossil fuels, and we need to act now! There is much more we can do to generate renewable energy. To meet the challenge of climate change, we will have to use an array of different technologies to meet our energy needs. Here you will see various uses of solar energy, such as rooftop solar system, solar irrigation pump, integrated floating solar, parabolic solar reflector, solar dryer, solar water heater, solar water desalination panel, solar reverse osmosis plant, solar water disinfection etc. You will also experience some seemingly magical technologies, such as the salt water lamp, gravity light, atmospheric water generator, solar fountain, crank generator etc., as well as various cooking solutions like the retained heat cooker, improved cook stoves, bio char, biomass briquette, and fiber glass biogas plant. You can educate your children about renewable energy with various interactive technology models. One of Bangladesh’s oldest solar irrigation pumps is on display, which is almost 37 years old! Our plan is to make our Climate Centre emission-free with respect to electrical energy.

Gender Friendly Technologies

Technologies are, in general, unfortunately not gender-neutral, and tackling climate change demands that everyone's experience and skills are used. Therefore, climate technology action must ensure that everyone is engaged in decision-making processes, development, and use of technologies, and benefits from their outcomes. Women commonly face higher risks and greater burdens from the impacts of climate change, and their needs must be addressed to ensure effective and equitable climate change actions. Women also introduce new perspectives and innovations in identifying and implementing solutions.

At the Climate Technology Park, many of the technologies we demonstrate at the various climate zones are designed to be gender-friendly, especially for rural communities. Thereby, they are made more climate-resilient.

Adaptation Technologies

[ape-gallery 2149]In this tour, visitors will be able to explore five ecological zones. Visitors will get an overview of all the adaptive measures of climate change. The adaptation technologies which will be visited are a rain water harvesting system (RWHS), pond sand filter (PSF), floating vegetables garden, double layer mulching, mulching with mulch paper, pitcher irrigation system, drought tolerant grass, hydroponic grass, hydroponic agriculture, vertical agriculture, sack garden, hanging sack garden, raise tube well, agro-forestry, system of rice intensification (SRI), floating integrated agriculture, jhum cultivation, treadle pump, drip irrigation, agri-silvi-pastral. This tour is also an adventure for the visitors. The whole tour of the adaptation technologies in the park will take about one and half hours. Visitors can gather first-hand experience with adaptation technologies that are demonstrated in their ecological zones. In each of these zones, there are climate resilience houses and a visitor can explore the features of the respective housing system employed. After the visit, an eco-friendly cafeteria is ready for the visitors.

Special Tour to Coastal Zone

A special tour of the coastal zone only is especially interesting for visitors, who want to learn about the coastal zone and the livelihoods of the people. Visitors learn how coastal people can adapt to adverse situations due to climate change with respect to water safety and security, agriculture and food security, public health, infrastructure development, forestry, biodiversity, soil resources management, fisheries and aquaculture, and renewable energy. They are also introduced to the types of low carbon technologies that are suitable for the coastal zone. Visitors experience the essence of a mangrove forest through a mimicked replica of it.

The whole tour of the coastal zone will take about 45 minutes. A visitor can eyewitness about adaptation and mitigation technologies that have been demonstrated in this zone.

Visitors also explore the features of a climate-smart coastal housing system. After the visit, an eco-friendly cafeteria with organic food is ready for the visitors.

Special Tour to Drought

In the middle of the park, a terraced land area is dedicated to the drought zone. Visitors can observe drought conditions and the coping measures employed. Number of adaptation and mitigation technologies are showcased in this zone.

Visitors who are interested to learn about adaptive measures of drought condition and climate resilient housing might visit this zone.  They will gain knowledge about adaptive measures to climate change in the drought zone with respect to water safety and security, irrigation, agriculture, and food security, public health, resilient housing, forestry, biodiversity, soil resources management, and renewable energy. The whole tour will take about 50 minutes.

After the visit, an eco-friendly cafeteria with organic food is ready for the visitors.

Special Tour to Haor

The haor zone is situated near the hill in the Climate Park. Visitors who are interested in the haor area and its adaptation possibilities will be drawn to this zone. The journey through the haor zone, visitors will feel and observe typical characteristics of haor region. This tour of haor zone will be able to learn much about haor zone and livelihood of the haor dwellers. Visitors will learn how people adapt to adverse situations due to climate change with respect to water safety and security, agriculture and food security, public health, infrastructure development, biodiversity, animal husbandry, aquaculture and energy solutions.  Very near to the haor, a natural amphitheater is situated. Visitor can take a breath and take rest in the natural environment.

The tour of the haor zone will take about 50 minutes. In this zone, there is a climate resilience house for haor areas. Visitors can get the all features of the housing system of haor. After the visit, visitors can spend some time in the amphitheater and enjoy the natural environment. The eco-friendly cafeteria is available for refreshments.

Special Tour to Char

The char land zone is situated at the end of the lake. Char land'' is the Bengali term, its English meaning is “Riverine Island”. In Bangladesh, both islands and bars are known as chars. The char zone is situated at the end of the lake. The char zone of Climate Technology Park represents the typical char areas of Bangladesh. Visitors will sightsee how people lead life and cope with adverse situations addressing climate change. Visitors will especially enjoy their visit to the kashbon (Catkins garden). Visitor also get to know the features of the char land housing system. After the visit, visitors can walk through a boardwalk across the water garden on the lake and can go to the cafeteria.

The whole tour of the char zone will take about 50 minutes. A visitor can learn different adaptation and mitigation practices showcased in this zone.

Special Tour to Hilly

The hilly zone is a mimic of the hill tracts. It is raised by about 50 ft from the surrounding land. Sustaining livelihood in the hilly area is becoming challenging. Therefore, adaptation to climatic change is important. The number of technological solutions in the hilly areas is very limited. Technological solutions around water supply, agriculture and food security, infrastructure development, agro-forestry, biodiversity, soil resources management, renewable energy prevail in the hilly zone. In this zone, there is a climate resilience house and a visitor can learn all the features of the housing system of hill. Besides the hill, there is a natural amphitheater. Visitors can take a breath and rest in the natural environment.

The tour of the hill zone will take about 50 minutes. Visitor can learn about 10 adaptation and mitigation technological solutions showcased in this zone.