Sustainable Environment Management Programme (SEMP) is one of the largest instruments applied in Bangledesh, fulfilling the obligations of the National Environment Management Action Plan (NEMAP). SEMP consists of 26 components among which two, namely Commiunity Based Haor and Floodplain Resource Management are being implemented by IUCN Bangledesh in association with partner organisations since 1998 in two haors and three floodplain areas.
Community based approaches have been adopted for development of action plans, implementation and overall management. The approach used many Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools and techniques.
