FAO Bangladesh Newsletter, April 2021 - Issue #4
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FAO and the Government of Japan provided emergency assistance to highly vulnerable Haor communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Following the successful implementation of the Anticipatory Actions (AA) project in response to monsoon flood warning triggers in 2020, a new 2021 AA plan is being developed. FAO published an impact study on anticipatory action in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh experience, relating to last year’s floods, provided FAO and the broader anticipatory action community with many firsts including the fastest allocation of UN resources in history. FAO’s response to COVID-19 in Bangladesh is an excellent example of One Health in action. FAO Bangladesh plans to establish 15 digital villages. The project aims to unleash the potential of digital agriculture by bridging the urban-rural divide. On March 22 a large fire broke out at one of the camps in Cox’s Bazar. In addition to the immediate human tragedy, the fire impacted 75 hectares of land inside the camps, destroying trees and swathes of ground vegetation. With the approaching monsoon, the barren lands are under severe threat from soil erosion and landslides. Early action is needed to reduce these environmental threats. FAO conducted a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Assessment with the World Food Programme (WFP) that showed the extent of the damage; developed a land restoration plan, guidelines, and soil analysis protocol; and also developed an environment and disaster risk mitigation advocacy note with the Energy and Environment Technical Working Group (EETWG).