PROVATi³ Project (Promote Resilience of Vulnerable through Access to Infrastructure, Improved Skills, and Information), financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is implemented by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Bangladesh's most inferior area. The northwestern region of the country is affected by seasonal flooding, river erosions, and low density and quality of rural infrastructure (low percentage of paved roads). This area lacks access to input and output markets, given lousy connectivity. In addition, the population tends to have only one secured agricultural season. The PROVATi3 works to improve rural infrastructure, enhance poor people's ability to generate income, and increase access to flood information at the community level. The project provides last-mile connectivity to stimulate growth/ commercialization through market access (roads and markets), and increases resilience through diversification of incomes, infrastructure design improvements and better maintenance.

Subomponent 2.3: Bangladesh lies within the 1.7 million km2 Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basin with 57 transboundary rivers where 80% floodplain area is exposed to recurring floods. Bangladesh is the highest risk country among 14 Asian developing countries from flood risk assessment under climate change scenarios because of its largest vulnerable population. North-western and north-eastern parts of Bangladesh are mostly affected by flood. The Northern region accommodates poverty-stricken communities challenged with environmental and climatic risk factors. In fact, the area is most vulnerable to flooding than any other part of the country due to the high frequency of riverine, flash floods and the high exposure of poor local communities including char dwellers, to these hazards. Around 12.68% of total population is threatened by climatic hazards where almost 3.5% of that population resides in vulnerable regions (BBS, 2015).

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