ECOCHAR
TWO PROJECTS · FOUR CHARS

EcoChar

EcoChar adapts infrastructure and essential services to the conditions of each char rather than using one fixed package.

CURRENT POSITION · 31 JULY 2026 Both projects remain before physical delivery; site, baseline and engineering readiness differ.
People moving materials from a river boat onto an exposed char edge
CHAR CONTEXT · RIVER EDGE + MOVEMENT
WHY THE DESIGNS DIFFER

Design the package around the char.

Land, baseline evidence and engineering readiness determine what can be fixed now.

PROJECT 01 · FINAL SITE PENDING

Four sites assessed. One still has to be fixed.

What is known
The implementation plan is complete, consultation is underway and BOQs have been collected.
What moves now
The questionnaire is ready, but the baseline and final site are not complete.
What waits
Site confirmation, site-specific engineering and physical delivery.
PROJECT 02 · SITES SELECTED

Land transfer and design are moving together.

What is known
Sixteen consultations are complete and sites have been selected.
What moves now
Land transfer, baseline and selection, design and procurement.
What waits
Physical delivery.
WHAT CAN VARY BY PLACE

Productive infrastructure, storage, mobility, connectivity, water and health services are combined according to verified need, with access and maintenance considered from the start.

Seasonally exposed riverbed with rippled sand
CHAR CONTEXT · EXPOSED RIVERBED
CURRENT FIELD RECORD
31 JULY 2026

Two projects, different readiness.

2Projects
4Chars
UnderwayField preparation
Not startedPhysical delivery
PROJECT 01Final site pending
Mobilisation

Plan completed; consultation underway

Site readiness

4 sites assessed; final site pending

Baseline + selection

Questionnaire ready; baseline incomplete

Engineering + procurement

BOQs collected; site confirmation required

Physical delivery

Not started

PROJECT 02Sites selected
Mobilisation

16 consultations completed

Site readiness

Sites selected; land transfer underway

Baseline + selection

Baseline + selection underway

Engineering + procurement

BOQs collected; design + procurement underway

Physical delivery

Not started

Workstreams overlap. This is a status view, not a completion sequence.

JULY FIELD EVIDENCE

Field evidence behind the current status.

Community consultation documented during July field reporting
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION · JUL 2026

Mobilisation and beneficiary engagement.

Field interview documented during July field reporting
FIELD WORK · JUL 2026

Baseline work remained at different stages across the two projects.

Vegetated agricultural landscape documented during July field reporting
SITE CONTEXT · JUL 2026

Land condition continues to shape infrastructure decisions.

Selected July documentation of reported activity. Images do not represent both projects.

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WHAT IS SLOWING DELIVERY

What is slowing delivery.

Land readiness

Flood and erosion exposure, land documentation and land-transfer requirements continue to affect where permanent infrastructure can move forward.

July rainfall

Heavy rainfall delayed site visits, beneficiary-list preparation and survey activity during the month.

CURRENT RESPONSE

Teams are prioritising safer locations and working through land requirements with local stakeholders.

NEXT PERIOD · AUGUST 2026

What has to clear next.

Complete baseline and beneficiary work

Resolve site and land requirements

Advance engineering and procurement

Begin infrastructure activity where dependencies clear

NEXT DECISION Begin physical delivery only where site, land, baseline and engineering dependencies clear.
REPORTING NOTE

Programme-level financial utilisation is not shown for July because expenditure is not yet reported on a comparable basis across both projects.

Next public record · August 2026