One of the greatest challenges humanity faces is feeding the world’s human population in a sustainable, nutritious, equitable and ethical way under a changing climate. Urgent transformations are...
Brief me
Poverty in Southwest Bangladesh is higher than in the rest of the country. At the onset of the project, 26.7% of people in the Barisal division were considered extremely poor and 14.7% of the population was undernourished.
Furthermore, the region is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change and natural disasters due to its geographic location, low deltaic floodplain and erratic monsoon rainfall. Bangladesh ranks seventh in the world on the Long-Term Climate Risk Index and by 2050, more than 35 million people in coastal districts could be displaced.
Given this precarious situation, the Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP) sought to shore up the resilience of the food system by simultaneously investing in flood-resilient roads and infrastructure, community markets, and climate preparedness capacity. A core focus to achieve these aims was women empowerment and inclusion through community.
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Geographic coverage | Bangladesh |
Originally Published | Last Updated | 03 Feb 2022 | 20 Feb 2023 |
Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security |Climate extremes and food securitySustainable Food Systems |Food system |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | climate changecoastal regionadaptation to climate changeFoodmarket access |
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