3rd International Forum on Water and Food, Tshwane, South Africa The Ganges DBC Table of contents

Page # 1. Introduction 2. Forum objective 3. The Ganges Basin 3.1 Participation 3.2 Share fair 3.3 Social Media 3.4 Print Media 3.5 Story Telling 3.6 Presentation Session 3.6.1 Objective 3.6,2 Expected Output 3.6.3 Roles and Responsibilities 3.6.4 Room layout plan 3.6.5 Activities/presentation 3.6.6 Documentation of presentation session 3.6.7 Pagers 3.6.8 Session presentation 3.6.9 Business Session 3.6.10 List of participants 03 03 03 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 06 07 07 13 30 51 54

3rd International Forum on Water and Food, Tshwane, South Africa The Ganges BDC 1. Introduction
The CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food organized the 1 st IFWF (International Forum on Water and food) in 2006 in Vientiane, Laos and the second in 2008 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The present 3 rd IFWF forum was held in Tshwane, Pretoria, South Africa in November 2011. The IFWF forums are known for their innovative spirit and ability to federate and influence in important opportunity to share lessons learned, synthesize and align? Results across thematic areas. The 1st day (14 November 2011) of the IFWF3 forum started with formal opening with welcome address by Mr. Alain Vidal, the Director of the CPWF. Renowned keynote speakers presented valuable issue-wise (mainly on water and food) papers in the forum. The forum management committee arranged debate on `Research for Development is relevant and essential between journalists/development professionals and followed by audience supports.

2. Forum Objective
The forum brings together CPWF partners and a range of key decision makers to assess the relevance of its research for development programs, the basin projects, share experiences and capitalize on emerging results.

3. The Ganges Basin

People living in the coastal areas of the Ganges River confront large challenges in increasing food production and improving livelihoods in the face of climate change. Inundation and severe flooding is a frequent phenomenon in the coastal region that leads to loss of lives and livelihoods, and salinity intrusion is a growing challenge for many farmers. The Ganges Basin Development Challenge (BDC) is Increasing the resilience of agricultural and aquaculture systems in the coastal areas of the Ganges delta. The Ganges program was launched in June 2011, focused on brackish-water coastal zones, where agricultural lands faced maximum salinity in dry season, addressing three major themes of innovation: (1) water management and water governance, with special reference to the management of polders in Bangladesh; (2) development of institutions for community resource management; and (3) crop management for salt affected lands. The program builds on successful development outcomes from CPWF Phase 1, and through scaling out of strategies and systems developed envisages to benefiting over 1 million households during the next 10 years.

The Ganges session at IFWF 3 was intended to share experiences and plans from the five Ganges BDC projects and a Basin Story from a CPWF Phase 1 project on community based fish culture that provides lessons for the current phase, as we seek to increase the development outcomes and impacts from our CPWF research under the Phase 2 project. We seek feedback from participants on lessons and opportunities for wider sharing of knowledge and experiences as the Ganges program moves forward The presentations cover the role of the Ganges Change and Coordination project, four papers on agriculture and aquaculture cropping systems in coastal Bangladesh, the use of spatial data as a decision support and policy development tool, the influence of global drivers on the Ganges delta and water governance. The community based fish culture story shows how very simple technical interventions and co-management arrangements can increase fish production, enhance fish species diversity, improve water management and generate tangible benefits for floodplain resource users, particularly the poor and landless. The challenge of integration of diversified agriculture-aquaculture production systems that could significantly enhanced the production and income of existing farming systems in coastal ecosystems of Ganges is addressed in the cropping system papers. The session would also discuss the possibility of introducing new short duration rice varieties to accommodate additional crops in the dry season and the possibility of growing double or triple rice crops in the difficult situation by adjusting the seedling age, planting time and methods as well. The challenges of transferring the results of research to development will also be examined.

3.1

Participation

Form Ganges Basin altogether 21 professionals participated in the IFWF3 forum including one under PIP (Policy Impact Panel) and one journalist. The Ganges team contributed in the following major events of the forum: Share Fair Social media Print media Story telling Presentation of results of 1st phase and planning of 2nd phase

3.2

Share Fair

The forum committee allocated a booth for Ganges BDC. The Communication Coordinator of GBDC took lead to organize the booth with following visuals: Video show: (following videos were presented one after another during the show time (12 noon to 3 pm on 15 and 16 November)

o Partnership in Practice (mainly showed the process and methods of water management in the coastal polders of Ganges Basin) o Case Study (best water management practice and outcomes) o Success Story (community based aquaculture development) Photo slide show: o Covers the some activities of Ganges project area (G1-G4) o Covers integration of aquaculture and agriculture in Indian parts of the Ganges basin Poster show on: o Ganges basin: location and distribution of working polders by G1 G5 o Prevailing problems and potential: impacts of external drivers on water resources in coastal zones of Ganges (G4) o Polder water management (G3) o Major activities of WorldFish Center in Bangladesh (G5)

3.3

Social Media

The communication coordinator contributed to develop message on IFWF3 forum and uploaded current activities of the forum in the Twitter and Yammer. In IFWF3 there was a team called social media, who were
responsible for social networking. This social media team has shared all information regarding forum through different websites. This team has tweeted the links to the blog posts and other updates during the forum. They have shared information in Yammer website, which is developed for sharing information in CPWF and CGIAR network. There was lot of live tweeting of different sessions done by social media team members. Dozens of volunteers worked for this team who were from different basins. The Ganges BDC communication coordinator worked as one of this team members.

3.4

Print Media

The journalist of Ganges BDC contributed to develop story line using the success and impact of projects operated in the 1st phase of CPWF in the Ganges area. The story line printed in the newsletter of CPWF circulated to the forum participants.

3.5

Story Telling

Dr. Benoy Kumar Barman presented the story on `community based Fish culture in the Flood plains of Bangladesh in the story line session on the IFWF3 forum on 15 November. The story was appreciated by the management team and the audience as well.

3.6

Presentation Session

Session Lead: Nowsher Ali Sarder Session Chair: Michael Phillips

Moderator: Rapporteur: Time Keeper:

Bharat Sharma Ruvicyn Bayot Jitendra Sundaray

3.6.1 Objectives:
1. To present the Ganges BDC 2. To discuss the possible contributions of the Ganges BDC to other relevant programs within and outside the CPWF; and learning from Ganges that may be of wider interest 3. To discuss the contributions of the Ganges BDC to policy 4. To discuss explicitly the responses to the four questions a. What is new and innovative from the session? b. What has changed in the understanding of a specific basin development challenge and how to address it? c. What are the messages and lessons emerging from/ for R4D? d. What are the messages for any specific target groups? What are the specific messages for Africa?

3.6.2 Expected Outputs

1. 2. 3. 4. Improvements in the Ganges BDC concept resulting from the discussions Identified possible collaborative activities with other groups within and outside the CPWF program Identified contributions to policy Documentations a. Cards b. Session summary c. Briefing notes

3.6.3Roles and Responsibilities

Session Lead Nowsher Sarder Responsible for organizing the session Responsible for making a sales pitch about the session Responsible for contacting invited participants to the Session To contribute to session documentation Session Chair Michael Phillips Responsible for giving the overview of the Session Responsible for giving the summary/ synthesis of the Session Responsible for leading the documentation (contribution to the

Capitalizing Session, Briefing Notes) Facilitator/ Moderator Bharat Sharma Responsible for moderating the presentations and discussions Responsible for leading the activities To contribute to the session documentation Facilitator/ Reporter Bing Bayot Responsible for taking notes of the key messages from the session Responsible for setting up the room and getting the session materials ready To contribute to the session documentation Session Booth Salma Sultana and group (ask for volunteers) Responsible for setting up the exhibits Responsible for manning the booth

Media relations

Reps from Ganges projects

Discuss in detail the project key messages and activities with the media (be more proactive) Could be done during the share Fair session so please stay in the booth as much as possible

3.6.4 Room lay out

3.6.5 Screen Ganges team Board Board Discussants

Social reporters

3.6.5Activities/Presentation
Time 3:00 to 3:05 pm Topic Session briefing from the Chair Presenter Michael Phillips Senior Scientist, WFC 3: 05 to 3:15 pm The Ganges Basin Development Challenge and the Role of Change and Coordination Project Aus-Aman Cropping System: A New Approach for Increasing Cropping Intensity in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh Improving drainage is crucial for cropping intensification in the poldered coastal zones of Bangladesh Rice Varieties with Multiple Traits for Intensive Cropping in the Coastal Zones of the Ganges Nowsher Ali Sarder Basin Leader Sanjida Parvin Ritu Scientist, BRRI Manoranjan Kumar Mondal Collaborative Scientist, IRRI Glenn Gregorio

3:15 to 3:25 pm

3:25 to 3:35 pm

3:35 to 3:45 pm

Senior Scientist, IRRI 3:45 to 3:50 pm A Community-based Fish Culture Approach Benoy Kumar Barman Research Coordinator, WFC 3:50 to 4:00 pm Integrated Aqua-Agricultural Production Systems in the Brackish Water Zones of Bangladesh Mapping Resource Profiles in the Ganges Coastal Zone Benoy Kumar Barman Research Coordinator, WFC Andrew Nelson Senior Scientist, IRRI 4:10 to 4:35 pm Open session: Bharat Sharma

4:00 to 4:10 pm

How will the Ganges BDC contribute to other programs/ Moderator projects and activities within and outside the CPWF, and vice versa? 4:35 to 4:55 pm Contribution to the Capitalizing Session Participants will all give responses to the four questions using cards 4:55 to 5:00 pm Concluding remarks Bharat Sharma Moderator

Michael Phillips

3.6.6 Documentation of presentation session

During presentation session Ruvicyn Bayot as rapporteur has taken notes as part of documentation of the presentation session. The notes taken are as follows:

Introduction
Bangladesh and India rank first and second in terms of climate change risk. Poorest communities live in the areas susceptible to climate change. Population in southwest Bangladesh (which is the coastal area susceptible to climate change such as sea level rise) is > 40million; 40% is poor. Challenges: siltation of the river, lack of fresh water in the dry season, saline water intrusion, low cropping intensity

Cropping Systems
About 1M ha is allocated to rice production in southern Bangladesh. With challenges, such as salinity and flooding, faced by the rice farming communities, it is also important to introduce high yielding varieties and desirable traits. The plant breeders role in the project is to provide options depending on the condition.

Introduce high yielding rice varieties (5-9 t/ha) to increase productivity. Other desirable traits are short duration, non photoperiod sensitive, saline tolerant, and submergence tolerant. The breeders will develop rice variety which is tolerant to both salinity and submergence (2 in 1). Participatory varietal selection is done in the sites to match the condition and the variety. Use groundwater and on-farm reservoirs for supplementary irrigation to increase production. Issues faced when aus-aman cropping system was introduced: high rainfall intensity during the wet season, which resulted to water logging, submergence and inundation. It is crucial to improve the drainage of the polders. This entails re-assessing the role of the polders from merely salinity and tidal surge prevention to adding water storage and drainage management to the roles. This would need new governance and institutional set up in polder management. The area is saline in some parts of the year. It is also important to introduce non-rice crops that are saline tolerant (such as sunflower). However, rice is the staple food of the poor communities in Bangladesh that is why there is much focus on intensifying rice production in the area, rather than other crops. It is also important to improve the farming systems in homesteads to enhance food security and There was a study conducted by BRAC that proved that the livelihood condition and income of the communities increased with the intensification of food production in the polder communities.

Aquaculture
About 28 million ha (62% of inland water) is floodplain. Fish production is the main livelihood in the floodplain. Public floodplains are leased to fishers. Floodplains that are not leased are usually occupied by the land grabbed. Fish production in floodplains is managed by the community (CBFM). Rice production (boro) when flood water recedes. Income of the fishing and farming communities increased with the community based floodplain management. This approach (CBFM) will be scaled-out through the RIU project of the CPWF. About 80% of shrimp cultivation is in the southwest region. There is an evolution from just traditional aman cultivation during the wet season to extensive shrimp production, and combined shrimp production and rice production. Water is available and there is a higher return from shrimp production. This evolution or transformation in production is good for shrimp, but affected the rice production.

Mapping Resource Profiles

Salinity has encroached in land in the last 25 years. It is important to develop a land use plan considering the future hydrological scenarios. There is a considerable variability in salinity conditions in such a short distance. It is important to identify domains for technologies. There is a high variability in cropping pattern across season.

Governance and Institutions

The Ganges BDC looks at community governance of polders and institutional set-up. The increase in the demand in water has motivated the community to manage their water resources. The institutional set-up is not organized to address the demands of the community regarding water use. Major restructuring of governance and shift in the attitude are crucial.

External drivers in the coastal zones of the Ganges

The Ganges BDC looks at the external drivers affecting the coastal zone of the Ganges basin. The drivers are identified and prioritized using a participatory approach community and expert consultation. The effects of these drivers will be assessed to make plans for cropping system and infrastructure for the future.

Interfacing with other programs within and outside the CPWF (Break out groups) opportunities for sharing between Ganges and other basins
Convergence in water management approaches? Possibilities to look more at opportunities for cross-basin learning Water governance approaches Community-based water management Reservoir management Institutional arrangements Livelihood systems System is responding to drivers (polders) Integrated aquaculture-agriculture; rice-fish integration; integrating fish into the system (Nile, Volta, Mekong) Salt resistant varieties - other options may be explored like salt harvesting plants and acid releasing plants Modelling, Spatial Analysis, Scenario Tools datasets are available from other CPWF groups

Other issues identified

Decline of fish stock driving demand for aquaculture in Africa (Volta) Multiple use of water users may not want to use water for the same purpose; water users have to decide how much water who would use

Policy recommendations (break out group)

Zoning of crop production areas identify crops/ production suitable to the condition of a certain area National organizations to maintain infrastructure; construct barrages Sharing of water resource withneighboring countries; negotiations; transboundary issues Stakeholders to participate in decision making on resource management Treat polder as a management unit of institution ways of addressing local institution interface with higher government institution.

Capitalising (cards from individual/group work)

1. What is new and innovative from the session?
Interventions at different scale levels from farm, to community, to policy level Water governance study is new Multiple institutions working together Comparative study among several basins

Spatial analysis provides very clear view of current situation Spatial and water modelling Polders for water management Sharing experience/ information and use them in other situation Importance on coastal areas most vulnerable Sharing knowledge to others Highly complex cropping systems The Ganges basin does not appear to have a problem of data deficiency for remote sensing work Fragile ecosystem belated attention Potential for major increases in production in the coastal areas Tidal river management system Integrated aqua and agriculture system in the same floodplains.

2. What has changed in the understanding of a specific basin development challenge and how to address it?
3. Fisheries and aquaculture and water use Cooperation between basin countries The concept/ definition of resilience Salinity and water shortage in the dry season To develop comprehensive land use for basin development Many options and pathways how to choose the right one? Potential basin and better management can change the livelihood of basin people Resilience studies need to be added to address the drivers Integration of local and national institutions What are the messages and lessons emerging from/ for R4D? Government may seek internal solution to salinity problem Give emphasis on gender and other isolated/ marginal groups, poor, etc Equitable sharing of water resources Effect of global drivers on social and physical system Mixed fish-farm agro ecological systems and increasing productivity More adaptive and action research required in Ganges basin Multidisciplinary partnership You cant beat good data! R4D helps quick technology dissemination Policy advocacy is necessary Need to address institutional interactions between local and national organizations R4D must be linked with policy Demand for institutional change to meet demands of a rapidly changing situation Water is used for multiple purposes Learning from communities is important

4. What are the messages for any specific target groups? What are the specific messages for Africa?
Integrated aquaculture-agriculture system in Africa Development of inland fisheries and aquaculture in Africa Crop (e.g., rice) production intensification in Africa New water management and high yielding variety can increase productivity in Africa Crop variety improvement in Africa Involve larger basins Rainwater harvesting Where else is agriculture under pressure from population and resource constraint?

3.6.7 Discussion Session: The discussion session focused on the following issues:
Q 1: Contribution of Ganges to other basin Q 2: Contribution to Ganges from other basin Q3: Contribution of session to policy change Q 1: What is new and innovative from the session (What was unexpected, what surprised you)? Q 2: What has changed in the understanding of a specific basin development challenges and how to address it? Q3: What are the messages and lessons emerging from/for R4D Q 4: What are the messages for any specific target group? What are the specific messages for Africa? Follow up: Introduction: integrated program Highlight: opportunities for cross basin learning: Products, impact, resilience, influence, TWG: nomination from the basin, Phase I product circulation, lessons of volta and nile, L2i proposal for cross basin learning, R4D to be elaborated, young professionals, advisory committee presentation to different agencies field visit, scale out Learning not only technology but also other areas of development like Resilience, products of research (phase 1) to be completed, addressing livelihoods, poverty reduction, Aquaculture in other basin lacking, Aquaculture is promising in BD and India, Global drivers how it can change the scenario,

Research to knowledge to policy makers, water for energy in Ganges, data and knowledge could be shared, minimization of uncertainty of models, participatory way of selection of drivers, information sharing, persons for specific TWG, Good opportunity of partnership in CPWF, Cross basin learning L2i, Must demonstrate/ensure continuity from Phase 1. Documentation and circulation is not enough, PN10-resutls gone to the top, young professionals, advisory committee for policy change matters-field trip at site, time of presentation and parallel session less cross basin participants Assessment of livelihoods after research projects and should be documented, need to demonstrate that proposed solutions work. Livelihoods, designed well, working as program, Positive feedback, complex system changes by day and hours should be understood well first, products to be brought, characterization of coastal area, publications with good photos, including different aspects-fish crop, gender etc. Thematic products like community based fish culture, changes in coastal areas tem, rainfall, flood, salinity intrusion. Contribute to thematic working group: livelihood, global drivers, SAM, resilience Relevant groups contact person for: Inception meeting of G3 at Delhi and field visit at West Bengal. Communication: research message is not easy to transfer; the journalist should have some technical knowledge, less opportunity to attend other session, communication and influence to policy makers, Communication: Phase 1 results presented in different forum like LGED, BWDB, Planning Commission etc and others, Chief Engineer of LGED should be in Advisory committee, long time for workshop, better integration of Gs, Impact measurement, baseline study, short documentary for research products, student fellowship, one page document. Policy documentation, Rice/fish, water management, water modeling, rainwater management, Lesson learned in the forum and follow up Challenges, Progress Specific information Communication products Development in engaging the stakeholders Steps for integration of works in BD and India Strategies for projects Knowledge management

Output to outcomes Repackaging Social agencies to engage Cross basin learning

3.7

Pagers

The 2 pages abstracts submitted to the forum by Ganges BDC for presentation in the Ganges session are illustrated in the following sections:

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1. Authors
Authors names: Nowsher Ali Sarder, William Collis, Michael Phillips, Elizabeth Humphreys Project Number: CPWF Ganges Basin Development Challenge, Project G5: Coordination and Enabling Change E-mail address of lead author: N.Sarder@cgiar.org

2. Forum session
Basin (Andes, Ganges, Limpopo, Mekong, Nile, Volta): Ganges Core TWG (Resilience, Global Drivers, Learning to Innovate): Resilience; Global Drivers; Learning to innovation

3. Title
Provide a working title: The Ganges Basin development challenge and the role of change and coordination project

4. Key message/highlights
Key message (1-2 sentences): There is tremendous potential to increase food security and improve livelihoods in the coastal areas of the Ganges Delta, through increasing the productivity and resilience of agriculture and aquaculture systems. Achieving this will require proof of the benefits of improved production systems, identification of agroecological zones for targeting of improved technologies, inspiring NARES, NGOs and other outscaling projects to adopt and promote the improved technologies, and influencing policy makers and government at community to national levels to invest in the necessary infrastructure improvements and policy changes. Short abstract (150 words) including: The Ganges river system originates in the Himalayas and discharges to the Bay of Bengal through one of the most extensive and highly populated river deltas in the world. The Basin is spread over India (52%), Pakistan (22%), Nepal (17%) and Bangladesh (9%) with an area of 225 million ha and 747 million people. Although the whole region is subject to many pressures, the coastal delta, encompassing south west Bangladesh and eastern India, is of particular concern. The brackish water coastal zone is home to some of the worlds poorest and most vulnerable people, who are exposed to tidal surges, increasing surface water salinity, limited fresh water availability, flooding and lack of drainage during the wet season, and severe cyclonic storms. Therefore the CPWF Phase 2 Ganges Basin Development Challenge seeks to increase the resilience of agricultural and aquaculture systems in the coastal areas of the Ganges delta. This is being done through 5 inter-related projects which involve: (i) the development and on-farm validation of improved germplasm (crops and fish), cropping systems, aquaculture systems and rice-aquaculture systems, (ii) characterization of the environments where these technologies will be most applicable, (iii) identification of extrapolation domains for technology targeting using GIS, (iv) identification of water governance improvements needed to enable adoption of improved technologies, (v) assessment of the impacts of climate change and river flow change on water resources, and (vi) influencing stakeholders from farmers to NARES to NGO to policy makers. The paper provides an overview of the Ganges Basin Development Challenge, and our vision on how this Ganges research for development program can contribute to addressing a major development challenge of our time.

Your preliminary highlights for the Forum capitalizing sessions The Ganges BDC provides an integrated approach, across scales from field to regional, across issues from biophysical to governance, and across stakeholders from farmer to national policy makers, to address the challenges facing the rural communities in the coastal regions of the Ganges river.

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Authors: Authors names: BK Barman, MF Rahman and MM Haque Project Number: G2 E-mail address of lead author: b.barman@cgiar.org Forum session: Basin (Andes, Ganges, Limpopo, Mekong, Nile, Volta): Ganges Core TWG (Resilience, Global Drivers, Learning to Innovate): Resilience, Learning to Innovate Emerging TWG (including but not exclusively: Research-to-Policy, Benefit Sharing Mechanisms, Modeling): Research-topolicy, Benefit Sharing Mechanisms Your highlight for this session: A Community Based Fish Culture (CBFC) approach was developed in Bangladesh under CP35 during Phase 1 of CPWF. The approach was tested with floodplains under private and public ownership and shown to overcome many of the technical, institutional and socio-economic constraints normally associated with bringing floodplains under aquaculture. The research showed how simple technical interventions and co-management arrangements can increase fish production, enhance fish species diversity, improve water management and generate tangible benefits for floodplain resource users, particularly poor and landless fishers and non-fishers.

Short abstract (150 words) including: Three seasonal floodplains, one public (Beel Mail; 40 ha) and two private (Kalmina; 33 ha and Angrar; 31 ha) located in Bangladesh, within the Indo-Ganges river basin, were selected for fish culture trials during the wet season. Selection criteria included availability of suitable infrastructure and the willingness of local communities to participate. A Floodplain Management Committee (community based organization - CBO) was formed at each site, with representatives from all user groups supported largely by the local Department of Fisheries (DoF). Technical interventions involved: the set up of a bamboo fence in the inlets and outlets of the floodplains; stocking large carp fingerlings (31-81 kg.ha1); guarding; fishing gear regulation and control of harvest for certain period. Fingerlings were stocked during June-July with fish harvested during October-December. Production and income from stocked and nonstocked fish increased up to 691 kg.ha-1 and US$ 470.ha-1, against the baseline production and income 282kg.ha-1 and US$ 192.ha-1. The intervention led to improvements in rice production from 6.25 ton.ha-1 to7.24 ton.ha-1. The high yield of rice is largely related to improve water management with advantage to get supply of water during transplantation of rice and may be related to enrichment of fertility of soil in the floodplains due to different fish production activities carried out in the floodplains. Several technical, institutional and socio-economic outcomes of the research are found to be innovative and attractive to apply for other floodplains in Bangladesh to bring under improved fish production. For example; the stocking of fingerling in floodplains by communities worked as an incentive to apply regulatory measures; it is convincing for the members to follow regulations; and most importantly protected resources from outsiders and indiscriminate harvest of fish from the floodplains. Stocking of large size fingerling allowed setting up of a large meshed bamboo fence, useful to prevent the escape of stocked fish, whilst allowing non-stocked small fish to move freely inside/outside the floodplains, an approach that was useful to gain higher fish yields, whilst maintaining fish biodiversity. Selection of the right leaders and representative members of the CBO is vital for the success of CBFC as it demands transparency in investing, income earning and sharing of benefits and managing the necessary savings to run the activities over the years with active participation of other members. It worked well if the co-management initiatives are strong, as different institutions need to play important roles to establish legal rights to resolve conflicts among members and outsiders. Due to complexities, the establishment of CBFC in floodplains also demands longer and continued comanagement support from formal institutions such as the Department of Fisheries (DoF). Your preliminary highlights for the Forum capitalizing sessions The innovations developed from the research are largely of value to apply at local and regional level especially to overcome the problems in bringing seasonal floodplains under fish culture. In the Indo-Ganges river basins there are 2.8 million ha of seasonal floodplains under public and private ownership, providing an essential source of food and income and supporting the livelihoods of millions of poor people. Some of the lessons learned might be of relevance to Africa but its necessary to conduct adaptive trials. The lessons learned are of equal importance for researchers, practitioner and decision-makers

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Authors: Authors names: MJ Alam, SB Saha and BK Barman Project Number: G2 E-mail address of lead author: b.barman@cgiar.org Forum session: Basin (Andes, Ganges, Limpopo, Mekong, Nile, Volta): Ganges Core TWG (Resilience, Global Drivers, Learning to Innovate): Resilience, Learning to Innovate Emerging TWG (including but not exclusively: Research-to-Policy, Benefit Sharing Mechanisms, Modeling): Research-topolicy Your highlight for this session: The integration of diversified aquaculture with rice enhanced production and income of farming households higher than the existing farming systems in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. The synthesis of three years surveys of exiting farming systems and several on-farm trials conducted under CP10 project of CPWF in Phase 1 confirmed about the finding and recommended for promotion as New Advances in Rice-aquaculture Production Systems to improve food security and livelihoods of the people in Bangladesh in the Indo-Ganges Delta .

Short abstract (150 words) including:

The CP10 Project of CPWF in Phase 1 was implemented in the Indo-Ganges Delta by Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute in collaboration with the WorldFish Center, IRRI, and IWMI. The activities included surveys to understand the exiting farming situation and characterizing the farming practices. This was followed by designing and conducting several on-farm trials in order to develop appropriate rice-aquaculture production systems to increase land and water productivity of the farm household in the areas. Four types of farm practices identified 3 of were with rice and shrimp and one with shrimp monoculture. Different on-farm trials on integrated rice-aquaculture and shrimp conducted at the same location in the coastal areas in sub-district (Upazila) Paikgacha in Khulna District in Bangladesh. The results showed that compared to the existing farming systems (where rice production 0-3.41 ton.ha-1, shrimp 73.67-268kg.ha-1) the diversified aquaculture-rice production systems (Fish; Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia GIFT strain of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii) brought production of fish (193kg.ha-1), prawn (72kg.ha-1), improve production of rice (4.22-4.54kg.ha-1) and increase level of shrimp production (300kg.ha-1). This integrated and diversified system of aquaculture-rice and shrimp production showed a farm net annual income of BDT 64,100.ha-1 compared to net annul income ranged from BDT 7,900 49,000.ha-1 from the existing farming systems. The increased level of production of fish and rice were largely related to the technologies, improve management of fish, prawn, rice and shrimp. If adopted, the system will be of importance to increase the resilience of farming households in the coastal areas normally subjected frequently to negative climatic events. The lessons learned from the study are of importance to promote the systems for adoption by large numbers of faming households in the all the coastal areas of Bangladesh. In addition the outcomes of the studies will be of importance for adoption by farmers in the Indo-Ganges Basin of India. The study was carried out as parts of the regional project with lots of similar survey and on-farm trials were carried out in the location of Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The outcomes obtained are compared and found lot of complementary benefits in sharing of lessons for both the river basins (the Ganges and the Mekong). Your preliminary highlights for the Forum capitalizing sessions The outcomes of the studies are of importance at the regional level especially for the Ganges River Basins and may also be applicable for other river basins globally having similar situation. It is not sure this can be of use for Africa directly but it is expected that some of the outcomes can be of use for the continent. This of more importance for decision makers and practitioners and can also be of value for the researchers as well.

Improving drainage is crucial for cropping intensificaiton in the polderred coastal zones of Bangladesh
Lead author email: T. P. Tuong (IRRI-t.tuong@irri.org); Elizabeth Humphreys (IRRI-E.Humphreys@cgiar.org); Manoranjan Modal (IRRI); Sanjida Ritu (BRRI); Abul Kalam Sharifullah (BARD) Basin Project Number: G2 Session: Ganges x Research-to-Policy

Key message/highlights
For large scale adoption of cropping intensity enhancing technologies, infrastructure investments and capacity building in community water governance are needed to improve (i) drainage during the rainy season, and (ii) intake of fresh water from the upstream end during the dry season. The polders should be considered as water management units, serving the agricultural production systems, rather than simply structural units for protection from salinty and inundation at high tides

Short Abstract
Land productivity in the brackish-water coastal zone of the Ganges is very low due to drought and salinity intrusion during the dry season. Farmers are limited to one rice crop (aman) during the rainy season. Projects PN7 and PN10 of CPWF-Phase 1, together with our initial assessments carried under the Ganges BDC and limited demonstrations by BRAC showed that the coastal zones of Khulna and Barisal have high potential for double or triple rice-based cropping systems. This can be possible by combining optimal seeding dates, short duration varieties, and proper on-farm water management. However, forced by deep water during JulyOctober, most farmers use late planted, long duration/local aman varieties. Their late harvest leads to late establishment of boro rice and rabi (upland) crops, exposing the former to salinity stress and the latter to damaging rains during the latter part of the season. Long duration also creates difficulties in fitting a preaman (aus) rice crop into the rainy season. Improving drainage capacity of the polders and using germplasm with improved water stagnation tolerance are critical for the deployment of improved, short duration aman varieties. Drainage capacity of the polders can be greatly enhanced by creating more intensive networks of field canals plus operation of the sluices according to the tide cycles so that water can be drained at low tide. Each polder should be managed as one hydraulic unit, sluices at upstream and downstream positions can be opened and closed at different time depending on tidal and salinity situations to maximize the drainage capacity of the polder during the rainy season, to prevent salinity intrusion, and to intake fresh water to supply water for the polder during the dry season.

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Please fill the boxes as described below. Authors Authors names: TP Tuong, M Mondal, Sanjida Ritu, AKM Sharifullah, E Humphreys Project Number: G2 E-mail address of lead author: T.Tuong@cgiar.org Forum session Basin (Andes, Ganges, Limpopo, Mekong, Nile, Volta): Ganges Core TWG (Resilience, Global Drivers, Learning to Innovate): Resilience Emerging TWG (including but not exclusively: Research-to-Policy, Benefit Sharing Mechanisms, Modeling): Research-toPolicy Your highlight for this session Key message (1-2 sentences): Food security and rural livelihoods in the coastal zone of Bangladesh can be greatly enhanced by combining improved on-farm water management and cropping system intensification using new varieties with short duration and enhanced salinity, submergence and deep water tolerance. For large scale adoption, the on-farm interventions require improved community and regional water management. Infrastructure investments and capacity building in community water governance are needed to achieve this. The polders should be considered as water management units, serving the agricultural production systems, rather than simply structural units for protection from inundation at high tide.

Short abstract (150 words) including: The brackish-water coastal zone of the Ganges is home to some of the worlds poorest, most food insecure and most vulnerable people. Land productivity is very low due to drought and salinity intrusion during the dry season, and farmers are limited to one rice crop (aman) during the rainy season. Projects PN7 and PN10 of CPWF-Phase 1 showed that, with optimal seeding date (first week of November), up to 40% of the poldered land area in Khulna can grow a dry season (boro) rice after the aman crop provided that the canal networks within the polders are dredged to increase the their storage capacity for irrigation water when the river water becomes too saline (from mid February). The project also showed that with proper selection of short duration varieties and seeding dates, a rice crop (aus) can be established at the onset of the monsoon, and harvested early enough to be followed by aman rice. The coastal zone of Khulna thus has high potential for double or triple cropping of rice, or for one or two rice crops followed by an upland (rabi) crop in the dry season. Our initial assessments, supported by limited demonstrations by BRAC, indicate that most of Barishal district also has potential for triple cropping (ausamanboro or ausaman upland), provided that short duration varieties are grown. However, forced by poor drainage and deep water during July October, most farmers use long duration/local aman varieties. Their late harvest leads to late establishment of boro rice and rabi upland crops, exposing the former to salinity stress during the latter part of the season, and the latter to damaging rains during the latter part of the season. Long duration also create difficulties in fitting ausaman into the rainy season. The deployment of newly developed short duration varieties with submergence tolerance will help farmers to shorten the aman period, and the use of varieties with enhanced salinity tolerance will increase the success of boro rice. Furthermore, investment is needed to improve the management and infrastructure of water resources. Drainage capacity of the polders can be greatly enhanced by creating more intensive networks of field canals plus operation of the sluices according to the tide cycles so that water can be drained at low tide. During the dry season, each polder should be managed as one hydraulic unit: while the sluices at the downstream ends have to be closed to prevent salinity intrusion, the upstream ones can remain to open to intake fresh water to supply water for the polder.

Your preliminary highlights for the Forum capitalizing sessions Changing production systems requires changes in the functions of the water management infrastructure and in the communitys role in water management. When the polders were built, they were simply to prevent salinity intrusion at high tides, and to protect the local aman rice from tidal flooding. With the need to enhance cropping intensity, they need to have two more functions: (i) drainage of rainwater to allow the growth of short duration aman varieties, and (ii) intake fresh water from the upstream end and distribution to other parts of the polder. Investment on infrastructure improvement and institutional changes are needed to enable the polders to provide these new functions.

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Authors: Authors names: Sanjida Ritu, TP Tuong, SU Talukder, M Mondal Project Number: G2 E-mail address of lead author: sanjidap@yahoo.com Forum session: Basin (Andes, Ganges, Limpopo, Mekong, Nile, Volta): Ganges Core TWG (Resilience, Global Drivers, Learning to Innovate): Resilience Emerging TWG (including but not exclusively: Research-to-Policy, Benefit Sharing Mechanisms, Modeling): Research-toPolicy Your highlight for this session: Key message (1-2 sentences): Food security and rural livelihoods in the coastal zones of Bangladesh can be greatly increased by replacing the traditional single aman cropping system with a high yielding double cropping (aus-aman) system. Supplementary irrigation (where limited groundwater is available) can ensure good crop establishment of the aus crop. In water scarce areas, late aus establishment on rainfall, along with photoperiod-insensitive aman rice, also allows successful double cropping.

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Most of the agricultural land in the coastal zones of Bangladesh is grown with a single rice crop (aman) during the rainy season, mainly with low-yielding local varieties. The land remains fallow during the dry season due to lack of fresh water and salinity. Field experiments were undertaken to test the possibility of growing 2 rice crops per year (double cropping) by growing aus rice prior to the aman crop. The experiments showed that high and stable productivity of the aus-aman cropping system can be achieved by dry seeding of a short duration, salt tolerant aus variety prior to the commencement of the rainy season, and use of a small amount of supplemental irrigation to ensure good establishment, followed by transplanting a high-yielding aman variety. This led to total cropping system yields of more than 8 t/ha, compared with typical farmers yields of about 2.5 t/ha from their single aman crop. Where fresh water is not available for supplementary irrigation of the aus crop for establishment, the crop can be sown later and established on rain and followed by a suitable photo-period insensitive aman variety to also achieve high yield. However, later sowing of the aus crop increases the risk of submergence during establishment of the aus rice due to heavy rains, and thus low yields. The risk can be reduced by transplanting after the rainy season starts, and by incorporation of submergence tolerance into aus varieties.

Your preliminary highlights for the Forum capitalizing sessions

The intensification of cropping systems to provide stable, high productivity is complex. It requires consideration of a multitude of factors to match varieties and their management in relation to climate (and climatic risk). For example, intensification of cropping systmes in coastal regions of Bangladesh from a single aman rice crop to a double crop ausaman system involved identifying germplasm for each phase with the right duration, stress tolerances (salinity, submergence, water stagnation), grain quality, and optimum crop establishment times and methods, taking into account the availability of fresh water for irrigation and likely rainfall patterns (risk of drought, risk of submergence, risk of salinity).

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Authors: their names and contact of lead author. Please indicate if another person will present the work. While a few authors may lead this initiative, this is a project team effort. Authors names: Andrew Nelson Project Number: G1 E-mail address of lead author: a.nelson@irri.org Forum session: which session your pager is contributing to Basin (Andes, Ganges, Limpopo, Mekong, Nile, Volta): Ganges Core TWG (Resilience, Global Drivers, Learning to Innovate): Emerging TWG (including but not exclusively: Research-to-Policy, Benefit Sharing Mechanisms, Modeling): Your highlight for this session: what key message do you want to share in this session (why is your contribution relevant and special?) Key message (1-2 sentences): Spatial data as a decision support and policy development tool

Short abstract (150 words) including: A brief description of your study and preliminary findings A focus on what makes this piece of work new/innovative and exciting What are the lessons (could be of failure)? What is particularly relevant to the other basins or topics? G1 will develop a comprehensive geodatabase of the Ganges coastal zone which will serve as a detailed resource profile of the region for (i) technology targeting and (ii) land-use planning. Working with G2 and G3, we will develop suitability maps or extrapolation domains for each technology. We will match the resource profiles from their characterized test sites to region-wide spatial data using models such as MaxEnt and Random Forest to create probability maps for each technology. The validity of these maps will depend on high quality spatial inputs from partners, multidisciplinary analysis of the driving factors behind the successful adoption of a technology and stakeholder participation in their interpretation, revision and adoption. In short. these extrapolation domains will provide the Basin project, its stakeholders and regional decision makers with information on what works where and equally importantly it will delineate areas where technologies are unlikely to be successful.

Your preliminary highlights for the Forum capitalizing sessions Your message at local, regional and/or global level If relevant your message for Africa Your key target audience (researchers, practitioners, decision-makers) Extrapolation domains must characterize both environmental and social constraints to technology adoption. Domain maps and accompanying information must be developed in collaboration with stakeholders to maximize their likelihood of adoption and to develop and sense of ownership.

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1. Authors
Authors names: Zahirul Haque Khan, Farhana Akhter Kamal, Dr. Bharat R. Sharma, Dr. M. Shah Alam Khan, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Abu Saleh Khan Project Number: G4: E-mail address of lead author: zhk@iwmbd.org

2. Forum session
Basin (Andes, Ganges, Limpopo, Mekong, Nile, Volta): Ganges Core TWG (Resilience, Global Drivers, Learning to Innovate): Global Drivers Emerging TWG (including but not exclusively: Research-to-Policy, Benefit Sharing Mechanisms, Modelling): Modelling

3. Key message/highlights
Key message (1-2 sentences): The coastal zone of the Ganges River Basin in Bangladesh part is experiencing salinity intrusion, drainage congestion, reduction of flow availability, siltation of river beds, inundation by cyclonic storm surges and so on. These effects of the external drivers will influence water productivity, food security and livelihood of the local people in future.

Short abstract (150 words) including: G4: Assessment of the impact of anticipated external drivers of change on water resources of the coastal zone is one of the CPWFs Phase II projects undertaken in six river basins all over the world to increase the resilience of social and ecological systems. The water resources in the Ganges basin are vital for crop-production and livelihoods. G4 will address the global drivers as well as local driving forces and their effects on water resources of the coastal zone of the Ganges Basin in Bangladesh part. This project will develop a comprehensive list of external drivers based on past researches, literature review, and interaction with the major stakeholders and peers; and the key drivers will be identified through prioritizing procedure. Appropriate models will simulate the baseline condition and impacts of the key drivers on salinity intrusion, water availability, drainage congestions, and cyclonic storm-surge inundation risks. On the basis of the anticipated impacts different adaptation strategies will be devised in consultation with G2 and G3. Policy implications on these strategies and a required governance structure will be also explored in a participatory way. The 3year project is only at the inception stage and G4 will explore the study area and its hydraulic characteristics. It will also present a preliminary list of the external drivers and salinity monitoring results in the coastal zone of the Ganges basin. An integrated modeling technology will enable G4 to simulate future scenarios and the research outputs will be milestones for formulating adaptation strategies, water management and improved crop-pattern. Your preliminary highlights for the Forum capitalizing sessions The mean sea level has a rising trend while precipitation is increasing in monsoon and decreasing in dry season. Due to these climate change factors and decrease in upstream water availability freshwater zone is depleting which seriously affects the crop water productivity in the coastal Ganges. Use of the state of the art technology such as water modeling to assess the effects of external drivers will facilitate wise use of water to increase the crop water productivity.

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Authors: Authors names: A Mukherji, Alamgir Chowdhury Project Number: G3 E-mail address of lead author: a.mukherji@cgiar.org Forum session: Basin (Andes, Ganges, Limpopo, Mekong, Nile, Volta): Ganges Core TWG (Resilience, Global Drivers, Learning to Innovate): Resilience Emerging TWG (including but not exclusively: Research-to-Policy, Benefit Sharing Mechanisms, Modeling): Research-toPolicy Your highlight for this session: Key message (1-2 sentences): Community management of coastal polders is often seen as a silver bullet in Bangladesh. Principles of participatory management are now enshrined in Water Policy of Bangladesh and donors spend a considerable part of their investments in creating and supporting water users groups. The underlying assumption is that local communities living in a polder are best placed to manage it and that the only impediment towards community action is the lack of formal water users groups and their appropriate training. What is however not questioned is the government agency-farmer relationship. Based on an exploratory field work in polders and sub-projects managed by Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) we emphasize the role that internal organizational culture of implementing agency plays in fostering successful community management of polders in Bangladesh. The key message is that for a successful community management of coastal polders, it is not enough to organize and train communities, but it is also necessary to bring about an organizational change in implementing agencies themselves.

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Inundation and severe flooding in the coastal areas is a frequent occurrence in Bangladesh. This leads to loss of life and property as well as severe negative impacts on livelihoods. The government of Bangladesh has been investing steadily in coastal zone management through construction and rehabilitation of polders. The challenges facing the polder communities are complex and similar to those faced by many communities in which water is used for multiple purposes. But unlike other multiple use systems (such as canals, tanks), where there is rarely ever a commonality in interest, in case of polder communities, the fear that these polders may breach during a natural calamity and cause damage to life and property makes it easier to bring about a modicum of community action. Principles of community management of coastal polders are now enshrined in Water Policy of Bangladesh. All donor funded projects include a large component of creation and training of users groups for management of polders. Users groups are subjected to rigorous training during the course of the project, but very often than not, remnants of community management become hard to trace as soon as the donor program ends. Why is that? Based on a brief exploratory field work in polders and sub-projects managed by BWDB and LGED, it is our operating hypothesis that while a lot of attention is paid to capacity building of the communities, not enough attention is paid to government agency-farmers relationship and of the organization culture of the government agency itself. It is assumed, that just because principles of community management is enshrined in the Water Policy, the government agency in charge of the polder embraces it and does the required organizational changes needed for implementing this policy in a meaningful way. This assumption is often belied and government agencies only do the motions of endorsing community management without internalizing it within their organizational culture. Therefore, it is not only imperative to train communities, it is equally, if not more important to bring about an organizational change in implementing agencies. Your preliminary highlights for the Forum capitalizing sessions Operational zing community management of coastal polders entails much more than capacity building of communities. It requires an organizational change in government agencies so that they can mainstream and internalize the concepts of community management within their organizational culture. This is not easy because it needs an entirely different approachaway from engineering as an end in itself approach to engineering as a means towards an end approach. The message for Africa is that in its quest for better water institutions, it must avoid replicating Asias bureaucratic design and built institutions that are nimble and responsive.

3.8

Session Presentation

The officials of G2 presented the abstracts mainly on the outcomes of researches of the 1 st phase of CPWF. The officials of G1, G4 and G5 had presented their planning and expectations for the 2 nd phase of CPWF in the forum. The later three projects are new in the Ganges basin, so had no outcomes to share in the forum. The overall Ganges basin development programs illustrated by G5, G1 showed the extrapolation domain of research outcomes of Ganges basin and G4 presented the possible external drivers on the water resources of Gages River in the near future. The presentation made in the forum by the team is shown in the following section:

1. Presentation on Ganges Basin development challenge and the role of change and coordination project

2. Presentation on Community based Fish Culture in Seasonal Flood Plains in Bangladesh

3. Presentation on Integrated Aqua-Agricultural Production Systems in the Brackish Water Zones of Bangladesh

4. Presentation on Improving Drainage is Crucial for Cropping Intensification in the Polderred Coastal Zones of Bangladesh

5. Presentation on Aus-Aman Cropping Sysytem

6. Presentation on High Yield and Stress Tolerant Rice Varieties

7. Presentation on Mapping of Resource profile in the Ganges Coastal Zone 8.

3.9 Business Session

Ganges team business meeting

The following notes of the points raised by participants during the meeting of the Ganges team at IFWF3 on 17th November, with some reference to the questions around (i) what is new, and (ii) R4D as a useful approach posed at the beginning of the Forum. Positive response from CPWF management and other participants on Ganges session: o Came across as quite well integrated program. o However, integration of different projects Ganges into one program needs work, interdisciplinary interactions and coordination should continue to be promoted. o Ganges should be an excellent example of putting R4D into practice all work in this direction. o Several ideas for cross-basin learning Lessons from Ganges that were of interest to other basins o Water modeling o Water management governance and institutions o Integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems (particularly given the research and investments in rice in Africa) o Aquaculture in upland rainwater harvesting in Nile BDC Lessons from other basins o Mekong on policy change (also energy/water issues) o Volta/Nile including rainwater harvesting

Group would like to have more opportunities for cross-basin learning, seeing practices/activities in other basins. o Prepare proposal around cross-basin learning proposal in next round of innovation research proposal requests in 2012 Group would like more effective interactions with Thematic Working Groups, particularly o Global drivers o Resilience o Spatial modeling o Agreed to identify one person as a first point of contact for each group, although all who were interested could engage in email and related dialogue. Resilience theme relevant and interesting: o Need to put theory into practice o Need for more interaction with TWG on resilience o Ecosystem services of current and changing agro-ecosystems in the Ganges delta needs research, and is not well covered in existing program. o More interaction with this group discussed during separate session, and we will try to encourage more research on resilience in Ganges Global drivers also very relevant, and need for more sharing of existing information (some gaps around sea level rise?) Challenge of creating impact from our R4D in the Ganges: o How to influence policy and development actors/investors, for change o Importance of communication products, but this was often not sufficient and more tailored products and approaches required (eg field visit for policy makers etc) o Need for more interaction with policy makers in our program. o Again emphasis on getting the advisory (sub-)group moving, reference to experiences with this in CPWF phase 1 o Recognize the complexity of the system we are working on Communication products to be prepared (for consideration): o 15-20 page document on the program - Ganges coastal region, covering social, economic and bio-physical environment (within 6 months) o Community-based aquaculture (Benoy CPWF1) for wider circulation (maybe under RIU project?) o Global drivers of change and the Ganges program o All looking forward to communications strategy, need to get out some products from the ongoing research. o One page flyer of Salma useful, try to complete and publish asap in English and Bangla.

IFWF3 session organization: o Difficult to catch everything going on too many sessions! Please provide feedback to CPWF management. CPWF Phase 1 products o Repackaging of Phase 1 material importance of completing task, getting material out o Lack of circulation of already published CPWF Phase 1 materials. o Learn from Phase 1, and start early planning and resourcing preparation of Phase 2 products. Particularly important given ongoing CG change processes o Communications team/Salma to keep in touch with those engaged in this work in CPWF secretariat, and keep rest of group informed. Livelihoods and socio-economic aspects need more attention in our work. Outcomes/Impacts o Importance of proper baselines, documentation, providing evidence based messages to policy makers and development practitioners (investors, Banks, NGOs) o Importance of clarity around research questions and links to development outcomes o Policy strategy of program important engage different projects and partners in development of the strategy. LGED requests better coordination Spatial modeling concept expansion of existing work Andrew and team agreed to work on this, as was earlier requested by Bill. Ganges team needs to prepare one output (2 page Briefing Note either on policy or research) from the Forum for inclusion in the synthesis report: o After discussion, it was proposed to make a briefing note on Research, including: Description of program Concepts of R4D (research for people) and how the program is putting that into practice Outcome logic/Impact pathways Approach to policy influence (advisory group etc) How we link with other activities/programs in the Ganges basin With links to some of the good stories. o Deadline is within 1-2 months (say end of 2011?). o Someone needs to take the lead, but involve all participants in preparation. Young professionals: o Encourage younger researchers to engage in the proposed YP network/activities o Student fellowships and links with universities to be encouraged o Document young professionals involved with program, ensure they are informed of opportunities for wider dialogue in YP network.

3.10 List of Participants

The Ganges team participated in the forum constituted by multidisciplinary experts from Bangladesh and India. The Ganges BDC projects are working in the field by variety of partner organization like university, research organizations, development actors and Large & small NGOs. The following section showed the participants with their belonging organizations. Participants of IFWF3, 2011
1 M. Shah Alam Khan, IWFM, BUET, Bangladesh

Benoy Kumar Barman, The WorldFish Center, Bangladesh

Alamgir Chowdhury, Director, Socioconsult Ltd, Bangladesh

John Marandy, Director, Socioconsult Ltd, Bangladesh

Zahirul Haque Khan, Project Leader, IWM, Bangladesh

Md. Moqbul Hossain, Principal Scientific Officer, SRDI, Bangladesh

Md. Ahsan Habib, Project Director, City Region Devt Project, LGED, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Md. Manirul Haque, Senior GIS Specialist, IWM, Bangladesh

Manoranjan Kumar Mondal, Program Head, Agriculture and Food Security Program, BRAC, Bangladesh

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Moshiur Rahman, Project Director, LGED, Bangladesh

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Sanjida Parveen Ritu, Irrigation and Water Management Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Bangladesh

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Abu Saleh Khan, Deputy Executive Director, IWM, Bangladesh

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Nowsher Ali Sarder, Basin Leader, WFC, Bangladesh

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Salma Sultana, Communication Coordinator, WFC, Bangladesh

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Mir Emdad Ali Habib, program Director, ATN Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Joynul Abedin, IRRI Representative, Farming system specialist, Bangladesh

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Bharat R Sharma, Principal Researcher (Water Resources) & Head, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), NASC Complex, Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, Pusa,, New Delhi- 110012, India

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Jitendra Kumar Sundaray, Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India

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Michael Phillip, Senior Scientist, WFC, Penang, Malaysia

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Andrew nelson, Project Leader, IRRI, Manila, Philippines

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Glenn Borja Gregorio, Senior Scientist, Plant Breeder, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines