Adapting to Climate Change in South-West Bangladesh
Lessons learned in Adapting to Climate Change in South-West Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh
Past disaster eventsEM-DAT listing of disaster events in BangladeshDisaster statistics from UN-ISDR and CREDRisk country profile from Index for Risk ManagementDisaster response and management data from ReliefWebGovernment policiesHFA Progress Reports, government plans, and government statements and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper – http://www.unisdr.org/partners/countries/bgdRed Cross + civil societyIFRC appeals and info bulletins for Bangladesh
How 2 empty buckets can save a life: Bangladesh emergency response course goes local
Within the first 24 to 72 hours after a disaster, local communities are on the front-line of emergency response. Depending on location and scale of emergency, response time may vary. As this Case Study explores, communities’ confidence to respond to emergencies is commonly based on available resources. However, as CADRE participants in this case learned, basic household items can provide
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Case Study: Getting the word out: Women emergency responders in Bangladesh pass message on, train others
In Bangladesh, histories of oral traditions have laid the foundation for community training in emergency response. A strong colloquial culture in folklore and story telling makes a compelling case why community training is practical and effective. In many cases, knowledge equates to power. Within these traditions, women have a central role in passing on knowledge to others as provider and educator
Case study: Coordination improved response time and increased concentration during emergency, volunteers report
As this case illustrates, community-led teams can take a lead in response efforts for disasters of international significance, as well as smaller and more local incidents. The Savar incident is such a case: beginning as a local incident, it has garnered considerable international media attention and led to wide-ranging changes in national and international policy for the readymade garment industry.
Empowering communities to prepare for cyclones
Cox’s Bazar District is in the Bay of Bengal, at the south-eastern corner of Bangladesh, bordering Myanmar. It is particularly vulnerable to the tropical cyclones that frequently hit the region, causing deadly storm surges and wind damage. The worst cyclone in recent years took place in 1991, resulting in 150,000 deaths – more than 90
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Population movement and the Chittagong Hill Tracts development programme
In 1999 the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) decided to use the “Better Programming Initiative” (BPI), the conflict-sensitive approach to programming adopted by the International Federation in 1998, to plan a new Chittagong Hill Tracts development programme. BPI would help to identify how to use assistance to increase local communities’ capacities to work together and
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The long road to resilience – Impact and cost-benefit analysis of community-based disaster risk reduction in Bangladesh
For more than three decades, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) has been aiming to reduce this vulnerability by building up local disaster preparedness capacities and by applying numerous tools to reduce risks. Since 1996, it has been running a programme in flood-prone communities with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and
Building Safer Communities in South Asia
The South Asia Regional Delegation in consultation with its partners has developed a regional disaster risk reduction programme entitled: “Building Safer Communities in South Asia”. This programme aims to draw together regional experiences and knowledge to harmonise and standardize Red Cross Red Crescent risk reduction trainings, systems and tools. These will be used in communities
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Climate Change Awareness, Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction, A Bangladesh Case Study
Bangladesh is not only vulnerable to rising sea levels, but is also one of the most flood and cyclone prone countries in the world with 25 percent of its geographical area vulnerable. The floods and cyclones not only disrupt and take lives, but also isolate communities, severely affecting the livelihoods and education of the people
Loss & Damage – Early Lessons from the Process to Enhance Understanding of Loss and Damage in Bangladesh
This document is the result of an almost two-year engagement with the issue of loss and damage in Bangladesh. It provides an assessment of the first comprehensive process to better understand loss and damage at the national-level and presents key research findings.