Women for Climate Change Adaptation
(W4CCA) Network

Empowering Women • Building Resilience • Driving Local Climate Solutions

Women across Bangladesh’s climate-vulnerable regions face the harshest impacts of climate change—yet they are also the strongest agents of adaptation. From managing household resources to leading community preparedness, women are at the frontline of resilience.

To recognize and strengthen this leadership, EPRC, with support from The Asia Foundation, launched the Women for Climate Change Adaptation (W4CCA) Network in 2016. This action-research initiative brings together women from disaster-prone areas and connects them with government institutions, local leaders, and development partners.

🌍 What is W4CCA?

An evidence-based, gender-responsive network where women lead local climate solutions. The network follows a non-profit governance model, with EPRC serving as the secretariat. A voluntary advisory group brings in voices from BADC, BWDB, DPHE, academia, international organizations, LGIs, and community stakeholders.

Women contribute their knowledge in food security, agriculture, water, sanitation, hygiene, and resource management—becoming innovators, entrepreneurs, and pioneers in climate adaptation.

🎯 Key Targets

  • Strengthen women’s capacity and amplify their voices in climate-vulnerable area
  • Explore national and global opportunities for advocacy and policy improvement
  • Promote a grassroots, bottom-up approach led by Local Government Institutions

🔧 What We Do

  • Build community resilience through the W4CCA network
  • Coordinate disaster preparedness and emergency response
  • Develop community-friendly early warning methods for floods and other disasters
  • Translate technical web-based warning messages into simple alerts for women at the Community
  • Promote resilience in agriculture, livestock, and WASH through training, innovation, and collaboration with government and NGOs
  • Support continuous learning through ICT tools and local engagement

📈 Impacts

✨ 72% of network members are women and adolescent girls
✨ Flood warning reach among women increased significantly
✨ Improved awareness on drinking water safety, sanitation, hygiene, livestock care, education, and food security
✨ Women reported increased dignity, recognition, and leadership roles in families and communities
✨ W4CCA has emerged as a promising model for community-based disaster management and climate change adaptation

💪 Women are not just victims of climate change — they are leaders of resilience.

W4CCA continues to inspire and empower women to build stronger, safer, and more climate-resilient communities across Bangladesh.