Climate Resilience and Food Security Enhancement Initiative (CRFSEI) Project

About this project

The area of Sutarkhali Union is 50 square kilometres known as the climate vulnerable zone. The union is located on the south west of Bangladesh which exposes it to constant climate hazards such as cyclones, tidal surges, riverbank erosion, salinity intrusion and more. Salinity intrusion particularly affects the community as there is crop production damage leading to unstable livelihoods and scarcity of drinking water. People residing in the union are suffering every year from cyclones and heavy rainfall. Saline water enters into farming lands and limits farmers ability to cultivate their lands. Through the project initiatives, the vulnerable women will be united through establishing self-help groups (SHG) and be trained on different development issues for adopting climate change mitigation and reduction of disaster risks through project implementation. At the same time, through SHG formation, they will aware on women rights, participate in different events like conflict resolution, gender and development, accumulate savings for future development and thus they will be empowered in their villages, communities and lead other women to engage with local government bodies. By organizing selected families into community organizations (Self Help Groups) to address to their needs as poor and marginalized they can collectively address their social and economic needs and are able to respond to Climate Change Adaptations and Mitigations (CCAM) and Reduce Disaster Risks (DRR) in the mos…

Published by

CAFOD · International NGO

Countries

Bangladesh

Sectors

Vocational trainingFood crop production

Focus

Environment · Main focus

Funded by

Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)

Implemented by

Bangladesh Association for Sustainable Development

Published by CAFOD to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Jun 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-CHC-285776-BAN253.

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