Study on the heightened climate-induced disaster risks for persons with disabilities in Teknaf, Bangladesh

This study aims to quantify how persons with disabilities in Teknaf, Bangladesh, experience the full disaster-risk cycle - from early warning through to recovery. The assessment uses a mixed-methods design, including household surveys, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews. The study then provides recommendations and guidance to meet Sendai Framework obligations to reduce the resilience gap for persons with disabilities.

The results show that 67–82% of households receive early warnings, but only 54–100% reach an accessible shelter. 29% of households received some form of emergency relief, and 3–33% were able to regain their livelihoods. Discrimination during aid distribution was reported by 77–100% of respondents, and is also shown to correlate strongly with low recovery and high housing loss. By contrast, where Union Disaster Management Committees meet frequently and seat organisations of persons with disabilities,  emergency-plan ownership exceeds 70%, shelter access reaches 71–100%, and livelihood recovery rises to 20–33%.