Extended Community Climate Change Project-Drought (ECCCP-Drought)

About this project

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT The main objective of the project is to increase the resilience of climate vulnerable-communities in drought-prone areas of Bangladesh. This objective is expected to be achieved by implementing activities covering three main components: i) improved institutional and technical capacities to address climate change-induced drought, ii) increased availability of surface and ground water for irrigation and drinking, and iii) drought-resilient livelihoods created through sustainable agricultural production. Related activities are reported below: Component/outcome 1: Improved institutional and technical capacities to address climate change-induced drought This first component intends to build capacities among government institutions and NGOs to address climate change impacts, particularly related to droughts. This will be achieved by improving capacities among different interrelated scales of institutional and community organisations: at the ministry, subnational, and at community levels. Result 1.1: Enhanced capacities of government institutions to implement and monitor water resources management and climate change (CC) adaption projects Activity 1.1.1: Establishment of climate Change unit at the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) The BMDA is the key government organisations, which has been working in irrigation development, water management and crop production in the drought-affected areas of the country. However, the BMDA has a limited tech…

Published by

Green Climate Fund · Multilateral

Countries

Bangladesh

Sectors

Multisector aid for basic social services

Focus

Climate adaptation · Main focus

Funded by

Green Climate Fund

Implemented by

Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (Bangladesh)

Published by Green Climate Fund to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Jul 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41317-SAP026.

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