Components: The project has three components:

a)   Improved Road Connectivity: The outcome of this component is ‘Improved road connectivity for men and women living in project Upazilas to access markets and social services’. Under this component, 159. 19upazila road (ADB &GoB funded), 557.03 km union and village roads (IFAD &GoB funded) along with associated small bridges and culverts (5424.12 meters)will be built. Roads will adopt climate resilient and or climate adaptation features. Roads that benefit highest number of people, connect project markets(see below) and other important markets and remote villages will receive high priority.

b) Improved Market Services: The out-come of this component is ‘Enhanced marketing of farm and non-farm produce in project markets’. This component will build/improve physical markets (common shed, fish shed, open paved/raised area, women section, toilet bloc, internal drainage etc), build boat landing platform (ghats), form market management committees (MMCs), and create employment for the poor women (LCS members),and’. The plan is to develop 97 growth centers and large rural markets (ADB funded -88 nos, GoB Funded -9 nos),and 184 community (village)markets, 14 women sections and 37 boat landing platform (IFAD & GoB funded), and for LCS group and

c)    Enhanced climate change adaptation capacity: The outcome of this component is ‘Rural communities and local authorities are able to cope with volatile climate events and meet their basic needs during climatic shocks.’ The following activities are planned under this component: a) construction or extension of 12 cyclone shelters; b) improvement of 10 existing shelters; c) upgrading 25.36km access tracks; and d) complementary support measures to enhance capacity for disaster preparedness.