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Bangladesh
2009
Climate Change Adaptation in Sundarbans via Bamboo Cage
Crab Fattening and Mangrove Restoration
2006 2007 2008 2009
Project Site Location Shyamnagar Upazilla Satkhira district
Background - Problems Addressed and Policy Responses
The rise in sea level poses many threats to coastal populations;
it reduces the stability of ecosystems and jeopardise the
livelihoods of those dependant on coastal fisheries. Further,
the increasingly frequent natural disasters exacerbate the
current situation, causing irreversible losses and damage
to marine life and disrupting the process of mangrove
restoration.
2 week-old Sundarbans Crabs
2005
Project Outline - Objectives and Activities
This project aims at engaging local people and all stakeholders to collaborate on effective countermeasures
to the existing problems, part of which involves bamboo-cage crab-fattening and mangrove restoration.
The objectives are: (1) Increasing the number of local communities participating in the project, (2)
Reducing the impact of natural disasters through local resources and mangrove restoration, and (3) Setting
up cooperation between related organisations and the public.
Impacts and Achievements
The impacts or outcomes are (1) Increased income of beneficiaries through applying appropriate
technology for crab fattening, (2) Protecting and reforesting mangrove areas in order to create a more
productive marine system, and (3) Creating a buffer zone via mangrove restoration to act as a protective
barrier against natural disasters.
Future Challenges
While the project has mainly proceeded according to schedule, potential risks affecting progress include
natural disasters and tiger attacks, the latter of which can be solved through provision of security
protection. A further challenge for the project is in its replication in other areas, as well as gaining
cooperation and commitment from beneficiaries to raise their income and increase their quality of life.
Concurrently, local communities need to be urged to take better care of their natural resources.
General Information
Name of the Implementing Organisation:
Centre for Coastal Environmental Conservation (CCEC)
Type of Organisation: NGO/CBO
Contact: Mowdudur Rahman, Founder director
C/o Takdir Mohal House #93 Road #2 Sonadanga R/A, Khulna - 9000, Bangladesh
E-mail: ccec_bd@khulna.bangla.net / mowdud_ccec@yahoo.com
Project Reviewer (NetRes / Collaborators) that monitors the project:
Qwanruedee Chotichanathawewong, Thailand Environment Institute (TEI)
E-mail: qwan@tei.or.th
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