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The probable impacts of climate change on poverty - UNDP

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Exposed<br />

Systems<br />

Housing<br />

Aquaculture Flood<br />

Exposed<br />

Systems<br />

92<br />

Exposed to Means <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Reducti<strong>on</strong> Acti<strong>on</strong>s for Implementati<strong>on</strong><br />

Storm and<br />

Flood<br />

Agriculture Floodand<br />

Flash flood<br />

Making storm resistant houses and<br />

increase plinth height <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> houses<br />

(flood free houses)<br />

Raising and strengthening <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

embankments <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>the p<strong>on</strong>ds<br />

9.3 Improvement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Adaptive Capacity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Community<br />

Organize vulnerable household<br />

sand provide resources to build<br />

storm resistant and flood free<br />

houses<br />

Table 9.3 Provide types <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> interventi<strong>on</strong> to enhance adaptive capacity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the community<br />

Mobilize fishermen community<br />

and aquaculture groups to build a<br />

resilience system<br />

Improvement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> adaptive capacity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the community is required to primarily build resilience <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the community<br />

through implementati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> different types <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> s<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>t measures including training, educati<strong>on</strong> and alternative means<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> livelihood system.<br />

Exposed to Means <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Reducti<strong>on</strong> Acti<strong>on</strong>s for Implementati<strong>on</strong><br />

Establish cottage industries at local<br />

level: Tailoring, Bamboo and cane, Jute<br />

goods, earth goods, Jewelleries<br />

industries<br />

Promote alternative livelihood opti<strong>on</strong>s<br />

(poultry and cattle rearing,<br />

aquaculture, plant nursery, etc.)<br />

Encourage farmers to adopt innovative<br />

practices viz. floating bed agriculture<br />

and sorjan system in flood pr<strong>on</strong>e areas<br />

Increase aquaculture practice<br />

including freshwater shrimp<br />

cultivati<strong>on</strong><br />

Establish informati<strong>on</strong> centre at local<br />

level <strong>on</strong> different technologies for<br />

adaptati<strong>on</strong> to deal with flood and<br />

water logging<br />

Community based public property<br />

management (water, aquatic resources<br />

etc.)<br />

Capacity building and awareness<br />

raising programs for farmers should be<br />

undertaken<br />

Development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> programs by local<br />

NGOs for diversificati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

livelihood opti<strong>on</strong>s, depending <strong>on</strong><br />

household assets and capabilities<br />

Training for<br />

farmersdem<strong>on</strong>strati<strong>on</strong>s,<br />

developcommunicati<strong>on</strong><br />

materialsinvolving NGOs<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> Probable Impacts <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Climate Change <strong>on</strong> Poverty and Ec<strong>on</strong>omic Growth and<br />

the Opti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Coping with adverse Effect <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Climate Change in Bangladesh

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