Developing community managed nature-based cyclone resilience in coastal Bangladesh
Almost every year, southwestern coastal Bangladesh faces severe cyclones resulting huge loss and damage. The impacts are more severe then 2 decades back for the same intensity due to loss of natural forest/vegetation barrier. Salinity has been increasing desertification. Planting and nurturing around 10,000 salt tolerant plants/mangrove snapper for 5 years would create a significant natural barrier. Community management system for the same would result in better ownership and shared livelihood options.
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Your objective addresses a highly relevant climate risk in coastal Bangladesh, particularly cyclone impacts intensified by the loss of natural vegetation barriers. The focus on nature-based solutions (salt-tolerant plants and mangroves) and community management is a strong point and aligns well with long-term resilience and local ownership.