Sandbar cropping in Gaibandha
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Nazmul Islam Chowdhury
Issue Date
30/01/2015
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en
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Disasters
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IA12600104BAN-Disappearing Lands: supporting communities affected by river erosion in Gaibandha, Bangladesh
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The project goal is to lift 50,550 extremely poor people (16,850 households) in rural areas out of extreme poverty, through improved livelihoods and increased resilience to natural disasters. Targets: 1. The project targets the extremely poor people living in 120 flood protection embankments located in four northern districts of Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur and Nilphamari adjacent to the Brahmaputra and Tista rivers; 2. 8,000 extreme poor households supported in securing operational access to sandbar and underutilized land by year-3; 3. 16,850 extreme poor households secure market access and increased incomes; 4. By year 3, 90percent of targeted households support asset protection strategies that increase resilience to impacts of disaster and seasonal food crises; 5. Extreme poor households with stronger influence over decision making and service provision by the local government, line departments and private service providers. Operational access to sand bar, Market Access and Increased Income, training and input support on agriculture, fisheries and livestock and off-farm sectors, Asset Protection during Disaster and Seasonal Food Crisis, Linkage, influence and service promotion;
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