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Oxfam Transboundary Rivers of South Asia TROSA II 2023-2027 - TROSA II transboundary water resource governance

The overall objective of the intervention is improved cooperation in governing shared water resources, strengthening resilience to climate change in riparian communities in the transboundary Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basins. The four expected outcomes are; 1) Strengthened climate-resilient livelihoods of communities living in the transboundary GBM river basins 2) Improved and inclusive management of transboundary river ecosystems and protection of biodiversity across the GBM river basins 3) Strengthened leadership of civil society, especially women, Indigenous People, and youth to influence government and private sector on water governance across and between the transboundary GBM basins 4) Strengthened cooperation, collaboration and accountability across and between the transboundary GBM river basins. The programme will work directly with communities in selected locations within the transboundary GBM river basins across Bangladesh, India, Nepal and also to a lesser extent in Bhutan. The direct target group is approximately 150 000 individuals (50% women) including: - Riparian communities including small holder farmers, fisherfolk, boat-dwellers and people engaged in water or natural -resource-based livelihoods - Civil society organisations representing women, youth, Indigenous communities and livelihood groups, community groups and advocacy forums, and Women Empowerment Centres - Future civil society leaders with focus on women and youth In addition to the direct target groups, the programme will engage with other stakeholders including: - Government and political stakeholders at all levels (local, state/province, national and regional) - Private sector organisations engaged in water and natural resource use and management - Academic and reserach institutions - Media organisations The programme will be implemented by Oxfam at regional and country level in collaboration with six international/regional organisations and nine national and local organisations. Due diligence of a couple of the organisations is still ongoing. The international/regional organisations are: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Consumer Unity and Trust Society International (CUTS), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) where the latter three are new.