Bangladesh: Improving disaster risk reduction in river islands

"Proper linkage between Bangladesh Water Development Board, community based organisations and local government authority is needed to get periodical river water rise/fall data, relevant to the area, as soon as the monsoon sets in. Selected and interested persons of the vulnerable community might be involved in sharing the same with the community at large to assist in their overall preparation. Early flood warning system needs to be strengthened, with active participation of community leaders. Cooperation between local NGOs local government must be encouraged in this respect. Local signaling system/early warning message dissemination procedure might be established in the area." These are some of the improvements for disaster risk reduction on the river islands in Banglandesh suggested by Farid Hasan Ahmed on the pages of The Daily Star.