MainDB: Weather resilient boats

Title: Weather resilient boats
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Adaptation element: Adaptation planning and practices; Science and research
Adaptation sector/theme: Agriculture; Food security; Biodiversity; Coastal areas/zones
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Country: Bangladesh
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Description: A Bangladeshi firm, Taratari Shipyard, is keen to receive R&D support in boat building to help manufacture boats that are more suited to volatile weather conditions in as cost-effective a manner as possible. Tartari is looking to build fiberglass fishing boats that are much more stable in turbulent weather conditions and significantly more resilient in flood conditions. Currently, almost all fishing boast in Bangladesh are made from wood. Although they cost BDT 50,000 (USD 700) versus BDT 300,000 (USD 4200) for a fiberglass boat, the latter lasts for 20 years. Friendship, a well know local NGO, is working with Tartari on this project.
Expected outcome: Fiberglass boats have a strong cost-benefit due to their durability, although the upfront cost may be difficult to finance. As weather conditions become more extreme under climate change scenarios, the cost-benefit, and importance of investing in these boats will only increase.
Further information: For further information go to: https://friendship.ngo
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NWPPartner: Taratari Shipyard; Friendship
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NWPReferences: A Strategy to Engage the Private Sector in Climate Change Adaptation in Bangladesh (International Finance Corporation): https://www.preventionweb.net/files/16483_ifcpresccpsv8sep12010ifcsk1.pdf
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Created at 21/04/2016 11:45 by Roberto Felix
Last modified at 11/05/2022 03:19 by Nicholas Hamp-Adams
 
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