Regional planning in Bangladesh; Physical-Flood and river management, Coastal development.

Socio-Economic-Less development region, Hill region development: Education for poorest people.

Overall 1. Safe Water Supply & Sanitation 2. SME Development 3. Employment Generation 4. Development of Coastal Agriculture 5. Support to LGI, NGOs & Media

Prioritization: Overall & regional (5 tops) South Central-1 1.Safe Water Supply & Sanitation 2.Training for LGIs Members 3.Support to LGIs, NGOs & Media 4.Development & Employment Generation through Tourism 5.Rehabilitation Program for Erosion Victims

South West 1.Safe Water Supply & Sanitation 2.Development of Coastal Agriculture 3.Action to mitigate drainage problem 4.Capacity building & training on ICZM 5.Small & Medium Enterprise Development (SME)

South Central-2 1.Enhancement of livelihood in Chars & Islands 2.Safe Water Supply & Sanitation 3.Development Coastal Agriculture 3.Support to LGIs, NGOs & Media 5.SME Development

South East 1.SME Development 2.Development & Employment Generation through Tourism 3.Multipurpose Cyclone Shelters 3.Knowledge Management 5.Expansion of Renewable Energy Char & Islands 1.Rehabilitation Program for Erosion Victims 2 Support to LGIs, NGOs & Media 3.Completing & Maintaining Sea dykes 4.Development of Remote Islands 5.Enhancement of livelihood in Chars & Islands

Salient Features
Poverty is high; 52 percent are poor and 24 percent extreme poor.  Fourteen of 19 coastal districts have higher extreme poverty than the country average. Per capita GDP is low. Fifteen districts have lower GDP per capita than the country average. 54 percent of rural households in the coastal zone is functionally landless. In addition to natural disasters like cyclone, storm surges, drainage congestion, erosion, salinity intrusion, coastal zone is also vulnerable to tsunami and climate change. Access to basic services including health and sanitation is limited. Chars and offshore islands are remote that impedes investments Coastal zone has diverse eco-systems: mangrove, marine, estuary, islands, coral, sandy beaches, sand dunes and has both 'world heritage sites' and 'ecologically critical areas' Relatively higher literacy rate for both men and women is strength for progress on social development. Eleven districts have 'low gender disparity'. Coastal zone offers immense potential in renewable and non-renewable energy, marine resources, beach minerals and tourism.

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