Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Goal in Climate Vulnerable Areas of SW Bangladesh

The WaSH program aims to respond to the need for greater climate resilient access to water, sanitation and hygiene services (WaSH). These facilities need to be able to withstand disasters and planned with consideration of potential climate change impacts in the future if they are to remain sustainable. However, consultations have highlighted as this business case has been developed, that a key aspect to communities being able to sustain the health and development benefits that access to WaSH brings, is building the resilience of the community and their ability to plan and adapt for future scenarios. This means that after a post-emergency, communities will not find their lives dragged back to ‘square one’ and resort to drinking unsafe water and open defecation. For this to be achieved WaSH program will also support the local government to understand their communities’ needs and plan effectively for emergencies.

The WaSH program aims to respond to the need

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