MINI POND AS A CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DROUGHT PRONE AREA PORSHA UPAZILA OF NAOGOAN DISTRICT IN BANGLADESH

Abstract

)rought acts as a stimulating factor for diflërent pertinent hazards resulting low average agricultural production in North-west part of langladesh compare to other areas. So, the study was conducted at Porsha upazila under Naogoan district situated on the north-west part of Bangladesh to know the drought condition and impact of mini pond as a climate change adaptation technology in drought prone area. A total of 50 respondents were selected considering 8% error by using Solvin equation. In order to collect relevant information from the respondents, interview schedule was used. Technologies to support climate change adaptation were scored against nine criteria according to the evaluating model given by Asian Development Bank, 2014. Results revealed that most of the respondents (55%) were small farmers and 25% marginal farm category. In the study area, 62% respondents have less than 0.6 acre of homestead land and 76% was below 0.005 acre of pond, but majority of the respondents (55%) taken Borga (lease) land. Most of the respondents (46%) belonged to the income of 1k. 5001 to Tk. 10000 per month. All of the respondents (100%) cited that drought is the most terrific type of hazad and 80% were in favour of the statement of drought persist in April to May. Regarding the impact of drought on agriculture. 30% respondents refered that some crops damaged and 36% stated that their cropping intensity is dramatically reduced due to drought- 54% expressed the major crops that affected by drought and 80% believed that the cropping pattern Wheat-Fallow-T.Aman was highly aflbcted by drought. Majority of the farmers (64%) had an idea on Minipond as a climate change adaptation tachnology for supplimentary irrigation. All the socio demographic characteristics of the respondent showed significant and positive relationships with their income except forest land. The study also revealed that the duration of drought has increased than that of past and some other hazards are posing new threat by changing their nature. The criteria, relative cost, co-benefits. feasibility of implementation were shown more desirable but effcctivness, co-costs and barriers were intermediate. Thus the establishment of mini ponds on their own or on sharecropped fields is a good option for small and marginal farmers with no or limited access to other ponds to harvest rainwater and provide supplementary (emergency) irrigation to their rice fields, in case urgently needed.