PROJECTS OF COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
CDP is managing multiple projects; most of the projects are usually related to one another as an ongoing process in order to achieve the organizational vision and goals. For the project implementation, project coordinator works directly under the supervision of the Executive Director. All the project processes are reviewed and monitored through monthly monitoring meeting and fields visits on monthly basis.
Since 1997 CDP has successfully implemented the following projects:
People's Empowerment for Addressing Climate Justice and Environmental Justice (PEACE)
PEACE is strengthening the local capacity on community-driven ecosystem-based climate change adaptation to reduce vulnerability and adverse impacts of climate change in Bangladeshthrough effective and active participation of the extreme poor, socially excluded & most vulnerable communities. EvangelischerEntwicklungsdienste.v (EED), Germany is supporting the project.
PEACE is being implemented in 2 phases.
Phase I (2010-2011): Identification of the existing local knowledge base of local adaptation strategies within a community This phase was successfully completed in March 2011.
Phase II (2011-2014): Community-Driven & Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (CBA) pilots the community component of climate change adaptation, implementing community-based projects that seek to enhance the resiliency of communities, and the ecosystems on which they rely, to climate change impacts. It will generate knowledge and/or demonstrate the way about how to adapt to climate change at the local level.
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Mapping the Battling Stories of Community Resistance
Mapping the Battling Stories of Community Resistance against the Twin Crises (Food crisis & climate Crisis) of the 21st Century in Bangladesh is a reserach project of Coastal Development Partnership supported by Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN).
The objective of this research project is to To determine the capacity of the Bangladesh to achieve food self-sufficiency and build resilience to address the climate crisis by relying on biodiversity-based smallholder agriculture.
Scoping Study on Climate Change and Environmental Education in Asia Pacific
Scoping Study on Climate Change and Environmental Education in Asia Pacific - The case of Bangladesh is a research project supported by CLIMATE Asia Pacific.
The objective of the research was to:
- Recognise the importance of education as an instrument to foster the participation of peoples in cultural, social, economic and political developments;
- Recognise the intensifying effects of climate change and other environmental challenges on vulnerable communities, sectors and sub-regions in Asia Pacific;
- Recognise the role of climate change and environmental education in equipping the people with basic means to involve and participate in policy and program development and implementation, affecting their lives and effectively addressing environmental issues.
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People acting through social mobilization for the conservation and wise use of the wetlands in the southwest coast of Bangladesh
People Acting through social mobilization for the conservation and wise use of wetlands in the south west coast of Bangladesh was a initiative of Coastal Development Partnership to mobilize and aware people about the importance of wetlands. The project was implemented in all the three south west coastal districts.
CDP and four other PNGOs implemented the project with a great success by mobilizing all the key stakeholders (communities, Elected Representatives, Government Agencies, Business Communities, etc.) for the conservation and wise use of wetlandsThe project was supported by Ramsar Secretariat and Government of Japan.
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Safeguarding Coastal Ecosystem from Irresponsible Commercial Shrimp Farming (SECO)
The project targeted 300 commercial shrimp farms and associated stakeholders and the surrounding community of the shrimp farms from the two coastal districts which are closest to the coastal forest; Khulna and Sathkhira in the SW coastal region of Bangladesh. The primary stakeholders of the project are poor women, coastal poor who are working in shrimp farms & processing plants, shrimp farm labourers, Shrimp farmers; Shrimp fry collectors (mostly women and children), shrimp processing and export establishments and shrimp farm owners Bangladesh Frozen Food Export Association (BFFEA) and Journalists. The secondary stakeholders of the project are Community leaders, Government officials, National policy makers and International Shrimp Buyers. The project was supported by IUCN-NL
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Improving Quality of Education for working Children in Khulna city
The successful approach of the project was to make the working children interested for
enrolling schools. So the project planed to provide them with lessons on drawing and cultural
activities along with drawing kits and snacks during classes. Competition on drawing and
cultural events was another attraction for the children. This raise competitive mentality among
the children for wining the first prize which ensured their regular enrollment in the school.
The project also organized community meetings with parents of the children, employers of the
child workers and community leaders to motivate them for regular enrollment of the children
in the schools. These approaches increased the enrolment rate of the children by 22%. This
increasing rate of children’s enrolment encouraged the authority of the beneficiary non- formal
schools to add this components with their previous manual. The project was supported by Winrock International.
Advocacy for Conservation of Bio-diversity in the Sundarban Reserved Forest of Bangladesh
Global Greengrant Funds in Association with the Tides Foundation, USA provided financial support for the project. The project was conducted during 2001-2003 and 2007
Conservation of Coastal Wetland in Southwest Region of Bangladesh
The project was successfully implemented by the support of IUCN-NL in two phases from March 2005 to September 2006.
The southwest coastal region of Bangladesh is an active part of Ganges Delta formed by alluvial soil carried in by the upstream flows. Most of the part of this region (about 70% of the total landmass) are coastal wetlands by nature, that are connected with many estuarine rivers of the Bay of Bengal. The coastal wetlands are very rich in biodiversity and highly biological productive in nature and are the grazing and breeding ground of many marine species. Coastal wetlands also provide habitat for a wide variety of resident and migratory waterfowls. In the 1960s the Coastal Embankment Project (CEP) was initiated to protect saline water entrance to the coastal wetlands.
Reviewing IWRM in Perspective of People’s Wisdom (People’s Traditional Practice on Water Management); A Participatory Action Research supported by
The project was successfully implemented by the support of Water for People’s Network (WPN), Philippines in 2007.
Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change (RVCC)
The project was successfully implemented from 2003 to 2005. The project was supported by CIDA and implemented through Care.
The Sundarban Bio-diversity Conservation Project Watch Group (SBCP-Watch Group)
CDP with the financial support from Action Aid Bangladesh had formed the SBCP Watch Group to critically review and monitor the implementation of the SBCP project of ADB. As a consequence of the criticism of the people and media campaign by SBCP-Watch Group, ADB suspended the project in September 2003. The project was later cancelled in January 2005.
Rice Diversity and Production in the Southwest of Bangladesh
The three-year project funded by DFID through PETRRA project of IRRI & BRRI was accomplished during 2001-2003 and ended successfully on March 31, 2004.
Special Program for Food Security (SPFS)
The project was implemented during 2003- 2007 by the support of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) through the Directorate of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Government of Bangladesh under Japanese Grant (GCSP/BGD/033/Japan).
Capacity Building of Grassroots Partners (CBGP)
The purpose of this project is to build up the capacity and ensure effective information management of grassroots NGOs, CBOs, LEBs and other Civil Society activists on legal movement against Human Rights abuses, creation of social protective measures, etc. ManusherJonno funded the project.
Situation analysis on child rights violation in shrimp sector in southwest coastal region of Bangladesh
The project was supported by Danida and was implemented in 2000.
Ensuring Democratic Rights of the Munda Community of Southwest region of Bangladesh
Ensuring Democratic Rights of the Munda Community of Southwest region of Bangladesh through proper enrollment in ongoing voter list funded by The Asia Foundation, 2008.
Study on Feasibility of Cultivating Meley in wetlands
Supported by Grameen Trust and project was successfully completed in 1999.
An Initiative to strengthen peoples Movement to Ensure Economic Justice
This project was supported by the Action AID Bangladesh , 2004- 2008.
