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Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity
Type: Brief
The Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity is a five-year award made by USAID to WorldFish in February 2018. Its aim is to sustain positive aquaculture sector growth through an inclusive market system ...
Cost effective aquaponics for food security and income of farming households in coastal Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The word ‘aquaponics’ is a combination of ‘aquaculture’ (fish farming) and hydroponics (cultivation in water). It raises both vegetables and fish in a limited space at a relatively low financial cost by adding diversification ...
Fish ring microhabitats: Resilience in rice field fisheries
Type: Brief
A habitat is the environment where species such as fish live, feed and breed. A small, specialized area of a habitat (a microhabitat) can be created and managed as a way to attract and encourage a species to use the ...
Climate-smart house: Housing that is cyclone resistant and food, energy and water efficient in Bangladesh
Type: Brief
Since cyclones Sidr (2007) and Aila (2009), communities in southern Bangladesh have increasingly needed to protect their homes and livelihoods from destructive natural disasters. WorldFish embarked on a climate-resilient ...
Vertical agriculture: Suspended horticulture in towers
Type: Brief
The farmers of Bangladesh face many challenges associated with climate change and increases in population. Rising salinity, waterlogging, flooding and storm surges, coupled with a growing population that is expected to ...
Sea level rise and tigers: predicted impacts to Bangladesh's Sundarbans mangroves: a letter
Type: Journal Article
The Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem, shared by India and Bangladesh, is recognized as a global priority for biodiversity conservation. Sea level rise, due to climate change, threatens the long term persistence of the Sundarbans ...
Weather Index Insurance: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Bangladesh Workshop Report, 8-9 September 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Type: Report
WorldFish and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) held a two-day workshop on the topic of Weather Index-Based Insurance: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Bangladesh. Weather index ...
Capacitating Farmers and Fishers to Manage Climate Risks in South Asia (CaFFSA)
Type: Brief
Climate variability has a profound influence on fisheries and agriculture in South Asia, including the service industry and value chains. Progress in weather and sub-seasonal/seasonal forecasting has significantly increased ...
Environmental Compliance and Climate Risk Management in Aquaculture
Type: Brochure
The concept of environmental compliance emerged following the environmental crisis that took place during the 1960s and ’70s, which affected all industrialized economies. In response to the catastrophe, the US Government ...
Vertical agriculture: Homestead horticulture suspended in sacks
Type: Brief
Suspending horticulture in sacks above the ground can result in higher levels of productivity for vegetables when the challenges of unfertile or saline soil, flooding, waterlogging, and land and water constraints are ...