Water Management Challenges in Coastal Polders of Bangladesh: Rethinking Institutional and Policy Issues

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitute of Development Studies and Sustainability, United International Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Rice Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeAsian Mega-Deltasen_US
cg.coverage.countryBangladeshen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BDen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierKatherine Nelson: 0000-0001-9242-246Xen_US
cg.creator.identifierKatherine Nelson: 0000-0002-2459-9850
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen_US
cg.placeDhaka, Bangladeshen_US
cg.river.basinGANGESen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
dc.contributor.authorBegum, Salmaen_US
dc.contributor.authorHuq, Hamidulen_US
dc.contributor.authorSalahuddin, Ahmaden_US
dc.contributor.authorNelson, Katherineen_US
dc.contributor.authorAmin, Md. Ruhulen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-04T09:17:05Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-02-04T09:17:05Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/172759en_US
dc.titleWater Management Challenges in Coastal Polders of Bangladesh: Rethinking Institutional and Policy Issuesen_US
dcterms.abstractThis report documents the results of the study on “Water Management Challenges in Coastal Polders of Bangladesh: Rethinking Institutional and Policy Issues”. The study was carried out to deeper comprehend the role of Water Management Groups (WMGs) and Water Management Associations (WMAs) in the polders in order to plan for a participatory bottom-up approach and propose policy adjustment for comprehensive water management to increase resilience. For effective water management in coastal polders of Bangladesh, the study recommends that the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) have the overseeing role of managing Water Management Organizations (WMOs), as it has a strong local presence and a mandate for agricultural development. WMOs members also recommended the same. The focus should be on empowering WMOs by outlining their rights, mandates, and responsibilities, ensuring that they remain central in managing polder operations. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) should continue providing essential engineering support and submitting rehabilitation requests based on local needs. By strengthening the coordination among stakeholders and placing WMOs at the centre of water management, these measures can ensure long-term sustainability and resilience for Bangladesh’s coastal communities. This study was conducted by the Institute of Development Studies and Sustainability, United International University and International Rice Research Institute, with the support from the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceNGOsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBegum, S., Huq, H., Salahuddin, A., Nelson, K., and Amin, M. R. 2024. Water Management Challenges in Coastal Polders of Bangladesh: Rethinking Institutional & Policy Issues. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Institute of Development Studies and Sustainability, United International University and International Rice Research Institute. CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas. 35p.en_US
dcterms.extent35 p.en_US
dcterms.issued2024-12en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0en_US
dcterms.subjectfood systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectwater managementen_US
dcterms.subjectsurveysen_US
dcterms.subjectcoastal areasen_US
dcterms.subjectreclaimed landen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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