Participatory Climate Action for Vulnerable Brahmaputra-Ganges Basin (PCA)

Goals: Collect, analyze and network science-based data on climate risk management through ecosystem-based environmental research and public participation in climate change-prone floodplains and subtropical saline areas, and network with relevant departments of agriculture, meteorology, environment and universities to make nature-friendly solutions.

Project Objectives:

• To minimize cyclone disaster risks and promote livelihood security of the coastal communities
• To assist carbon sequestration and maintain ecological balance through plantation using ecosystem-based approach
• To plant & regenerate mangroves in the buffer zone for biodiversity conservation.

Project Goal:

To reduce cyclone disaster risks, assist livelihood security of the vulnerable coastal communities especially Sundarban resource harvesters the bawali (thatch/golpata cutter), mawali (honey extractor), jellay (fish & crab harvester) and their families aligned with achieving Sustainable Development Goals.