Projects & Programs

Project title: Climate Adaptive Livelihood Security of Sundarbans Resource Dependent Communities (CALS-SRDC)

Project period: 2 years (March 2014 - February 2016)
Project ID: BAN162
Project Goal: To increase livelihood diversification, food security and climate adaptive capacity change among vulnerable Sundarbans resource harvesters and their families.

Location of project: Mongla Upazilla under Bagerhat district and Dacope Upazilla under Khulna district of Bangladesh

Dr. Shelly, National Coordinator, IUCN-MFF Bangladesh		CCEC agreement with beneficiaries		Beneficiaries with Field officers
Adorsha Gram Villegers agreed to gradnening and maintaince of new plantation by own contribution		Coconut seedling plantation- Md. Abdul Qayyum-CDMP		Agreement signing with Social Forestation Committee

Activities: The Cooperative Based Climate Resilient Livelihood activities include.

• Mobilization for the formation of 8 Sundarbans stakeholder group and 2 associations.
• Money savings by the project beneficiaries.
• Boat License Certificate (BLC) support, the permission of boat for Sundarbans entrance.
• Alternative to Nypa, honey, fish & crab SME (Small & Medium Enterprise) development
• Fish, rice, crab fattening, vegetable cultivation, duck rearing, crab gear making by women and handicraft production by women headed family.
• Establish link to tourism authority for the sale of beneficiaries handicrafts.
• Coordination with Co-Management Committee (CMC), Mongla Port Authority for employment opportunity of the Sundarbans stakeholder and Bangladesh Tourism Corporation.
• Lean period livelihood support.
• Training on adaptive rice, fish, shrimp, vegetable on sustainable harvesting/ conservation regulation, law, risk reduction strategies & coping mechanisms.
• Legal Aid support through Sundarbans Stakeholder Service Center (SSSC).