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Improving
Capacity of Vulnerable Households, A BCAS-CARE-RVCC Partnership Project |
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Division : Climate Change
Status :
Completed
Project
Title: Improving
Capacity of Vulnerable Households, A BCAS-CARE-RVCC Partnership Project
Client:
CARE Bangladesh
Donor/Funder: Canadian CIDA
Project-In-Charge:
Sardar Shafiqul
Alam Description of Project: The project aims to reduce the vulnerability of community and households with regard to direct climate change impact of floods, droughts and water logging in Gopalganj district. The goal of the project is to contribute to the Canada Climate Change Development Fund adaptation programme by increasing the capacity of Bangladeshi communities in the southwest to adopt the adverse effects of climate change. The primary focus would be to reduce vulnerability by increase household level income, food security and capacity building through diversification of livelihood options in Gopalganj district. The RVCC project project will help facilitate identification of such possible options and assist beneficiary households enhance household level capacity to reduce vulnerability to climate change impacts. Empowerment of communities particularly those vulnerable and poor with regard to rights, equity and justice, will be addressed through advocacy, awareness raising, community organization, and linkages with relevant actors and institutions. Six hundred vulnerable households from the poor of the Barompalta and Patkelbari villages in Muksudpur Upazila, Aruakandi and Kamarole villages in Kashiani Upazila and Baikunthapur and Tetulbari village Kotalipara Upazila of Gopalganj will be considered as direct beneficiaries. Vulnerable households will be comprised of poor farmers, fishers, day laborer and women headed households. Of the total targeted households 50% of the groups will be formed by males, and another 50% by female groups. The project is using a group-based (male and female) approaches developing an appropriate adaptation strategy. Identify and implement activities to diversity households livelihoods to accommodate and address the vulnerabilities. A series of Workshop, Training, Demonstration and Cross Visits Tailored to enhance understanding of adaptive strategies will be undertaken. Research Institutions are linked with project partners and target beneficiaries in order to disseminate research findings relevant to reducing people's vulnerability to climate change. Output (If completed) / Expected Output: Six hundred (600) vulnerable households in three selected locations in three Upazilas in Gopalganj district demonstrate improved capacity to innovate in their livelihood strategies to reducing vulnerability to climate change. (a) Already Produced / Completed: Conducted Households Census and Baseline Survey, Identified vulnerable households, formed 30 groups, beneficiaries need assessment for adopting alternate livelihood options, provided training of beneficiaries and local community on climate change issues, jointly developed several training modules, provided several number of skill development training on to beneficiaries for adopting different alternate livelihood options, observed environment day 2003. Submitted three quarterly reports (first, second and third), area wise need assessment reports, list of activities including number of training, cross visits and demonstration plots, and output measurable indicators. (b) To Be Produced: Reports on different alternate livelihood activities to increase income and food security to reduce vulnerability to climate change, group mobilize to self-mobilization from passive participation and much awareness on climate change issues. Publications / Reports from Project: As per PP the project team will prepare quarterly reports and final report. The team has planned to write several articles in some international journal or a book. Time Period : March 2003 - March 2005 For Further Information : Sarder Shafiqul Alam |