Climate-Smart Agriculture and Water Management Project

The development objective of the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Water Management Project for Bangladesh is to enhance climate resilience and productivity of irrigated agriculture and fisheries in targeted schemes. The project comprises of four components. The first component is improved climate resilience of flood control, drainage and irrigation infrastructure systems. It consists of following sub-components: (i) flood control and drainage (FCD) and flood control drainage and irrigation (FCDI) scheme rehabilitation and modernization; and (ii) management transfer and capacity building of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and water management organizations (WMOs). The second component is climate-smart agriculture and fisheries production and marketing. It consists of following sub-components: (i) support to climate-resilient crop production and marketing; and (ii) support to climate-resilient fisheries production and marketing. The third component, project management support will support for project monitoring and evaluation and reporting, including for: impact assessments, financial and procurement management, communication, studies, development of interactive voice response system to promote citizen engagement and community feedback, development of management information system, and installation and use of accounting software. The fourth component, contingency emergency response will provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed.