Enhancing Coping and Adaptation Capacity of the Community to Reduce Vulnerability to Climate Change
- Bangladesh
- South Asia
ENTRY DATE: 09.03.2012 | LAST UPDATE: 09.03.2012
SCALE:
- Community Level
TARGET AREA:
- Rural
BEST PRACTICE IN:
- Capacity Building
KEY SECTOR:
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
FUNDING AMOUNT:
- Up to USD 100,000
Description of Intervention
The coastal communities in Bangladesh are extremely vulnerable to climate change. The coastal communities are already facing problems of salinity intrusion, tidal inundation and cyclones, and these disasters will increase in future as well due to climate change. The project thus aims to increase the coping capacity of the communities to reduce their vulnerability to climate change.
Problems to be Addressed
Vulnerability of local communities to salinity; sea level rise; erosion; cyclone and storm surges.
Aims
To build peoples’ adaptive capacity to reduce their vulnerability due to salinity intrusion, tidal inundation and cyclone as well as to facilitate poverty reduction at local and national level to scale for the long run.
Objectives
• To improve understanding and awareness of the selected program participants and stakeholders about the present and future salinity intrusion, tidal inundation and cyclone impacts on their lives and livelihoods and associated risk and vulnerability;
• To improve coping mechanism and enhance adaptive capacity of the vulnerable program participants including community people using adaptation practices; and
• To share learning, experiences and advocacy to influence policy and decision making process at local, national and international level.
How it fits into the EbA concept
Approximately 250 poor and marginal families of various occupational groups were selected as beneficiaries of the project. The coping capacity of these was enhanced by the project actions.