Empowering Communities for Climate Resilience and Water Purity
Capacity Building of Youth to Improve Drinking Water Security and Climate Resilience through Youth-led Participatory Sensing (YPS) Model in Hatiya Island, Noakhali.
The Global Water Challenge
Water, vital for civilization and ecosystems, constitutes 71% of the world, with only 2.5% as freshwater. Climate change, disasters, and extreme events challenge our existence. Globally, water security faces a crucial need for quantity and quality. IPCC warns 25% may face water scarcity by 2050. In the southwest coastal zone of Bangladesh, freshwater river area is projected to decrease from 40.8% to 17.1% between 2012 and 2050
Bangladesh‘s Water Reality
Bangladesh grapples with safe freshwater scarcity, causing a high waterborne disease rate. The government addresses climate change impacts by investing in nature-based solutions, enhancing watersheds, and improving waterways for groundwater recharge. In 2018, 50 million people faced arsenic exposure from contaminated tube well water.
Impact of Climate Change
Ensuring sustainable safe drinking-water faces risk without resilient water supply systems. Climate change‘s impact on weather events, such as floods or droughts, stresses freshwater resources, jeopardizing water safety and security. To address these challenges, enhancing the climate resilience of water supply services is crucial in the face of anticipated climate change impacts (WHO, 2017)
Goal And Objective
Prioritize water quality alongside quantity in developing countries for enhanced public health.
Overcome the challenge of insufficient data on water supply and quality, enabling effective analysis and action.
Bridge communication gaps among water supply entities, communities, and decision-makers.
Provide vital information to youth on water supply, quality, sanitation, hygiene, and the climate crisis.
Address knowledge gaps during critical situations like pandemics through evidence-informed decision-making.
Scale and advance tools through the ‘HelpChai‘ app and website to tackle water supply and quality monitoring challenges.
Expected Results
This research leverages ICTs to bridge communication gaps on water supply and quality, benefiting local to national stakeholders. Developing countries face challenges in effectively communicating drinking water quality data for timely decision-making. By empowering youth (high school to university level) in understanding and utilizing ICTs for water supply and quality monitoring, we aim to ensure sustainable development in the sector, fostering ‘Drinking Water Security‘ and paving the way for future innovations and technologies
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In The End
Empowering Volunteers
Our volunteers are provided with adequate training and tools for field activities including climate hazard analysis, data collection, reporting and dissemination.
Building Capacity
Volunteer and selected schools can support as resource center for the expansion of the concept and replication.
Climate-Ready Innovations
Relevant features regarding climate resilient actions will be incorporated in both HelpChai app and website for systematic data management portal.
The Team
Our diverse range of dedicated persons.
