by Farha Khan and Afrina Choudhury. At Ganges Regional Research Workshop of the Challenge Program on Water and Food/Water Land and Ecosystems (CPWF/WLE), May 2014

1. Ganges Basin Development Challenge
IFAD sponsored series of knowledge
fairs/workshops
Farha Khan and Afrina Choudhury, WorldFish

2. ‘Changing Landscape:
Prospects of Climate Change
29 May 2014’
 CPWF working within a region defined by hydrology
challenges resulting from multiple factors, impacts of
climate change being one of them
 Farmers continually adapting farming systems
 These systems can be more resilient, diversified and
productive in face of future drivers of change
 The workshop drew attention to the often neglected
water landscapes, such as ghers and sorjan systems,
that are the result of farmer innovation.

3. i)Galda- fresh-water
system
Bagda- salt-water system,
iii) Sorjan system,
iv) Agriculture in Gher and
Sorjan systems, and
v) Fisheries in Gher and
Sorjan systems

4. The why’s, how’s and scope of the
systems

5. Research new
methods &
technologies
Saline
tolerant
Biodiversity
conservation
Technical
support
intensification
Water
mgt,
drainag
e
Value
chain

6. “Participatory Action Research: State of the Art
for Research in Development in Bangladesh”
14-15 July, 2013
• In collaboration with
CIMMYT and Practical
Action
• Enabled key actors and
experts involved in the
theory and practice of
participatory action
research to be brought
together to share their
experiences.

7. Objectives
Bring together
key actors with
experience in PAR
across fields of
interest
share and
document lessons
learned from PAR
practice in
Bangladesh
Build a collective
agenda for taking
PAR for research in
development
programs forward
in Bangladesh
PAR Characteristics
Joint
Ownership
Equity in
Process
and
Outcomes
Supporting
ongoing
Change
Scaling for
Impact

9.  The workshop also aimed
to:
 Build personal commitment
regarding actions on PAR
 They have been grouped
into the following areas of
personal commitments:
practice, learn, share &
influence.

10. Outcomes
gain an understanding of the
problem areas for women in
agriculture and share ideas
around new opportunities and
strategies for adaption in the
face of climate change.
creation of a network to
share knowledge and
strategies of women facing
the challenges in high
saline areas

11. Outcomes
opportunity to help other
people (researchers,
government and other
agency staff) who may be
in a position to help
farmers

13. Questions?