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Volume 10
Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change
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Climate Congress 2019
May 10-11, 2019
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May 10-11, 2019 Bangkok, Thailand
8
th
World Climate Congress
Safe water technologies to tackle climate change in Bangladesh
Shah Riazur Rahman
BRAC, Bangladesh
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angladesh has made remarkable progress in providing basic water and sanitation services to people. It is
now estimated that 87% of people in Bangladesh have access to improved drinking water source and 61%
people in Bangladesh have access to improved sanitation. Bangladesh is the most vulnerable to climate change
and people in coastal belt struggle round the year to obtain safe water. Considering climate change impact
especially in coastal belt, BRACWASH program provided climate resilient water technologies through private
entrepreneurs in eight sub-districts. We developed 86 water entrepreneurs by installing reverse osmosis water
filtration techniques and thus we reached approximately 11,000 people within two years. We also ensured that
some water quality parameters tested (named as pH, arsenic, iron, manganese, chloride, total hardness, fecal
coliform) fromfiltered water before serving to the people. The test result showed no harmful material obtained
from water technologies. The diversification in water technologies is important to maximize the efficiency of
filter chamber and to reduce waste water which ultimately will increase profitability of water business. Also
we facilitated awareness raising program about climate change impact and disaster risk reduction and WASH.
The positive side of water technologies is that people now become more aware to purchase pure water instead
of free services and thus saline intrusion in the coastal belt has less impact in their livelihood. Both the
technological solution and behavioral change programmight bring healthy community in Bangladesh who is
most vulnerable to climate change in terms of sustainability.
lovelu216@gmail.comJ Earth Sci Clim Change 2019, Volume 10
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C2-060