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Location
The proposed field visit site is located in Rajoir Upazila (a sub-district) in Madaripur and Kotalipara Upazila (sub-district) in Gopalganj district. The site located about 150 km south of Dhaka.
 Transport and Communication
The area can be reached by road from any place in Bangladesh. The organizers will arrange sufficient number of vehicles for all participants.
Accommodation facilities
Hotel Madhumati (a Resort of Parjato, Government of Bangladesh) located in Tungipara in Gopalgonj district.
Room facilities:
1. 5 AC Twin Rooms
2. 4 non AC standard rooms with modern furniture and fittings
3. 13 Dormitory Rooms (52 Beds)
4. Colour TV
5. 24 hour reception and room service
6. Intercom Telephone
7. Laundry service
8. Hot and cold running water
9. Restaurant etc
Local Host Organization
Society for Wetland Eco-Research (SWER) Bangladesh a local NGO will host the field team of 25 participants of the CBA workshop in their working area.
The NGO is working on community based capacity building and natural resources management and livelihood promotion of the poor and women for long term sustainability. They are working mainly on sustainable environment management action plan (SEMP), different income generating activities (fish farming, rearing of domestic animals and handicrafts products) tree plantation, pond and canal re-excavation, skill development training, and gender development activities.
Climate Change and Environment Related Problems:
The South Central Region is generally flat and land elevation from mean sea level is low. The area is prone to extended monsoon flooding and water logging due to both high tide and by river water (the Ganges and the Jamuna). Various climate change studies have revealed that the South Central region will be more prone to enhanced flooding and water logging due to adverse effect of climate change such as heavy rainfall. Erratic behaviour of rainfall and temperature (irregular rainfall or heavy rain in short duration) are hampering crop production and livelihood activities in the area. Many villagers are already facing water logging and floodwater inundation, which affect their livelihoods, crop cultivation, employment opportunities, income, food, malnutrition and health related problems. Erratic behaviour of weather and extreme climatic events affect agriculture; homestead vegetable cultivation, fish culture, and human health adversely. Poor women and marginal sections of the community are affected the most.
There lives a large number of extremely poor inhabits in this locality. They live mainly on subsistence agriculture, fishing, wage labour, petty businesses and rickshaw pullers. Most of them are lower cast Hindus who have lesser voice in the society.
List of activities by village to visit:
1- New type of aquaculture adopting as an alternate to rice cultivation in the village Baikanthpur under Kotalipara Upazila in Gopalgonj District
2- Growing of vegetable and spices on floating garden/on edge of rice fields to increase food and income security (CC adaptation activity) of households in the villages through some project initiatives in Baikantapur Union under Gopalgonj District.
3- Different livelihood activities of farmer and other occupation households to minimize climate variability impact particularly flood and water logging in the same village.
4- Ranapasa Khal (a canal) re-excavation to remove water logging and increase biodiversity, etc. in the Chanda Beel area in Gopalgonj district.
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