The research report presents findings from a rapid assessment that was done on specific aspects of BRAC’s Integrated Development Programme (IDP) for the haor region. The haor region in the North-eastern part of the country consists of large bowl shaped floodplains that have unique hydro-ecological conditions. The area is under water most of the year and is subject to flash floods and other geographical conditions that have made it very isolated and largely excluded from mainstream socioeconomic development initiatives. Consequently, the presence of government and NGOs is very low in the area, making it one of the most underdeveloped regions in the country. BRAC’s first development initiative in the 1970s started off in the haor area and for decades very little has changed in the region. Therefore, BRAC has decided to return to take an integrated development approach with its IDP for haor. two Upazilas of the Haor region in Sylhet. The idea behind this report is to document the process and findings of a study that was initiated to attain greater insights into the
Authors: Nandita, Marziana Mahfuz; Mistry, Sabuj Kanti; Samadder, Mrinmoy; Rahman, Md Mahbubur; Munrat, Sabeth Hasnain Ahmed; Banu, Morsheda
Type: Working Paper
Yeah: 2016
