The present study on livelihoods adaptation was made possible with the kind funding of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations and under the overall association with Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Bangladesh.
The CEGIS study team is especially thankful to Dr. Stephan Baas, Lead Technical Advisor (Rural Institutions and Participation Service, SDAR, FAO, Rome) for his overall technical guidance and highly proactive initiatives. The final document and the development of the project outputs are direct results of his valuable insights received on a regular basis.
Collaboration with both central level and field officials of DAE was highly instrumental. In devising the study activities, contribution of Mr. Md. Shamsul Alam, National Sub-component Manager (NCM), and former NCM Mr. Giasuddin Ahmed, were decisive. In course of the study, the discussions with Mr Abdur Rashid Sikder and others DAE officials at central level were found insightful. In devising the fieldwork the useful contributions from the DAE field offices in four study upazilas and in district offices of Nawabganj and Naogaon was significant. The association with the responsible SAAOs in four upazilas was highly useful.
For management of project activities interactions with Dr. Mahmudul Islam (FAO-Bangladesh), Jurgens Ingmar (SDRN, FAO) and Mr. Abdul Mannan (BMDA and project) were useful.
The finalization of the study report has been benefited from the valuable comments and suggestions received from various agencies such as DAE, DOE (Climate Cell), SPARRSO, and others. The valuable comment received from Mr. Ralf Ernst on the draft report was gratefully acknowledged.
In developing the study, CEGIS team is also indebt to the local people of the study villages who participated in the community level workshops with great enthusiasm. The information, insight and knowledge received from them are the major source for overall structuring the study findings.
Useful participation of various line agency representatives in the upazila and district level workshops are also greatly acknowledged. In devising the two district workshops the collaboration with Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), Thailand was found useful.
Finally, the comments and appreciations received in the central level validation meeting (held at DAE headquarters) from the various agency representatives, researchers and officials on the draft final report helped the in finalization of the report.
