The Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Program of EPRC addresses Bangladesh’s extreme vulnerability to climate-induced hazards such as floods, cyclones, droughts, river erosion, salinity intrusion, and sea-level rise. These risks disproportionately affect hard-to-reach areas, including coastal, char, haor, flood-prone, and drought-prone regions.

Building on a strong track record in climate change adaptation and disaster management, EPRC implements multidimensional interventions to strengthen community resilience through awareness-raising, education, and capacity building of school teachers and students, local government institutions, religious and community leaders, NGOs, youth, and vulnerable populations. The program promotes disaster preparedness, early warning and response, and post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation, including mock drills, cyclone response initiatives, and the provision of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in climate-vulnerable areas.

EPRC places particular emphasis on community- and government-engaged approaches to climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction. These efforts integrate resilient water supply and sanitation systems, sustainable agriculture across diverse and saline agro-ecological zones, biodiversity conservation, and locally appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures to reduce long-term climate and disaster risks.