Dr Sultan AhmedEngr Amanullah

Munshi Mohammad Hedayetullah

Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Climate Change

Adaptation

Second Training Workshop, Bangkok, 30 Sep-4 Oct 2013

Project Name: Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change through

Coastal Afforestation in Bangladesh

Funding Sources:

o Government of Bangladesh

o UNDP

o GEF (Global Environment Facility)

o SCD (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation)

o The Government of The Netherlands

Implementing Agency: Forest Department, Department of Agricultural

Extension, Department of Livestock Services, Department of Fisheries,

Ministry of Land, Forests Research Institute, Bangladesh Water

Development Board

Project Status: RUNNING (January 2010-June 2014)

Total project investment: US$ 7.45 Million

Project Objectives: Vulnerability of coastal communities to the

impacts of climate change-induced risks in the coastal region reduced

Agriculture ProjectAgriculture Project

Major Project Activities

Afforestation of coastal areas: 24,000 acres afforestation and 680 km strip plantation

Introduction of salt tolerant varieties (rice, maize, soyabean, chili, guaba and jujubi) at farmers level: Total 250 acres (rice 50 acres, maize 50 acres, soyabean 40 acres, juju 40 acres, guaba 40 acres, chilli 30 acres)

Culture fishery for the community: total area 100 acres (300 sites/ponds)

Poultry and cattle rearing: Poultry -300 beneficiaries with 3000 chicks; 120 beneficiaries with 120 cattle

Benefit and Cost

Benefit: Increased crop production Increased nutritional food Enhanced livelihood Coastal protection

Cost: Cost of seed and seedlings/saplings Labour cost for all activities Cost of fertilizer and pesticide Cost of irrigation Cost of fencing Demonstration and farmers rally

Activity: Introduction of salt tolerant varieties

Project Name: Coastal Polder 14/1 : FCDI Project in Koyra Upazial (sub-

district) under Khulna District

Funding Sources:

o Government of Bangladesh

o UNDP

o IDA (The World Bank)

o Government of The Netherlands

Implementing Agency: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Project Status: Project Preparation Phase (FS)

Total project investment: US$ 3.00 million

Project Objective: People, crop and properties within the polder

protected and adapted to climate vulnerabilities and risks

Water ProjectWater Project

Major Project ActivitiesPolder Rehabilitation

( i) Re-Sectioning of Embankment : 27.25 km

(ii) Construction of Retired Embankment : 3.25 Km

(iii) Construction of Drainage Sluice : 3 nos (under CEIP) and

3 nos (under AILA &WMIP)

(iv) Construction of flushing inlets: 4 nos

(v) Re-Excavation of Drainage channel:13 Km

(vi) Bank Protection Works: 0.58 Km

(vii) Slope Protection Works: 6.86 Km

(viii) Afforestation:30 ha

(ix) Land acquisition: 10.53 ha

Construction of Core Family Shelter (Cyclone Shelter): 265 nos

Benefit and Cost

Activity: Polder Rehabilitation

Benefit: Protection of homesteads and crops from tidal surge and saline

water intrusion Disaster reduction Increased crop production and food security Poverty reduction Security of life and livelihood Enchanced protection of mainland areas

Cost: Cost of construction of embankment Cost of embankment protection works Cost of construction of regulatory structures

Gorai River Watershed

Watershed Assessment Data and Information

a. Monthly flow in targeted watershed (Gorai River) over several years: Discharge (Q cumec) data from 2001 to 2013

b. Area of watershed in ha: 17,620 sq km covering 18 districts with 76 sub-districts (full /partial)

c. Population of the watershed (rural and urban population): Collected

d. Farmland in the watershed (ha): Collected

e. Irrigated farmland in the watershed (ha): Collected

f. Map of the watershed with location of dams identified: Prepared

g. Average rural withdrawal of water per capita (for household use): Collected

Agriculture HH Data Collection

o Questionnaire finalised for agriculture household survey

o Number of HHs: 300 @ 10 HHs for 30 AEZs

o Time required: 6 weeks

Thank you.