Projects under CDP

1. Conservation of Coastal Wetland in Southwest Region of Bangladesh: The project has been implemented by the support of NC-IUCN Netherlands in two phases during March 2005 to September 2006 and the budget of the project was total 3195692.00 BDT. The contact person within NC-IUCN for the project was  Ms. Esther Blom, Small Grants for Wetlands Programme, Netherlands Committee for IUCN, Plantage Middenlaan 2B, 1018 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
   
   
2. Awareness Creation among the shrimp Farmers on socially responsive and environment friendly shrimp culture in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh: The project was implemented by the support of World Fish Center in 2006. The budget of the project was total 782144.00 BDT. The contact person within donor agency for the project was Mr. Kudrat-E-Kabir, Program Manager, World Fish Center, House # G-3, Jalil Sarani, Boyra, Khulna-9000, Bangladesh, Tel : +88-041-761207.
   
   
3. Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change (RVCC): The project duration was 2003-2005. The budget of the project for CDP was total 2228425.00 BDT. The contact person within donor agency for the project was Ms. Claudia Schaerer, Coordinator, RVCC Project, CARE Bangladesh, House # 14, Road # 113, Khalishpur Housing Estate, Khulna-9000, Bangladesh.
   
   
4. Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity in the tidal wetlands of the South West Coastal Region of Bangladesh: The project has been successfully implemented by CDP in 2002 by the support of Rufford Small Grant (RSG). The budget of the project was total 474427.00 BDT. The contact person within donor agency for the project was Grants Administrator, The Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation, Fifth Floor, Babmaes House, 2 Babmaes Street, London SW1Y 6RF. The overview of the 1st RSG can be viewed through this web address: http://www.rufford.org/rsg/Projects/Ashraf-ul-AlamTutu.
   
   
5. International Food Security Network–IFSN (Bangladesh Chapter): This 4-year project will be accomplished at the end of 2008. The budget of the project is total 700000.00 BDT. The contact person within donor agency for the project is Mr. Asgar Ali Sabri, Head, Social Development and Economic Justice (SDEJ), Action AID Bangladesh, House # 08, Road # 136, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh, Tel:  +880 2 9894331, 9894216, Cell: 01715329199, Email: asgar@actionaid.org
   
   
6. An Initiative to strengthen peoples Movement to Ensure Economic Justice : The duration is January 2005- December 2008). The budget of the project is total 420, 0000.00 BDT. The contact person within donor agency for the project is Mr. Asgar Ali Sabri, Head, Social Development and Economic Justice (SDEJ), Action AID Bangladesh, House # 08, Road # 136, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh, Tel:  +880 2 9894331, 9894216, Cell: 01715329199, Email: asgar@actionaid.org
   
   
7. Situation analysis on child rights violation in shrimp sector in southwest coastal region of Bangladesh: The project duration was September 2005 to April 2006. The budget of the project was total 1267340.00 BDT. The contact person within donor agency for the project was Mr. Sarder Md. Asaduzzaman, Program Officer, Human Rights and Good Governance (Policy Support Unit), DANIDA, House # CHN 10, Road # 10, Gulshan, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh, Tel: +88-02-8814443. E-mail: sarasa@danida-psu.org.
   
   
8. Special Program for Food Security (SPFS): The project duration was August 2003-July 2007. The budget of the project was total 792000.00 BDT. The contact person within donor agency for the project was Mr. Syed Alef Hossain, Jonal Coordinator (SPFS-Khulna), Department of Agriculture Extension, Khamarbai, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
   
   
9. Rice Diversity Sub Project (RDSP): The project duration was 2001-2003. The budget of the project was total 1790753.00 BDT.  The contact person within donor agency for the project was Dr. Khairul Bashar, Head of the Department, GRS Division and National Coordinator, RDSP-BRRI, Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
   
   
10. Developing Alternative Livelihoods for Shrimp Fry Collectors: The project was implemented by the support of DFID in 2000. The contact person within donor agency for the project was Ms. Debbie Williams, Coordinator, DFID Coastal Shrimp Aquaculture Development, Fisheries Futures, Fisheries Sectors Review, DFID, House # 02, Road # 23/A, Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
    
    
11. The Sundarban Bio-diversity Conservation Project Watch Group (SBCP-Watch Group): The Sundarban Bio-diversity Conservation Project (SBCP) of Asian Development Bank (ADB) was incepted in April, 2000. Before that, CDP had participated in a baseline survey of the “Impact Zone” of the Sundarban under the umbrella of ADAB on the request of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) during 1997-98. But the Project design had completely ignored the opinions/recommendations of the people and NGOs.  As a result, 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. The budget of the project was total 1283000.00 BDT. The contact person within donor agency for the project was Mr. Sardar Arif Uddin, Team Leader, Action Aid Bangladesh, House-08, Road-136, Gulshan-01, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh, Tel: +880 2 9894331, +880 2 9894216, +880 2 8837796, Fax: +880 2 8815087, E-mail: arif@actionaid.org
    
    
12. Study on Feasibility of Cultivating Meley in wetlands: The study was conducted during September 1998- February 1999 and supported by The Grameen Trust. The budget of the project was total 33000.00 BDT. The contact person within donor agency for the project was Dr. Syed Hasmi, Director, Grameen Trust, Bangladesh.
    
    
13. CDP- Action Aid Joint Research Initiative on Livelihood in the Sundarban; The Bangladesh Scenario: The project was conducted during October-December 2004 and supported by Action Aid Bangladesh. The budget of the project was total 266907.00 BDT. The contact person within donor agency for the project was Mr. Sardar Arif Uddin, Team Leader, Action Aid Bangladesh, House-08, Road-136, Gulshan-01, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh, Tel: +880 2 9894331, +880 2 9894216, +880 2 8837796, Fax: +880 2 8815087, E-mail: arif@actionaid.org
    
    
14. Advocacy for Conservation of Bio-diversity in the Sundarban Reserved Forest of Bangladesh: Global Greengrants Funds in collaboration with the Tides Foundation, USA, provided financial support for the project. The project was conducted during 2001-2003, 2007. The budget of the project was total 768547.00 BDT. The contact person within donor agency for the project was Journey Herbeck, E-mail: journey@greengrants.org