Water Management
Water Management
Water is a major natural resource in Bangladesh. Rivers, wetlands and seasonal inundations are the lifeblood of the country. IUCN Bangladesh tries to address the issues of water quality in different water bodies; assessment, conservation and management of wetlands; wetlands and biodiversity through attainment of increased awareness and understanding of the nature and effects of quality of return flow on ecosystems; a better understanding of the causes and effects of increasing salinity intrusion/ level in the coastal ecosystem; environmental assessment of the present day water management and practices with focus on fisheries and ecosystems; and raising public awareness of the impacts of climate change and the IPCC/ UNFCCC processes.
GOAL
Improved livelihood through sustainable management of wetlands and wise use of water and wetlands resources.
OBJECTIVES
To contribute in capacity building of GoB, institutions and others for water and wetland resources management
To promote the protection, conservation and sustainable use for livelihood security
To demonstrate a viable community based wetlands resource management practices
To raise awareness and understanding of equitable use of water resources of the country
KEY AREAS OF INTERVENTION
Community based water and wetland resources management
Disaster management
Poverty reduction
Community participation and livelihood development
Transboundary water management
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT
Community based wetland resource management system developed and practiced
Prepared WSSD document for GoB
Mobilized community people for conservation of wetland biodiversity
Swamp forest restored in some degraded wetland ecosystem
Zoning of critical areas in terms of environmental flow
Develop GIS map of the critical flow areas
Develop a protocol for assessing environmental flow requirement
Demonstrate the assessment through a pilot intervention in Cox’s Bazar
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Restoration, rehabilitation and sustainable management of wetland ecosystem
Community based aquatic resources management for livelihood enhancement
Transboundary watershed management
Policies, legislations and effective institutional mechanism for water resource management
Water and climate change issues
