Extended Community Climate Change Project-Drought (ECCCP-Drought) Bangladesh

The ECCCP-Drought project seeks USD 24.96 million in GCF grants to address climate-induced water scarcity in the Rajshahi, Naogaon, and Chapainawabganj districts of Bangladesh. The project employs a '4-R' approach (Reuse, Recharge, Recycle, and Reduce) to manage water resources, featuring the installation of 2,500 rooftop Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) systems and 40 pond-based recharge wells to replenish groundwater. It also includes the re-excavation of 300 ponds and 140 km of canals to improve surface water storage. To enhance livelihoods, the project promotes drought-adaptive cropping patterns and fruit varieties for 15,000 farmers, aiming to reduce irrigation water needs by 70%. Institutional capacity will be strengthened by establishing a climate change unit within the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) and a national MAR centre under the Ministry of Water Resources.

• The project targets 215,000 beneficiaries in the Rajshahi, Naogaon, and Chapainawabganj districts, focusing on poor and ultra-poor communities where 60% of the population are small, marginal farmers and agricultural wage-labourers.
• Climate change is intensifying drought in the North-western region (NWR) of Bangladesh, with mean annual temperatures increasing by 0.014 °C/year and rainfall decreasing by 0.87 mm/year between 1980 and 2017.
• The project will implement Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) to combat groundwater depletion, installing 2,500 rooftop systems expected to inject 560,000 m3 of water annually and 40 pond-based recharge wells expected to inject 400,000 m3 annually.
• Surface water storage will be improved through the re-excavation of 300 ponds to store approximately 1.2 million m3 of rainwater and the restoration of 140 km of canals to bring 3,500 hectares of land under supplementary irrigation.
• The project aims to reduce agricultural water requirements by 70% by promoting drought-adaptive cropping patterns and fruit varieties (such as jujube, date, and dragon) for 15,000 farmers.
• Institutional capacity building includes establishing a climate change unit within the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) and a MAR centre under the Ministry of Water Resources.
• The total investment for the project is USD 29,961,990, consisting of USD 24,957,990 in requested GCF grants and USD 5 million in co-financing from the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), including USD 4.5 million in loans.
• The project will establish 600 Climate Change Adaptation Groups (CCAGs), with 50% of the beneficiaries and group members being women, to raise awareness and manage community infrastructure.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). Extended Community Climate Change Project-Drought (ECCCP-Drought) Bangladesh. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap026-pksf-bangladesh.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Extended Community Climate Change Project-Drought (ECCCP-Drought) Bangladesh. 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap026-pksf-bangladesh.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023extended, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Extended Community Climate Change Project-Drought (ECCCP-Drought) Bangladesh}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = aug, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap026-pksf-bangladesh.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }