10 months ago
Women in Kendrapara Empowered as Climate Champions
In Kendrapara, women are learning to protect the environment and help their communities.
They teach others to farm in ways that don't harm nature and protect important forests.
Students from a media college visited to learn about their work and made documentaries about it.
Women in Kendrapara trained as climate champions by UNDP's ECRICC project
They promote sustainable practices like crab cultivation, SRI paddy cultivation, and ornamental fish farming
Over 5,000 families benefiting from these methods, with 6,907 farmers using SRI cultivation across 1,726.75 acres
Climate champions raise awareness about mangrove forest conservation and restoration
IIMC students document climate resilience efforts and crocodile conservation in the region
- Who
- Women in Kendrapara, trained by UNDP's ECRICC project, and IIMC students
- What
- Promote sustainable farming and mangrove conservation
- Where
- Kendrapara, Odisha
- When
- Since 2023
- Why
- To enhance climate resilience and empower communities
Key facts
- Project
- Enhancing Climate Resilience of India’s Coastal Communities (ECRICC)
- Funding
- Green Climate Fund, Odisha government, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Families Benefiting
- Over 5,000
- Farmers Using SRI Cultivation
- 6,907 across 1,726.75 acres
- Documentaries Created
- Two (crocodile conservation and mangrove forests)
Quotes
Puspalata Khamari
A climate champion from Krushna Nagar panchayat
“We are safe during natural calamities because of mangrove forests.”
thehansindia.com
