Uttor Jonopod Sangstha
National NGO · Rangpur · joined 2018
Alert B083 · Disaster Risk Financing
Drought and irrigation failure in the Barind Tract
Forecast rainfall deficit crossed the seasonal trigger three weeks before sowing, which is the only window where drought support changes an outcome rather than compensating for one.
PastDroughtAnticipatory actionRaised 2 April 2025
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Dry, cracked Barind soil in the foreground with a farmer examining seed in the palm of a hand. Shows the anticipatory window — the field is not yet planted, and that is the point.
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- People reached
- 15,600
- Funds disbursed
- £139,000
- Crisis to community reach
- 0days
What happened
Major activities
- Drought-tolerant seed distribution before sowing
- Anticipatory cash for irrigation costs
- Water-saving irrigation demonstrations
Timeline
Crisis occurred
20 April 2025
Alert raised by members
2 April 2025
Allocation decision
4 April 2025
Aid reached community
11 April 2025
- Crisis to alert
- 0 days
- Alert to decision
- 2 days
- Crisis to reach
- 0 days
Who responded
2 responding members
Each of these organisations lists this alert on its own profile — one relational field, populating both sides.
Barind Krishi Unnayan Sangstha
National NGO · Rajshahi · joined 2019
Logo sequence
Acknowledgements
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Donors
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Programme & Hub
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Responding members
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Where
Districts covered by this alert
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3 districts · 4 upazilas