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Bangladesh
Bangladesh's severe weather hotline faces test as storm approaches
13 May 2013, AlertNet
'The newly introduced service will help people stay updated about weather and flood forecasts and make preparations if disaster approaches,' Abdul Wazed, director general of the Department of Disaster Management said. Early warning systems will be one of the issues discussed at the Global platform for disaster risk reduction...
National Platform
- HFA Focal Point:
Disaster Management Bureau (DMB) - Website:http://www.dmb.gov.bd
- Contact:Director General
- Phone:880-2-9858755
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Bangladesh: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2011-2013)2012, DDM, Bangladesh - gov
- Bangladesh: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) 2011, DMB, Bangladesh - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Bangladesh: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011)2011, Bangladesh - gov
- Bangladesh: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, MOFDM, Bangladesh - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Bangladesh: Review of current and planned adaptation action2011, Adaptation Partnership
- Bangladesh: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2005)2005, Bangladesh - gov; IMF; WB
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 1988 | 45,000,000 |  |
| Flood | 2004 | 36,000,000 | |
| Flood | 1984 | 30,000,000 | |
| Flood | 1987 | 29,700,000 | |
| Drought | 1983 | 20,000,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- Addressing household food security in the context of changing climate and environment (2013)09-18 Sep 2013, Nepal (Kathmandu)
- Masters of Science in climate change and developmentICCCAD, Bangladesh (Dhaka)
- Under graduate and graduate programme in disaster managementPatuakhali Science and Technology Univ
- Post graduate diploma and certificate programme in disaster managementIDMVS; DU, Bangladesh (Dhaka)
Disaster risk reduction pocket book2012, ACDI/VOCA; NIRAPAD; PCI; USAID, United States of America - gov
Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries2012, UNICEF; UNESCO
- Safer schools campaign2011, AIDMI
- DRR related animation cartoon ‘Laily’ produced by DIPECHO partners in Bangladesh2011, ECHO
- Bangladesh: Building mangrove greenbelts on vulnerable coastline2010, OneClimate.net
- Public health specialistSaudi Arabia (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), ADPC
- Project officer - DRR/CCA-mainstreaming specialistThailand (Bangkok), ADPC
- Disaster risk management specialistPhilippines (Manila), ADB
External Online Resources
- Aviation-weather disaster risk reduction
- Globalislands.net special report: disappearing islands
- Knowledge sharing on disaster risk reduction
- Riverbank erosion and flood in Kazipur, Bangladesh
- Sharing knowledge on disaster preparedness in the Himalayan region
- UNFCCC: Non-Annex I national communications
- Voice of South climate change blog, Bangladesh
- Women preparing for disasters Bangladesh
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