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Report on Ganges BDC Reflection Workshop1

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Coordination and Change Enabling Project 5

Ganges Basin Development Challenge
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Introduction

A two days Reflection event of Ganges Basin Development Challenge Program was held on April

1 and 2, 2012 at Hotel Lake Castle, Gulsan 2, Dhaka.

Mr. William J. Collis, Director The WorldFish Center, Bangladesh & South Asia Office, started

the workshop activities with his speech. He mentioned this is a global research program with an

integrated approach to issue CGIAR of local expertise for a comprehensive effect. The CGIAR

works in lined with the host Governments. The goal of the Ganges Basin Development

Challenge is to initiate a real effort with the Governments efforts. This time work is being done

at the delta, i.e. the polders of Bangladesh. Lessons learnt here could be used at other places.

By looking at issues of Bangladesh, CGIAR can deal with issues those are beyond Bangladesh

Government. The government has to make decisions in terms of agriculture. The outcome of

this project is going to shape the future of the delta area.

After Bill Collis speech, Dr Boru Douthwaite states that, this is a global event and part of what

Ganges basin projects are going to do. A group like this, which includes 11 Bangladeshi

organizations, 2 Indian organizations and 2 universities, is required to monitor issues like

salinity. This is what is going to take the program forward and go beyond the second phase.

Equity could be achieved by creative management. This could be used by global program to

guide CGIARs global communications.

CGIAR would be wholesale of CPWF, i.e. a programmatic approach to research and

development of CGIAR research programs. As part of that integration, there would be a funding

cut to all six basin development challenges, 21% budget cut starting from June. This is aimed to

push forward efficiency

On the basis of William J. Collis and Dr. Borus speech there was a discussion with the workshop

participants.

Discussion

Question was asked by T P Tuong, Consultant, G1 demanding clarity in reason for cut. CRP 5

wants to move up but the cut is across all other projects not only the Ganges.

Boru Douthwaite (gives the big picture in response to T. P. Tuong)

CPWF is going to go into CRP 5. None of the CRPs has got the full budget they asked for. CRP 5

has only got 77% of what it asked for. This is a relatively low budget. Now how do wemanage

this with least harm? Solution: Ganges could be picked up by CRP 1.3. The decision was then

reversed.

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CRP 5 is not focusing on things we are doing here. We want to talk individually on how to

continue with good results with the new budget constraint. Future funding is very possible.

Workshop Presentation

After the discussion, all Gs (G1 to G5) did their presentation one by one. Individual projectpresentation starts with G1.

From G1, presentation was done by T P Toung, Consultant, The International Rice Research

Institute (IRRI). Project G1 is about resource profiles, extrapolation domains and land use

patterns. G1 has completed latest liaison with BWDB. Introduction of BWDB representatives,

identified as most important. In their presentation they have shown and discussed with

expected output and their achievements of last year.

Expected output:

1. Geo database with all thematic conclusions including socioeconomics.2. Two scales: focus and coastal zone. This would be used to change the behavior of our

agents, NGOs, GOs and extension agents. Scale up technology.

3. Data map.4. Land use plan based on all of those. Involve local organizations. Hopefully they (GOs)

will use our things in their regional planning.

Ganges (G1) achievements of last year:G1 met a seasonal rise in Boro, Aush and Aman rice cropping patterns in Bangladesh. Aush

created lot of noise at IRRI through the first map of Aush. This info would be useful for planning

purpose. Study sites geo-referenced.

Mouja maps are smallest geo unit census data. LGED digitized all the Mouja maps for the

three polders. Data is important for socioeconomic survey in these polders. With this Mouja

boundary Ganges can geo-locate all those household survey data.

Results of salinity level monitoring:

Shipsa river is with higher salinity in June. Salinity in Bangladesh is seasonal. Upstream ofseawater has an effect on salinity. Salinity drops to 1 ppt during monsoon water flow. This

can be used for irrigation. Further, downstream salinity is higher compared to upstream

from June to March. From July its below 1 ppt. in mid-February it increases to 2 ppt. We

understand after February we cannot flush into the river water. Monitoring of salinity data

have been done under project of IWM. There are rainfall and exasperation stations.

SRDI outputs:

Four salinity stations have been established. Establish difference between soil salinity and

water salinity. Figure: from 2001 to 2009, soil salinity is thick within March and May. Relate

this with rainfall. During monsoon, soil salinity drops. Soil texture map: finds crop suitability.

65 monitoring stations and surveys helped prepare this map.


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terms, simple plans for distribution etc.

Aman variety has improved, despite water stagnation and seedbed submergence on 43/2F.

In polder 3 we did Aman evaluation for rice agriculture. There were two ghers one had poor

drainage the other had good drainage. See the difference. Much younger seedlings could

not handle the salinity and depth. Hence it can be said farmer water management has ahuge influence on salinity for Aman rice. There are tradeoffs between what is good for rice

and what is good for fish.

Good news 1: several varieties performed very well. At both salinity levels using old

seedlings, some did not.

Good news 2: we got much poorer crops when we planted much younger seedlings at

deeper water levels.

Boro variety trials are in progress in India in polders 30, 43. Problem in India is with

pumping ground water.

Issues and how we deal with them:

1. Funding uncertainty: According to budget GBDC2. Lack of GBDC advisory committee3. Unrealistic start date: we needed 6 months or so to gear up4. Lack of funds5. Inability to impellent effective early drainage system. This could be improved by

shifting to polder 43.

Opportunity:

1. CPWF innovation grant2. CIBA and CSSBI to collaborate.3. Coordination to water depth

Plans:

1. Build on to what we have started.2. Implement community watershed management activity.3. Maps for many things.

Jahangir Alam, BSMRAU

Brackish order aquaculture is with Bagda and Golda only.

75% of Shrimp culture area is in Khulna. Over 80s and 90s there was considerable conflict

among farmers. When the owners occupation changed, they started to culture shrimp in

their own lands hence conflict got much reduced. 80% farms are operated by their owners

now with average size 9.5 hectare.

Causes of low production:

1. 75% traditional extensive, 24% improved extensive. 1% semi intensive.


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2. Poor land use system due to siltation and presence of organic materials.3. Faulty management such as poor water quality management, poor health

management.

Opportunities:

1. 67% areas under shrimp farming with salinity in coastal area being suitable forshrimp. Now it is done in rotation with rice culture.

2. Improved rice Aman shrimp system3. Dry season is good. It is better not to go for more than two. It is possible to get

550kg/hectare. Nearly 7 varieties of rice at about 4 to 5 ton/hectare

4. Economic benefit for rice prawn.5. Technology is there. 2000 ??are suitable for semi intensive shrimp culture.6. Modified closed system: stocking density 9-15 gm. yield rate of 1250-1885 kg with

FCR.

7. Opportunity for rice: HYVs are available, in addition to local varieties.8. Species diversification: shrimp tilapia, shrimp mud crab, shrimp pangas

Kazi Kabir, WorldFish Center

Homestead: to describe the homestead farming system and to understand current system,

Polder 30 and 40?? has been considered. Three unions were surveyed, based on low lands

and highlands. Areas lower than 3m were considered to be lowlands and areas greater than

3m were considered to be highlands.

Deadlines:

Analysis is to be done by 30 April, respondent questionnaire by 31 May and draft by 30

June.

Interactive session on the G2 presentation was held and lot of discussion done by the

participants.

Sarafat Hossain, BWDB

Nice presentation on economic analysis. I think social issue has been ignored here. That

should be reflected. Traditionally when BWDB started this polderation, main issue was

shrimp development. Most shrimp farmers targeted in an unplanned way. Even in last Aila

they had damages in a great scale. This issue should be reflected in report. We should also

include polders in sub-polders. There is a great impact in landless farmers while converting

from the agro to shrimp farmers.

Jahangir Alam

In the review of Bangladesh, we have lot of data on social impact of shrimp culture. They say

shrimp culture has positive impact but should be done in a structured way. So these areprone to policies at government level. I say shrimp culture and rice are not complacent.


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They could be done if done in the right way. Nature has given the opportunity. Salinity is

increasing but shrimp is only fraction of the reason. Unplanned shrimp culture tends to hold

up saline water and is not flushed. 60 % and more shrimp culture ghers are in lands suitable

for rice culture.

Aditi Mukherji, IWMI

Shrimp culture is economically attractive. But one has to find why it is more attractive for.

Drinking water sources get affected due to salinity of unplanned shrimp gher. Planning is

needed but it might not work in south Asian countries where generally first hand planning

does not work.

T P Tuong

I agree with review. Lots of emphasis is on economy but not on environment. It would be

nice and balanced if both were there. It is important to realize when the ponds are returned

to their own operator, there has been improvement. It depends on whole social structure

like who owns, who farms etc.

Aditi Mukherji

To what Tuong said, these South Asian countries are not easy where there would be rules

etc. Our government aspirations are much higher than implementation ability. Government

might have rules but when you go to the field, the implementation army is totally absent. To

say everything is in the hands of water board is a very simplistic diagnosis. First hand

planning should be land zone planning.

After G2 interactive session Dr. Aditi Mukherji, IWMI, Project Leader of G3 did their

presentation and talked about the issue of water governance and community based

management. This is about how to make people cooperate. This is about physical resource

base. This is about institutions and community characteristics and roles. The aim is to

improve change policies in institutions. After our time we want to implement these in

institutions.

Question is if community is the best way to manage a polder? If it is the way forward? What are the constraints? How to ease if not remove?

Gender is an important component of G3.

Official perspective in water management:

Visiting different bodies, transcribe these notes. As per as community perspective is

concerned the aim is that everybody agrees. In Bangladesh there is internalization of need

for communities but not in India.

We are looking at the transition how peoples participation changed over time. 1960s, 70s:

small scale engineering structure. From 80s onwards we are seeing more involvement of


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communities.

After Aditis presentation an interactive session was held on G3 presentation.

Liz Humphreys

So many interviews, how did you sort out qualitative data?

Aditi Mukherji

There are structured processes. Same questions were asked to different people so it helped

to keep track. Software called Atlas TI which makes the coding mode easy.

Zahir Khan

Have you found any success story in Bangladesh?

Aditi Mukherji

Yes. Polder 22, which is not ours but it is kind of successful. Polder 30 was a bit like IPSWAMtoo. Let us not fall into the trap of comparing LGED and BWDB.

Sarafat Hossain

What is reason of decline?

Aditi Mukherji

In one word let us talk maintenance, mismanagement. The government did not have money

to maintain so wanted community get involved because it was at their interest. We need to

get more result for Bangladesh. I am less confident about local conditions. For global one I

am confident.

Donors are evaluated by the amount of money they push. But maintenance is only about 5%

of total. The owners say I have rehabilitated now government should do rest.

Zaminder did manage before, water board did after that. Communities know if canals are

silted, they still have alternative ways of getting water by pumps etc. they can get by

without maintaining.

Sarafat Hossain

Main issue is vision. Our vision is water resource management in addition to agricultural

development. We are only involving the farmers and others are not getting involved, so

there is conflict. Another reason is shortage of money. We make some service charge. You

should involve all the steps not only paddy culture. That is another challenge. Hence there is

less confidence. These are not income generating people. They need lots of things and so

they think why I should bother.

AHM Kawsher

After ten years what will happen is a major concern. Stakeholders should get training for

their own improvement.


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Zahir Khan

We observed that, along an ongoing project that community participation is well but after

end of the project it is there no more. How to continue in long time?

Aditi Mukherji

I see a tremendous scope of learning. We would find a solution in 3 years which was not

there for 30 years, based on our learning.

Mike Phillips, WFC

It ispoor management vs. better management. Studies of agro management show that if

institutions are managed then economic benefit is substantial. Improved things generate

bigger results.

Sarafat Hossain

You have done some good initiative. You also should get some message from this. IPSWAMis the last stage. Water board polder is big and difficult. Now while lesson learnt, you can

actually command it, about what system could be successful, sustainable in future, like

overdriven projects, initiatives etc.

Aditi Mukherji

Give us a little time.

T P Tuong

There is this thing, project syndrome. If project stops everything stops. How can we make

maintenance in mainstream activity of government and community? Get rid from donor

driven project base and continue.

Sarafat Hossain:

In IWM there is review system. For last 6 - 7 years we have had maintenance budget of 6

crore taka. It is less but is going to increase.

T P Tuong

Role of polder has changed so much in last 50 yrs. The purpose is to close everything in dry

season. Now they would have to take water. Secondly they have no internal cannel. The role

of polder has changed but the design of the polder has not. The role of the polders should

be production oriented.

Sarafat Hossain

Channel I is consulting famers about how to use government policies. Processes are

workable at bottom level. If the rural area keeps beating their drum we want this we want

this then something indeed might happen. Government is there for them.

Camelia

NGOs participation. KGRP saw the communities try to influence NGOS to change theirpolicies through Community Participation Andolon. If they did not like something, they


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would send representatives to that government representative.

After G3 interactive session Zahirul Haque Khan, IWM Project Leader of G4 did their

Presentation

Key Messages: G4 works on the assessment of the impact of anticipated external drivers ofchange on water resources of the coastal zone.

Zahir talks about revised OLM, outputs and impacts. Demand from other Gs to share their

data. Most of the polders in Shatkhira and Khulna have some drainage conditions. How to

see through the future. The effect of external drivers. After Zahirs presentation, Farhana

Akhter Kamal from Institute of Water Modeling presented some slides on salinity

measurement of different rivers of polder number 3, 30 & 43/2F. Polder 3 Ichamoti river,

salinity is 2ppt in early June and drops to 1 in monsoon. This period we have fresh water in

this river.

People want to have high salinity in ghers and salinity is 6. In Shonnashir Char, the water is

less saline. There are agricultural lands. In polder 30, the salinity is higher in June and gets

down in mid-July and is fresh till mid-December and then goes up again. In polder 30, the

water logging is very common problem. Blocking for aqua culture is causing water logging.

Sever drainage condition in Gangarampur.

In Polder 42/3 A, the salinity is very low at .1-.2 ppt until mid of March. So this water can be

flushed for irrigation purpose. In folder 43/2F, inadequate water flow is observed, becauseof lack of structure. So a developed structure can ensure flush of irrigation.

From literature review, interaction with other G4 partners, global drivers, we selected a

preliminary list of external drivers. We circulated this to experts and researchers and asked

them to rank the drivers.

We arranged FGD with fishermen, farmers etc. and got another set of external drivers.

We have a tribulation workshop and from there we have the external drivers and there

rank.

All the groups ranked Trans boundary flow as the no 1 external driver.

After Farhanas presentation, AKM Saiful Islam, Bangladesh University of Engineering and

Technology did his presentation to share the climate change in polder number 3, 30 &

43/2F.

Climate change is ranked number 5!

Projection for polder 3:

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confidence during monsoon. But pre and post monsoon is eligible.

Projection for polder 30:

For A1b, monsoon will shift. A2 scenario will increase overall. A1b increase overall but

precipitation year delayed about one month.

Projection for polder 43/2F Amtoli, Barguna:

A2 precipitation will increase in monsoon and consecutive wet days could be observed in

December. A12 in December in monsoon and pre monsoon.

Next challenge for G4 is to find some potential scenario.

After all three presentations done by G4 team an Interactive session on G4 presentation

was held.

Liz Humphreys

Land use change is a change, it is not a driver.

T P Tuong

Driver of the hydrological model

Masud Ahmed, BWDB

Appropriate wording is needed; it is not the change of flow, why dont you say increase of

flow.

Zahir Khan

It is now 51??; it could be 61?? who knows, by negotiation. Why we are going to say that it

is going to increase? It may increase or remain same. If any policy maker asks me how can

you say it will increase? Then I should say it might be increasing.

Masud Ahmed

Climate change issue is on practice. Prime Minister has requested government of

Netherlands for an alliance in Delta Plan workshop. But now you have list of partners. You

should include CGIS also.

Zahir Khan

I am also on that project. One of the factors is climate change. When we say scenario, there

is no rank. That scenario would have some impact. I did not see involvement of CGIS

beneficial for us. The lead concern is Volkare (Dutch). Partners are CGIS and IWM.

Saiful Islam

We provide them with advice and service. It is important to incorporate different

stakeholders of Delta Plan in this. It is a very good suggestion.

Liz Humphreys

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Zahir Khan

Population growth is one driver. Increase would lead to use of water. We have models to

assess the impact of population growth.

Liz Humphreys

Im impressed with all I have seen today. At the workshop in May, I had a comment there, I

remember you (Zahir) said our work can be useful now I see you and Tuong working

together. I think that is a story that should be highlighted sometime.

T P Tuong

I would like to thank G4 group. They are very ambitious. At the end if you can deliver, I am

going take all my cloth off to show how much am I pleased. We should discuss about

general methodology to assess the impact of all the drivers in the hydrology. I have not

heard a very good methodology. What are the boundary conditions? What are they? What

you do with them? How does swat help evolving this? You might also have more tools if you

have different climate changes then swat.

Zahir

We have medium say up to herding bridge. It is the output of my 11 page input. Also

potential based on drivers. Some can be derived from G1. Swat from upstream.

T P Tuong

Excellent opportunity. But G1, G2 and all the other Gs will not be able to do this. I would call

on BWDB to come forward, if you have projects on the polders do it with us.

Liz Humphreys

What about improvement of drainage management?

Saiful Islam

In some cases the water usage are conflicting. Farmers need fresh water, shrimp producers

need saline water.

Sarafat Hossain

You showed some cannel. There some bleaching has occurred after so many cyclones. We

closed so many carts. So BWDB is now visiting total management system improvement. We

are going to study, then implement. We logically move towards 130 polders. That is out

mission and these plans would help us achieve that. All polders would be taken care of.

After G4 presentation and interactive session the first day workshop activities has ended up

with thanks by Boru Douthwaite

The 2nd

day session has started with the presentation by Kevin T. Kamp, Deputy Regional

Director, WorldFish Center on CRP 1.3

CRP 1.3, Agro Aquatic program is about working together as a whole team. It has potential


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specifically for the poor and vulnerable. One bad thing is the real level of poverty. How can

we break this cycle and reduce poverty in a real way? We can do this by working together.

The farmers have their research. We need to take that research to build research capacity of

farmers. And aid farmers in their own research for some of their own problems. This is

about moving from the hands of the researcher in the hands of farmer.

Gender transformative:

Some programs in the past dealt with Womens role outside home and beyond. What is the

impact of these researches specifically to women? This is about improving womens

accessibility to productivity and resources.

CRP in Bangladesh:

Eight hubs defined in other programs. We would like to start with the southern hubs. We

talk about Khulna and got to widen that out a little and include a larger salinity affected

area. We are going to work on crops and fish.

Management of local water resource:

This is the key to move this program forward. What we would like to do is to begin to

create communities of farmer researchers. We got to work better to engage our researchers

in Bangladesh to work close with these communities and build relations

Culture of learning:

We are not driving research or agenda. We are working for people who are moving with

research and agenda and seek help of us.

We want women to participate in this research. We want women to raise their voice in

decision making in policy levels.

We should take the strength on this room on field level to move forward. An interactive

session was held after Kevins presentation.

Aditi Mukherji

We are looking not at internal public good as CGIAR. How is our mandate different from the

NARS? CGIAR by definition` looks international. NARS is local. Is our mandates are

overlapping?

Kevin Kamp

No, different mandate. It is like how we can support NARS internationally. All these should

be focused on local agendas to address local problems.

Boru Douthwaite

As AAS program representative, CPWF is responsible for this group. We are beginning to seethe benefits of working together, as a program, as a team. Partnerships we building and


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benefits are coming. We want to grow that. We need space to do that. So we need a

strategy to go forward. From 1.3 perspectives, there is lot of difference that 1.3 claim. There

are differences in terms of space, for this work to go forward, then 1.3 in my point of view, a

great opportunity. Hence I joined 1.3 to take forward what the CPWF is trying to do. That

endorses what Kevin is asking on us.

Response to Aditi is part of our global learning would be about R&D. how we develop

partnerships to reach people, whom we have not been able to reach with conventional

approach etc.

Liz Humphreys

We do need a process about who is going to talk to who about migrating to the GANGES

BDC. For the risk program of GBDC, it would be helpful to have a timetable about who is

going to talk to who and when.

T P Tuong

Im sure AAS has a structure and a team, we also have ours. What is the process of two

teams to work together?

KevinKamp

You do have a coherent team. I would like to discuss with some of you for the rest of the

data. I do not want to build a whole new team. But how are we going to cohere and do we

need some others?

Aditi Mukherji

Which teams are there in 1.3?

Kevin Kamp

BWDB, IMWI, WFC. We need more CG partners in this room.

George Pamela, WFC

Contractually what is going to happen is dependable with funding flows. If contracts are

with IMWI, then you will be contracted by WFC. CRP is also fundraising as the current CPWF,

bilateral funding. Not being funded by councils. This is structured, we are going to bring

from lobby donors.

Kevin

WFC has many programs in Bangladesh and we are looking at how it would contribute to

ours.

Liz

Keep the name of CPWF to GBDC program. Dont think there would be problems to

distinguish.

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of sluice gates. They are not properly flushing the adequate waters for irrigation.

Zahir Khan

G4 and G3 need to work together.G2 is already there.

Liz HumphreysThe most important thing is to bring together these partners.

Mike Philips

Do we have some indicators? We are talking about trade off etc. at some stage we got to be

quantitative and find indicator.

Aditi Mukherji, G3 project leader shared their result and participated the discussion

session.

Kevin Kamp

How conflicts are resolved? Do you have a conflict resolution plan?

Aditi Mukherji

We should be able to. Questionnaire has been designed with related questions.

Moniruzzaman, Shushilon

In our survey, there were points on what the conflicts are, how they are being resolved,

what they suggest to manage and mitigate conflicts etc. It was found that some do not even

agree there are conflicts. Informal institutions and UP plays main role in resolving.

T P Tuong

When you discuss with farmers about conflicts mostly they discuss present. G3 is forward

looking. Our vision is three crops a year. Is there any way how we are going to prepare

them? How do you see that in future? The way we design questionnaire, can we make it

forward looking?

Aditi Mukherji

There were questions like if things remain as usual what do you see in your polder in next 10

years? If things improve then what and what is important to you?

T P Tuong

Huge potential for polder 43/2 F. Can we build the question after having the knowledge?

Like if you grow Boro and Aman how do you improve to manage to cope with that?

Aditi Mukherji

Good. Wherever we do not have done the fieldwork we can include these questions.

Camelia Dewan, IWMI

In lots of areas, where women do not have intensive they are passive. Some might want to


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join an upper position which is their incentive.

Parvesh Kumar, IRRI

Dont you think water itself is intensive?

Aditi Mukherji

There are other ways to get water. At least in the short term no cooperation is needed on

that regard. I think there can be mental incentive also.

End of G3s result sharing, T P Tuong, principal scientist, IRRI shared the result of G1 and

discussed on it.

T P Tuong

In the coastal zone 20% is homestead. That is big. That means productive land is higher. I

believe developing homestead economy will improve livelihood. Develop tenants. I think

our BDC has a component homestead.

As for drivers; I hope that G3 can build some questions to see if farmers are aware of those

drivers. Public awareness is important in climate change management.

As for drinking water, we do not do it in our BDC. But we got to think of it for the future.

Camelia Dewan

Shushilon had a checklist about how do u see this polder changing in ten years? That

talked about climate change. They talked about dams, water harassment. So you know they

are aware and we are also developing it.

Aditi Mukherji

We can share our checklist and we can discuss missing issues.

Parvesh Kumar

Whether we are going to include groundwater or not? Does not matter how we do but we

got to do.

AKM Kausher

Arsenic contamination. People are drinking pond water.

Nowsher Sarder

We have a vast project on homestead. Huge data is available.

T P Tuong

Kabir and Karim are reviewing literature.Get information from Nowsher.

Parvesh Kumar

Flushing is nothing new. Nothing has been discussed about all four of us taking a small area

and working on that. How to manage that? If we four are together only then that can


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happen. Separate target domains are not going to work unless we four show a

demonstration.

Boru Douthwaite

I understand that. What you suggested is what G2 got started; to put ideas into practice. But

to do it as a proper integrated approach. That would be the vision for 1.3. That is what

AAS has to offer. 1.3 is about anything. It is about action research.

After the result sharing by G1-G4, Dr. Nowsher Ali Sarder, Basin Leader did G5 presentation.

Distribution is another problem as well as land tenure policy. Share cropping or leasing has

to be thought about as well. There is free water during tide. In North Bengal 25% the owner

is getting. We got to think about sharing. There is more water due to sea level rice. The

variety trial produced 3 ton. Hence if we want 5 we should shift to Boro.

Salma Sultana, World Fish CentreSalma Sultana, Communication Coordinator did presentation of Ganges Information &

Communication strategy discussed about the audiences, messages, interventions and

implementation plan. She talked about capacity building: Contract consultants. Develop

own communication timeline for start to end i.e. from project launch to when would results

be ready. It is a documented process. Timeline frame has been developed by Peter

Valentine; Project leader of Nile basin.

Afrina Choudhury, World Fish Centre

Afrina Choudhury, Gender specialist, WorldFish did the presentation on Gendermainstreaming in Ganges BDC. She explained how to mainstream gender in the projects?

Training BNPS batches. Two days 30 participants.

Emdad Hossain, World Fish Centre

Emdad Hossain, M&E Specialist, G5 did presentation on Monitoring and evaluation strategy.

All the Gs are in outcome phase. So it is essential to see we are in track or not. That answer

would be coming from M&E to ensure right time right direction. We need to think about the

budget. Which activity or milestone we need to revise. Budget line is one of the most

important indicators now to monitor project.

After G5 team presentation, an interactive session was held on G5 presentation.

Aditi Mukherji

Our policies are different. We do not think G3 should be doing land tenure policies. I take

strong exception on doing crop information when half of the FGDs are done.

Boru Douthwaite

We should not get into lack of understanding. G5 needs to understand what G3 does.

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Point taken.

Sarafat Hossain

For the external communication I think you should put stakeholder because there are other

communities.

Mostly in our country we have mobile network so that should be there as well.

For the training slide, I think if you train people rather they can train.

Salma Sultana, WFC

Details are provided in our draft.We are taking G2s support for farmer cross visit. We are

doing process documentation. Wiki etc. I am doing on behalf of Ganges. Other Gs can give

me all documents then I can keep them in our wiki website. As for Bangla document, we are

planning for newsletters. We have developed TVC and are planning to develop another one.

This is a good suggestion. G3, G4 can give me there videos so that I can put it on YouTube

etc.

T P Tuong

I think you should have a matrix. An agent; platform to deliver message.

Salma Sultana

I have shared matrix.

T P Tuong

The capacity building is important. The need of training should be cleared.

Thirdly the communication document is not inspiring. Ii is too long. Who is it for internal or

external? If internal then it is too long. The messages are too global. We are looking at

downstream end and coastal zone. Focus on coastal zone. Give punch and focus on what

we are doing here. Sharpen.

Boru Douthwaite

Nice discussion.

Liz Humphreys

As for the policies of this afternoon it is not bilateral unless we see issues. It is Best to

discuss in the bilateral meeting.

Camelia Dewan

Thanks for the presentation. Shushilon has met with all UNOs etc. people are anticipate that

we should come back and share. We have list of participants for your use. How are other Gs

going to give information to you? From G3s perspective of training, we are done.

Parvesh Kumar

How do you plan to incorporate gender layer in land wise? Censes data at Mouja level show

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Boru Douthwaite

We need more bilateral discussion.

Aditi Mukherji

We are interviewing female members from IMCA, female households, LCS groups, farmers.

That is how we can bring gender perspective.

Parvesh Kumar

Do we have geo-reference data on that?

Moniruzzaman

At polder level; the village via which we conducted.

Parvesh

Will that be useful when we are targeting within polder?

MoniruzzamanNot full polder. Our FGDs were related to particulars,

Liz Humphreys

There will be something which you can include in your data Parvesh. Gender disaggregated

information, innovations particularly good for women. Where do we hold training? Asses

what are the needs, who they are etc.

Afrina Choudhury

That is part of the training plan. It would be in Barisal and Khulna because we want to do it

in field.

Boru Douthwaite

Emdad has renegotiated all his OT.

T P Tuong (on the composite)

Incentive is an output. This is a new column to me. Usually we have output then target. It is

unclear because it is under output. It has an arrow pointing to something. I do not know the

logic for this.

Emdad Hossain

This column will help to do activities through the actors.

T P Tuong

Thanks for clarification.

Boru Douthwaite

It is basically, we took original OLM. They were too big to communicate. We stripped them

to simple ones. Emdad has taken those stripped and combined them such that it makes

sense, hence you to tell us if it makes sense.The outcome targets of 2014 are not very impressive. Idea is if it would be useful for Ganges


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BDC to have it like his. What you might like to achieve in 2018 and what might be the key

assumptions and risks.

Closing speech by Kevin Kamp

Thanks so much for attending. We are trying to find ways to move along at best as we can.

It has been a very successful workshop. I want to thank everyone. They have spent lots of

time for being here. We cannot do this program without the government units as partners.


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Workshop Schedule

Sunday 1 April Monday 2 April

Session 1

0830 1000

Opening welcome (Bill)

introductions, CPWF updates

(Boru)

Reflection on progress to date

and objectives of the

workshop (Nowsher)

GBDC 5 - Reflection on outputs and

progress to date. How this links with

reality. Plans for the future and what

this means for adjustments to OLMs

and impact pathways. (Nowsher

with:

Communications (Salma) M&E (Emdad) CGIAR Advisory Committee

(Nowsher) Topic Working Groups (Boru) Gender issues (Afrina)

COFFEE 1000-1030

Session 2

1030 to 1110

GBDC 1 Reflection on

outputs and progress to date.

How this links with reality.

Plans for the future and what

this means for adjustments to

OLMs and impact pathways.

(TP Tuong)

EARLY RESULTS IN THE POLDERS

What does this progress mean in the

individual polders and overall basin

challenge? Discussion (plenary or

groups) to identify messages related

to low, medium and high salinity

polders, and cross polder issues. If

groups, would need to report back in

plenary).

11 to 1230 GBDC 2 - Reflection on



Plans for the future and whatthis means for adjustments to


(Liz)

INTERDEPENDENCIES

G1 G2 & G3 G4

G1 G3 $ G2 G4

G1 G4 & G2 G3

(half an hour each)

LUNCH 1230 1400

Session 3 GBDC 3 - Reflection onoutputs and progress to date.

CRP1.3 Aquatic Agricultural Systems


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1400 to 1530 How this links with reality.




(Aditi)

(AAS)

What it is and what it means for

CPWF. (Kevin)

COFFEE 1530 to 1600

Session 4

1600 to 1730

GBDC 4 - Reflection on





OLMs and impact pathways.(Zahir)

Open for discussion on issues not so

far covered, or in need of addressing

(identified during the meeting and

posted in the parking lot)

Potential for G1-4 to meet

individually with G5/CPWF.

1730 to 1800 Daily evaluation

Emerging key messages

Interdependencies

Basin activity calendar

Evaluation of workshop

Closing (Boru/Nowsher/Bill?)

1830 DINNER


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Workshop Participants

Sl # Name Organization Email

1 Andy Nelson IRRI [email protected]

2 Parvesh Kumar Chandna IRRI [email protected]

3 Md. Moqbul Hossain SRDI [email protected]

4 Md. Ahsan Habib LGED [email protected]

5 Md. Sohel Rana LGED [email protected]

6 Md. Manirul Haque IWM [email protected]

7 Md. Salim Bhuiyan BWDB [email protected]

8 Md. Sarafat Hossain

Khan

BWDB [email protected],

9 Md. Fazlur Rashid BWDB [email protected]

10 T P Tuong IRRI [email protected]

11 Liz Humphreys IRRI [email protected]

12 Glenn Gregorio IRRI [email protected]

13 Manoranjan Mondal IRRI [email protected]

14 Md. Farhad IRRI [email protected]

15 Nibir Kumar Saha IRRI [email protected]

16 Md. Hafijur Rahman IRRI [email protected]

17 M A Rashid BRRI [email protected]

18 Sanjida Ritu BRRI [email protected]

19 Akhlasur Rahman BRRI [email protected]

20 Sukanta Sarange CSSRI [email protected]

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21 Subhasis Mandal CSSRI [email protected]

22 Jitendra Sundaray CIBA [email protected]

23 Mike Phillips WFC [email protected]

24 Kazi Kabir WFC [email protected]

25 Manjurul Islam WFC [email protected]

26 Benoy Barman WFC [email protected]

27 S B Saha BFRI [email protected]

28 M J Alam BSMRAU [email protected]

29 Aditi Mukherji IWMI [email protected]

30 Camelia Dewan IWMI [email protected]

31 AHM Kausher IWM [email protected]

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32 Nasim Al Azad Khan IWM [email protected]

33 Mostafizur Rahman IWM [email protected]

34 Prof Tofazzol Hossain

Miah

BAU [email protected]

35 Moshiur Rahman LGED [email protected]

36 Masud Ahmed BWDB [email protected]

37 Md. Moniruzzam Shishilan [email protected]

38 Mustafa Bakuluzzaman Shishilan [email protected]

39 Mahanam Das Shishilan [email protected]

40 Rajashree Nandi Shishilan [email protected]

41 Zahirul Haque Khan IWM [email protected]

42 Bharat Sharma IWMI [email protected]
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