Responsible Parties

Objectives: The Mobilisation of Women for Community Resilience (MOWCOR) initiative aims to harness community-based strategies to promote sustainability and resilience against climate change impacts, focusing on four key districts in Bangladesh: Khulna, Satkhira, Kurigram, and Jamalpur. The project involves creating sustainable community mechanisms for the protection of local embankments through the establishment of embankment protection groups composed of women and girls. These groups will receive training to enhance their capacity for disaster preparedness and response, supporting advocacy efforts at both local and national levels for better enforcement of embankment protection laws and transparency in operations. Expected outcomes include the establishment and capacity-building of women's embankment protection groups; devising and implementing community strategies for embankment management; and delivering evidence-based advocacy to improve gender-responsive disaster risk reduction policies. The initiative is planned to unfold over 12 months with measurable deliverables, such as the creation of strategic community frameworks and enhanced leadership capacities among women’s networks to address and adapt to environmental risks effectively. Beyond immediate project locations, it seeks to boost local leadership and organizational capacity within targeted women’s rights organizations, ultimately fostering community resilience and environmental stewardship.