Acronyms

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ADG
Additional Director General
ADP
Annual Development Plan
AEO
Agricultural Extension Officer
AGEP
Agricultural Growth and Employment Program
AIS
Agricultural Information Systems
ARM
Annual Review Mission
BADC
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation
BARI
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute
BAU
Bangladesh Agricultural University
BBS
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
BCIC
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation
BDP
Bangladesh Delta Plan
BDT
Bangladesh Taka
BDS
Business Development Services
BEE
Business Enable Environment
BGIF
Blue Gold Innovation Fund
BGP
Blue Gold Program
BHWDB
Bangladesh Hoar and Wetland Development Board
BINA
Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture
BRAC
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (an NGO)
BWDB
Bangladesh Water Development Board
BWFMS
Bangladesh Water and Flood Management Strategy
CA
Caltivable Area
CAHW
Community Animal Health Workers
CAWM
Community-led Agricultural Water Management
CBO
Community-Based Organisation
CDF
Community Development Facilitator
CDMP
Comprehensive Disaster Management Program
CDSP
Char Development and Settlement Project
CEGIS
Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services
CEIP
Coastal Embankment Improvement Project
CEIP-1
Coastal Embankment Improvement Project Phase 1, World Bank 2013-2020
CEP
Coastal Embankment Project, World Bank 1961-1978
CFWM
Community-led Fisheries and Water Management
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CI
Cropping Intensity
CII
Cropping Intensification Initiative
CIMMYT
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre
CLF
Community-led Fisheries
CLW
Community Livestock Worker
CO
Community Organiser
CPP-FAP-20
Compartmentalization Pilot Project (CPP)-FAP-20
CPW
Community Poultry Worker
CPWF
Challenge Programme on Water and Food
CSISA
Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia
CWM
Chief of Water Management (BWDB)
CYS
courtyard sessions
DAE
Department of Agricultural Extension
DAM
Department of Agricultural Marketing
DANIDA
Danish International Development Agency
DDP
Delta Development Project, GoN 1976-1988
DG
Director General
DLS
Department of Livestock Services
DoC
Department of Cooperatives
DoF
Department of Fisheries
DP III
Department of Planning III (BWDB)
DPP
Development Project Proforma
DTL
Deputy Team Leader
EC
Executive Committee
ECRRP
Emergency Cyclone Recovery and Restoration Project, World Bank 2008-
EDP
Estuary Development Programme
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
EIP
Early Implementation Project, GoN 1975-1997
EKN
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
EMM
Euroconsult Mott MacDonald
EO
Earth Observation
EOI
Expression of Interest
EPWAPDA
East Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority
EWM
Equitable Water Management
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
FAP
Flood Action Plan
FCD
Flood Control and Drainage
FCDI
Flood Control, Drainage and Irrigation
FFD
Farmer Field Day
FFS
Farmers' Field School
FGD
Focus Group Discussion
FO
FFS Organiser
FT
Farmer Trainer
FY
Financial Year
GAP
Gender Action Plan
GDP
Gross domestic product
GED
General Economics Division
GESAP
Gender Equality Strategy and Action Plan (of BWDB)
GIS
Geographic Information Systems
GLD
Gender and Leadership Development (training)
GoB
Government of Bangladesh
GoN
Government of the Netherlands
GPWM
Guidelines for Participatory Water Management
ha
hectare
HH
Household
HL
Horizontal Learning
HR
Human Resources
HYV
High Yielding Variety
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICM
Integrated Crop Management
ICRD
Integrated Coastal Resources Database
ICT
Information Communication Technology
IF
Innovation Fund
IFI
International Financing Instittution
IFMC
Integrated Farm Management Component (DANIDA-funded program)
IGA
Income Generating Activity
IMIP
Irrigation Management Improvement project (IMIP)
ICZM
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) - Assistance to the Programme Development Office of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Programme (PDO-ICZM)
IMRC
Inter-Ministerial Review Committee
INGO
International NGO
IP
Input Providers
IPM
Integrated Pest Management
IPSWAM
Integrated Planning for Sustainable Water Management, GoN 2003-2011
IPSWARM
(Guidelines for) Integrated Planning for Sustainable Water Resources Management
ISPM
Institutional Strengthening and Project Management
IR
Input Retailers
IRRI
International Rice Research Institute
IWM
Institute of Water Modelling
IWMI
International Water Management Institute
IWRM
Integrated Water Resources Management
LCG
Local Consultative Group
LCS
Landless/Labour Contracting Societies
LCS
Labour Contracting Societies
LG
Local Government
LGED
Local Government Engineering Department
LGI
Local Government Institutions
LGIs
Local Government Institutions
LRP
Land Reclamation Project
JBIC
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
KJDRP
Khulna Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project, GoN 1993-2002
M&E
Monitoring and Evaluation
MFI
Micro Finance Institute
MFS
Market(-Oriented Farmer) Field School
M/F
Male / Female
MIS
Management Information System
MLGRDC
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives
MoA
Ministry of Agriculture
MOP
Murat of Potash
MoU
Memorandum of Understanding
MoWR
Ministry of Water Resources
MRL
Monitoring, Reflection & Learning
MTR
Mid – Term Review Mission
MT
metric ton (tonne)
NAEP
New Agriculture Extension Policy
NEC
National Economic Council
NGO
Non-Governmental Organisation
NSB
National Seed Board
NWMP
National Water Management Plan
NWPo
National Water Policy
NWRC
National Water Resources Commission
NWRD
National Water resources Database
OCWM
Office of the Chief of Water Management (in BWDB)
ODK
Open Data Kit
OFRD
On?Farm Research Division
O&M
Operation and Maintenance
OMPI
O&M Performance Improvement
OMS
Open Market Sale
PBDP 2100
Preparation of Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100
PCD
Project Coordinating Director
PCWM
Polder Community Water Management
PD
Project Director
PDP
Polder Development Plan
PF
Producer Group Facilitator
PM
Participatory Monitoring
PM
Progress Marker
PMC
Project Management Committee
PPP
Public Private Partnership
PS
Private Sector
PSC
Program Steering Committee
PSD
Private Sector Development
PSSWRSP
Participatory Small Scale Water Resources Sector Project
PSTU
Patuakhali Science and Technology University
PWM
Participatory Water Management
PWMR
Participatory Water Management Rules (2014)
UMIC
Upper Middle Income Country
RAC
Regional Accounts Committee
RDPP
Revised Development Project Proforma
RF
Resource Farmers (Farmer Group Leaders)
ROI
Return on Investment
R & I
Rehabilitation and Improvement
RMG
Ready Made Garments
RRI
River Research Institute
SAAO
Sub-Assistant Agricultural Officer (DAE)
SAE
Sub-Assistant Engineer (BWDB)
SC
South-Central
SDE
Sub-Divisional Engineer (BWDB)
SE
Superintending Engineer (BWDB)
SIBDP 2100
Support to the Implementation of the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100
SIMT
System Improvement and Management Transfer
SO
Section Officer (BWDB)
SRP
Systems Rehabilitation Project
SSSFCDI
Second Small Scale Flood Control Drainage and Irrigation Project
SSWRDSP
Small Scale Water Resources Development Sector Project
SVC
Strengthened Value Chains
SW
South-West
SWAIWRPMP
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project
T&C
Training & Communications
TA
Technical Assistance
T-Aman
Transplanted Aman Rice
TL
Team Leader
TNA
Training Needs Assessment
ToC
Theory of Change, planning tool
ToR
Terms of Reference
ToT
Training of trainers
TR
Technical Report
TSP
Triple Supper Phosphate
TTAP
Technology Transfer for Agricultural Production (DAE)
UAO
Upazila Agricultural Officer DAE)
UAEO
Upazila Agricultural Extension Officer (DAE)
UNO
Upazila Nirbahi Officer - Upazila Executive Officer
UP
UPs
Union Parishad
UZP
UZPs
Upazila Parishad
VC
Value Chain
VCA
Value Chain Analysis
VCD
Value Chain Development
VCS
Value Chain Selection
WAP
Water Management Group Action Plan
WARPO
Water Resources Plan Organisation
WASH
Water Sanitation and Hygiene education
WB
World Bank
WBC
Women’s Business Centre
WEE
Women’s Economic Empowerment
WF
WorldFish (CGIAR)
WMA
Water Management Association
WMCA
Water Management Cooperative Association
WMF
Water Management Federation
WMG
Water Management Group
WMGs
Water Management Groups
WMIP
Water Management Improvement Project, World Bank 2008-2015
WMO
Water Management Organisation
WRM
Water Resource Management
WUR
Wageningen University and Research Centre
XEN
Executive Engineer (BWDB)
ZSEs
Zonal Socio-Economists