Environmental Linkages to Population Health and Wellbeing in Coastal Areas of the Bay of Bengal (EnHealth-BoB)
EnHealth-Bob is a network created among stakeholders in the Bay of Bengal to link information and data from both public health and climate change domains, to promote appropriate policy action plans.
Cyclone resistant causeway across the Buckingham Canal
Causeway to access the seaside in Ramudupalli Palem
Only the Buckingham Canal separates the village of Ramudupalli Palem in Andhra Pradesh from the coast of the Bay...
Saving water and energy with an efficient irrigation system
Poovula Doruvu's sprinkling system
Poovula Doruvu is a village of 550 people located only 1 km from the coastline of the Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh. The...
Drainage and irrigation channel renovation with assessment of piped water
Thangal Perumpulem's renovated drainage and irrigation channel
Thangal Perumpulem, a village 1 km away from the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu, had an...
Pond renovation, bund and shutter construction
Kadapakkam's renovated pond and bund construction
The village of Kadapakkam with its 600 inhabitants is located around 4 km from the coastline of the Bay of Bengal...
Drinking water system repair and training
Pillai Colony's new water taps
Pillai Colony, a coastal village of 160 inhabitants located on the shore of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu, has been facing severe...
Harvesting rainwater through irrigation pond and channels
Motumala's water channel
The village of Motumala, which with its approx. 4,200 inhabitants lies 2 km from the coast of the Bay of Bengal in...
Preventing flooding through a coastal bund
Perumalpettai's coastal bund for flood protection
Located along the low-lying coastal area of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu, only 500 m from the coast, the village...
Drinking water filtration and distribution system
Dasaraju Palli's water filtration unit
The village of Dasaraju Palli in Andhra Pradesh is located around 16 km from the coast of the Bay of Bengal. Clean drinking...
Flood protection through a backwater river bund
Nadupalayam's backwater river bund protecting people and land
The village of Nadupalayam is located 2 km from the shore of the Bay of Bengal...
Flood protection through a wing-wall river bund
Kaduvetti's wing-wall river bund
Kaduvetti, a village located 2.5 km from the shore of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu and home to 52 families, is severely affected...
Preventing flooding through bund strengthening and shutter construction
Kumarakudi's strengthened bund protecting arable land
The coastal village of Kumarakudi in Tamil Nadu with its 2,000 inhabitants is located 3km from the seashore on...
NCAP Bangladesh: Noakhali
Description of the Study Area
Map of Noakhali District
Noakhali is one of the coastal districts of the country. The district has an area of 3600.99km² and is bordered by...
Policy briefing on Climate Change in Sri Lanka
Policy briefing on Climate Change in Sri Lanka
Policy Briefing - Climate Change in Bangladesh
Policy Briefing - Climate Change in Bangladesh
Bangladesh NCAP Project
Introduction
The coastline of Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to the sea level rise in the Bay of Bengal on account of the low-lying deltaic environment. The tropical cyclones,...
Flooding
Bangladesh is located on a floodplain of three major rivers and their tributaries. One-fifth of the country is flooded every year, with up to two-thirds in extreme years, due to...
