The probable impacts of climate change on poverty - UNDP

The probable impacts of climate change on poverty - UNDP The probable impacts of climate change on poverty - UNDP

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8. ong>Theong>re are a number ong>ofong> strategies and practices which have evolved over time to deal with the adverse effects ong>ofong> ong>climateong> and non-climatic stresses. Most ong>ofong> them have evolved as a reactive response to problems. However, many ong>ofong> them have potential to address future ong>climateong> ong>changeong> and associated problems. ong>Theong> following section summarizes the existing coping strategies and practices by different sectors derived from stakeholder consultations and expert interviews. 8.1 Crop Agriculture BARI & BINA have undertaken research strategies on development ong>ofong> risk tolerant variety (drought and salttolerant & short duration pulses and oil seed crop varieties, including drought tolerant wheat) BRRI is strengthening their research strategy to adopt rice cultivation with changing climatic situation: - Cultivation ong>ofong> BR 42, 43 & BINA Dhan 7 as drought tolerant crops - Local variety is cultivated in low-lying coastal areas Research is going on to develop new varieties for coastal region through cross breeding between salt tolerant and submerged varieties and BRRI already released salt-tolerant rice variety (Bridhan 47) for the coastal region Farmers use ash in the field to keep the soil warm during winter Farmers are adopting some innovative practices(viz. zero tillage, priming ong>ofong> seeds during sowing, mulching, relay cropping, dry seeding, rain water harvest, floating bed vegetable cultivation, sorjan system, short duration varieties etc.) in the drought prone area Farmers are adopting some innovative practices (viz. zero tillage, sorjan system, floating bed agriculture etc.) in flood prone and salinity/tidal surge areas Documentation, motivation, training & dissemination ong>ofong> new adoptive technologies by the farmers Development ong>ofong> linkage with GO/NGOs and private sectors Short duration Boro rice (limited scale) Raised pit system Adjustment ong>ofong> cropping pattern 8.2 Fisheries Raising pond embankment Pond fencing by net Fish in pond harvested before drought and in commercial farming water is supplied Awareness and precaution Enhancement ong>ofong> fish production through rehabilitation ong>ofong> fish production and establishment ong>ofong> fish sanctuary increased aquaculture production Aquatic vegetation shelter in ponds Agitation ong>ofong> surface water Advance fishes’ selling Re-digging deeply Preparing water reservoir Digging canals and re-digging ong>Theong> Probable Impacts ong>ofong> Climate Change on Poverty and Economic Growth and the Options ong>ofong> Coping with adverse Effect ong>ofong> Climate Change in Bangladesh 79

Binding boats and nets with trees Changing species Introduction ong>ofong> salinity tolerant species 8.3 Forestry Plantation in highlands Dyke plantation Introduction ong>ofong> drought resistant species Planting deep rooted species in cyclone prone areas Development ong>ofong> small scale coastal embankment Afforestation along the coastal belt Germination programs A learning that temperature scenarios for future need to be considered for choice ong>ofong> species to secure the investments in plantation sector 8.4 Livestock Emergency response & post flood rehabilitation program. Transfer ong>ofong> small ruminant and poultry from flood and cyclone affected areas to high land Shed for poultry/shed management during drought Emergency recovery, restoration & response with long term restoration Cold water spraying on the shed during high temperature Use ong>ofong> preventive medicine for disease prevention and curative measures Sometimes people sell their livestock to avoid sufferings from natural hazards Advance food preservation Preparing raised land Salinity tolerant grass 8.5 Water and Sanitation 80 Construction ong>ofong> cyclone shelter, coastal Embankment, and coastal Polder Development ong>ofong> drainage System Riverbank protection Construction ong>ofong> submergible embankment River Dragging Change ong>ofong> land use and land use pattern Innovative agricultural practices (floating vegetable garden, seedbed). Deep tube-well water supply for irrigation and rainwater harvesting for supplementary irrigation Abandonment and shifting to higher lands Saltwater shrimp and fish culture ong>Theong> Probable Impacts ong>ofong> Climate Change on Poverty and Economic Growth and the Options ong>ofong> Coping with adverse Effect ong>ofong> Climate Change in Bangladesh

Binding boats and nets with trees<br />

Changing species<br />

Introducti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> salinity tolerant species<br />

8.3 Forestry<br />

Plantati<strong>on</strong> in highlands<br />

Dyke plantati<strong>on</strong><br />

Introducti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> drought resistant species<br />

Planting deep rooted species in cycl<strong>on</strong>e pr<strong>on</strong>e areas<br />

Development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> small scale coastal embankment<br />

Afforestati<strong>on</strong> al<strong>on</strong>g the coastal belt<br />

Germinati<strong>on</strong> programs<br />

A learning that temperature scenarios for future need to be c<strong>on</strong>sidered for choice <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> species to secure the<br />

investments in plantati<strong>on</strong> sector<br />

8.4 Livestock<br />

Emergency resp<strong>on</strong>se & post flood rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> program.<br />

Transfer <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> small ruminant and poultry from flood and cycl<strong>on</strong>e affected areas to high land<br />

Shed for poultry/shed management during drought<br />

Emergency recovery, restorati<strong>on</strong> & resp<strong>on</strong>se with l<strong>on</strong>g term restorati<strong>on</strong><br />

Cold water spraying <strong>on</strong> the shed during high temperature<br />

Use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> preventive medicine for disease preventi<strong>on</strong> and curative measures<br />

Sometimes people sell their livestock to avoid sufferings from natural hazards<br />

Advance food preservati<strong>on</strong><br />

Preparing raised land<br />

Salinity tolerant grass<br />

8.5 Water and Sanitati<strong>on</strong><br />

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C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> cycl<strong>on</strong>e shelter, coastal Embankment, and coastal Polder<br />

Development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> drainage System<br />

Riverbank protecti<strong>on</strong><br />

C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> submergible embankment<br />

River Dragging<br />

Change <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> land use and land use pattern<br />

Innovative agricultural practices (floating vegetable garden, seedbed).<br />

Deep tube-well water supply for irrigati<strong>on</strong> and rainwater harvesting for supplementary irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

Aband<strong>on</strong>ment and shifting to higher lands<br />

Saltwater shrimp and fish culture<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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