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Technical Methodology Validation Workshop
Description
In Bangladesh, the Bede (snake charmers) or ‘Manta’ communities have made their boat homes since they have no land and rights to land to call their own. They are also denied access to essential living services like education, safe water and sanitation and their rights over the shared pool of resources. The government and non-government organizations have provided limited humanitarian or development assistance. A Coordinated effort is desperately required to improve the living environment of Bangladesh’s boat resident communities. Oxfam Bangladesh and its partners are working on outlining the resilience of the Boat Resident Community (BRC) in different zones of the country. While working, Oxfam hardly found any evidential documents or integrated databases that could interpret the BR community’s existing situation regarding residence patterns, livelihood patterns, access to education, health, gender equality, and rights over the common resource pool. The community is based in different parts, especially in the hard-to-reach area or in the most climate-vulnerable zones, 11 Upazilas of 5 Districts (Bhola, Patuakhali, Barguna, Laxmipur, Barisal, Noakhali and Chandpur). The climate impacts to the community’s life and living in resilience building are yet to be studied. Considering the fact, Oxfam reveals the inevitability of developing an evidential document. However, Geo Planning for Advance Development is working as a study team with Oxfam to develop an evidential document to understand the existing socio-economic status and the impact of climate-induced vulnerabilities, which are the primary barriers to ensuring community resilience. In this connection, 11 March 2023, Saturday, a consultation workshop titled “Technical Methodology Validation Workshop” has organized by Geo Planning for Advance Development (GPAD) with Oxfam and partners at Hotel Bengal Canary Park, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh. Moreover, the presented guest believes that by “In-Depth Socio-Economic Study for the Boat Resident Communities of Bangladesh through Spatial Analysis” will able to develop an evidential document. This evidential document will source desegrated data regarding gender identity, social cast, and living zone, as well as can further guide to identify the priority for the community.
