Community built and managed low-cost bamboo walls are protecting the people of Char Kunder Para from riverbank erosion

Riverbank erosion displaces thousands of families every year from the Chars of Gaibandha. Community built and managed low cost bamboo walls/structures have proven to be highly successful in preventing erosion in Char Kunder Para. As typical riverbank protection methods with sand-filled mattresses or concrete blocks are expensive, this cost-effective, local technology—using locally-available material and manpower—provides a sustainable avenue to stem river erosion. Inspired by them, communities in other Chars are also opting for the same solution by contributing a small amount of their income to construct these bamboo walls.