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Agricultural interventions and investment options for climate change in drought and saline - flood prone regions of Bangladesh
Bioforsk / Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, 2014Rice is the staple food in Bangladesh and crucial for the food security in the country. The alluvial soil deposits, through an extensive river network across Bangladesh, have contributed to a fertile land with high rice productivity potential. However, the frequent occurrence of floods, salinity and drought has repeatedly threatened the food security especially in the rural areas.DocumentRethinking Social Protection Using a Gender Lens
Overseas Development Institute, 2010The role of gender in social protection is complex, shaping the types of risks tackled, how they are tackled, public buy-in and programme implementation practices. However, the extent to which gender has been integrated into social protection approaches has been uneven at best.DocumentRethinking Social Protection Using a Gender Lens
Overseas Development Institute, 2010The role of gender in social protection is complex, shaping the types of risks tackled, how they are tackled, public buy-in and programme implementation practices. However, the extent to which gender has been integrated into social protection approaches has been uneven at best.DocumentChild Marriage in South Asia
Center for Food Safety, 2013Child marriage is a human rights crisis occurring on an alarming scale in South Asia. South Asia accounts for almost half of all child marriages that occur globally. Child marriage does not constitute a single rights violation; rather, every instance of it triggers a continuum of violations that continues throughout a girl’s life.DocumentChild Marriage in South Asia
Center for Food Safety, 2013Child marriage is a human rights crisis occurring on an alarming scale in South Asia. South Asia accounts for almost half of all child marriages that occur globally. Child marriage does not constitute a single rights violation; rather, every instance of it triggers a continuum of violations that continues throughout a girl’s life.DocumentClimate change, food security and trade linkages in South Asia
2013This briefing paper examines the linkages between climate change, food security and trade in South Asia.DocumentOpportunities and challenges in rice seeds trade between India and Bangladesh
2013This paper focuses on understanding the potential benefits which rice seeds trade between India and Bangladesh can bring in order to address challenges of availability and accessibility of quality rice seeds by increasing the supply in both the countries.DocumentTemporal Change Detection (2001-2008) Study of Sundarban
Jadavpur University, India, 2010This focuses on the Sunderban region and works to identify, map and classify vulnerable islands using satellite imageries/data (time series analysis). It looks at land use and land cover status for the period between 2001 and 2008 and estimates temperature rise over land and sea, provides an assessment of rainfall and cyclone trend over the island system and an estimation of sea level rise.DocumentRice seed production and use in Bangladesh and India: need for bilateral cooperation
2014Rice seed production, marketing, distribution situation in Bangladesh and India is not considered to be efficient. This paper highlights the low availability and accessibility of modern varieties (MV) rice seeds in these two countries, resulting in low yields and low production.DocumentEfficiency analysis of classroom infrastructure for primary education in Bangladesh
Evidence on Demand, 2014The Directorate of Primary Education in Bangladesh, under the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, is implementing the Third Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP 3) from July 2011 over a period of 5 years.Pages