Urban Demonstrators Initiative for Climate and Water Resilient Urban Infrastructure in Bangladesh – Second Cycle

About this project

The Urban Demonstrators Initiative for Climate and Water Resilient Urban Infrastructure in Bangladesh – Second Cycle aims to scale people- and nature-centric on-site water solutions across eight additional pourashavas (municipalities).Building on two successful pilot sites, the project applies a fast-tracked, community-driven methodology – Urban Demonstrators (UDs) – to enhance climate resilience, livability, and inclusive governance in rapidly urbanising towns.Through small-scale, co-created interventions using locally sourced materials and workforce, the project addresses urgent water-related challenges while fostering ownership, sustainability, and peer learning. UDs focus on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for stormwater management, public space revitalisation, and local employment. Pourashavas contribute in-kind and financial resources, while a mobile platform ensures transparency and community feedback for long-term operation and maintenance (O&M).This second cycle targets vertical upscaling of the UD model to six to eight pourashavas, complemented by a roadmap for broader replication (horizontal upscaling) and strategic engagement with international financiers and national authorities. A robust enabling environment will be created through local capacity development, O&M planning, and a city-to-city learning network.Ultimately, the project contributes to breaking the Build-Neglect-Rebuild (BNR) cycle and supports alignment between community-led action and national goals,…

Published by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency · Government

Countries

Bangladesh

Sectors

Water sector policy and administrative managementWater resources conservation (including data collection)River basins developmentEducation and training in water supply and sanitation

Focus

Good governance · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Implemented by

Stichting IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Accountable

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Published by Netherlands Enterprise Agency to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 6 Dec 2024 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27378529-PVW5I24007.

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