The coastal areas of Bangladesh are vulnerable to cyclone, sea-level rise, saline water intrusion, rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and other climatic extremes due to the increasing problem of global warming throughout the world. These will seriously affect the lives and livelihoods of coastal communities. Disasters are hovering regularly in this part of the world due to which CODEC has introduced climate change issue in its strategic plan. CODEC is working for strengthening and creating awareness in coastal community as they are the ones that suffers the most during a natural disaster. CODEC believes that a suitable Environmental Policy and Disaster Risk Reduction Policy exists, but there exists poor awareness about them. CODEC possessed skilled human resources in the area of climate emergency and DRD and can incorporate Climate Emergency, Biodiversity and Disaster Management issues in project designs based on our organizational experiences.

DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITY THROUGH RESILIENT LIVELIHOOD AND CHILD PROTECTION – (DRC) PROJECT

Disaster Resilient Community through Resilient Livelihood and Child Protection -(DRC) project is funded by Kerk in Actie and implemented by Community Development Centre (CODEC) with the technical support of ICCO-Cooperation Bangladesh. This project is being implemented at 4 unions (Nilgonj, Mohipur, Lotachapli and Dhulasar union) under Kalapara Upazila at Patuakhali district, where vulnerable people are facing disaster, losing their lives and livelihoods including assets during the time of disaster. The aim of this project is to adapt DRR & climate smart measures by the community for securing 1000 households and their children. Annual Budget of DRC project for the year 2019-2020 is BDT 27,36,800/-.

PROMOTING URBAN CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE IN SELECTED ASIAN CITIES – (BRUC-ASIA) PROJECT

Resilience development is one of the prerequisites of Sustainable Development. This is very important for the less fortunate people especially who live in coastal areas. CODEC is implementing this project to make the urban poor people resilient. The working area of the project is – Ward No 1, Patuakhali Municipality, Patuakhali District, covering approximately 3500 target population. The project is trying to develop agency in people through conducting different kinds of skill development training, workshop as per required. We are also trying to build three types of capacities – absorptive, adaptive and transformative capacities among the urban poor people. The project has profiled the municipality, the stakeholders, development challenges, and assess climate change risks and vulnerabilities. It has also organized kick-Off workshop to establish the Community Stakeholder Group (CSG) and identify the pilot community for the Community Lead project (CLP) & Community Assessment and Resilience Planning (CARP) workshop to examine the community’s key hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities; and to identify a pilot community-led project for implementation.

EMPOWERING LOCAL AND NATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ACTORS PROJECT (PHASE 2) – CODEC ELNHA PROJECT

Empowering Local and National Humanitarian Actors (ELNHA) Project with support from Oxfam Foundation in Bangladesh was initiated in October, 2016 so that vulnerable women, men and children in Bangladesh in the coastal belt will benefit from effective and appropriate humanitarian response and preparedness. The working area of the project is Patuakhali District, Kalapara Upazila – Union: Dulbugonj, Baliatoli&Mohipur. Barguna District, Barguna Sadar Upazila – Union: Noltona, Baliatoli&Badorkhali. 12 Local and National NGOs, Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU), Local government institutions, volunteers and community people (10000 Direct & 60000 Indirect beneficiaries) are the stakeholders of this project.Through ELHNA project, CODEC is supportingstrength, creating voice and insuring space. We are coordinating meeting, working on joint research with Patuakhali Science and Technology University and providing required equipment to CPP and other volunteers. Local humanitarian platform is developed to create linkage with government and conduct collaboration with different need base intervention. Local People and other stakeholder like public sector, NGOs & UN bodies are also supporting this project with great enthusiasm. We are creating opportunity and trying to introduce humanitarian issues including the policy.

NATURE CONSERVATION THROUGH LIVELIHOODS IMPROVEMENT – (NATURE & LIFE) PROJECT

Nature Conservation through Livelihoods Improvement (Shortly Nature and Life) project is funded by USAID and implemented by Community Development Centre (CODEC).Community Development Centre (CODEC) is implementing the project from May 2020 – April 2023. This project is now being implemented at 5 unions (Whykong, Baharchora, Hnila, Teknaf Sadar and Sabrang unions) under Teknaf Upazila at Cox’s Bazar districtwheresignificant environmental degradation and increased distresses of host community has befallen due to Rohingya influx.Restoration of degraded natural environment and well-being of host communities in the Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary landscapes is the goal of this project. Various trainings are being provided through the project to the communities of the corresponding areas to improve the overall livelihood of the people. The project also intends to minimize the forest dependency of the local people and protect the sanctuary for wild animals. Moreover, turtle conservation is also a part of the project.