Climate change effects are directly putting these natural resource-dependent communities at greater risk, with continuous sea erosion, frequent floods, tidal surges, cyclones, waterlogging, and salinity manifestations. Natural calamities are severely disrupting agricultural production in the coastal area, with a huge amount of field crops and homestead vegetables being damaged. Additionally, a large number of homestead lands are abandoned where no crops grow. Waterlogging has emerged as a chronic problem, and saline water is infiltrating localities. Along with the economic loss and damage, the problem of malnutrition among women, adolescents, and children is also becoming evident here. Considering such disproportionate and differentiated vulnerabilities of the coastal community, the COAST Foundation is taking interventions with the technical assistance of CJRF to create year-round income opportunities through providing and promoting Climate Adaptive Income Generating Techniques [CAIGT].
