Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
M. Abdul Qayyum
National Project Director, CDMP
Ministry of Food and Disaster Management
Government of Bangladesh
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Wetland
• The country’s wide range of wetlands includes more than 700 rivers and
streams, thousands of shallow freshwater lakes and marshes (known
locally as haors, baors and beels), floodplains, inshore coastal areas and
extensive estuarine systems
Dependency on Agriculture & Natural Resources
Underground
water
Enhance recharge
soil fertility
Reduce
pollution,
Water for water
Irrigation purification
Habitat
Ecological for wild
balance Protection animals
Flood &
Of Natural and plants
Erosion
Disaster & control
calamities
Poors dependence on Wetland natural resources
Threats to Agriculture
Adaptive Livelihood Options: Floating seed bed
Degradation of Wetlands and Productivity