With the help of technology, researchers are able to get information and data into the hands of those who need it, faster. As a result, decision makers and farmers are better-equipped to make informed decisions.
While land and water resources are rich in the coastal zone of Bangladesh, they are underutilized, and farmers are challenged by climate change and extreme weather events.
Using existing advances in crop and aquaculture technologies and available water resources, one WLE project is seeks to demonstrate that food security and coastal livelihood improvements are possible.
Community-Based Natural Resources Management has been applied widely, from the forests of Malawi to the coastal zone of Bangladesh. But it appears that leaks are beginning to spring in the CBNRM foundation. No longer considered to be a panacea to natural resource management, many are beginning to recognize the weaknesses and limitations of the approach.
A new film spotlights a research project that demonstrates how the ‘big win’ is actually the result of the convergence of many small interventions. The project improved inland fisheries in Bangladesh from a number of angles that acknowledged the prevailing social system, market and ecosystem dynamics.
