Extended Community Climate Change Project-Draught-ECCCP-Draught.

Duration: March 13, 2024 to October 02, 2027

Objectives : To increase resilience of the poor, marginalized and climate vulnerable communities towards the adverse effects of climate change in the draught prone Naogaon district.

Major activities : a. Improve institutional and technical capacities to address climate change-induced drought; b. increase availability of surface and ground water for irrigation and drinking; and c. Create drought resilient livelihood yhrough a sustainable agriculture production.

Implementation process : Establish a climate change unit at BMDA and an MAR center; conduct Real Time Evaluation-RTE study, involvement of NGOs, public and private sectors in the process; and implementation project activities.

Matching of SDG : SDG-06 : Ensure availability and sustainable management of Water and Sanitation for all; SDG-13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact

Source of fund : Green Climate Fund (GCF) under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) through PKSF.