Institutionalizing Community Based

Disaster PreparednessIn Bangladesh

Dhaka, November 2013

BACKGROUND

• Geographical location, land characteristics, multiplicity of rivers, monsoon pattern and climate change along with over population, mismanagement, lack of awareness render highly vulnerability in Bangladesh

• Human induced hazards caused by deforestation, environmental degradation, exploitation of natural resources and unplanned urban structures have further aggravated the situation.

• There is a strong need for a harmonized effort to strengthen

the capacities of those working within the local, district and

national institution on DRR.

POLICY CONTEXT • DM Policy are well defined in Bangladesh. Ministries and

Departments are dedicated to overseeing DRR. Government has initiated flagship projects like the CDMP

• SoD is addressing DRR through DMCs at district, Upazilla, Union, Pourashva and CC levels.

• NPDM developed to strengthen national and local DRR.

• Strengthening of DDMCs at Upazilla and Union, Pourashva and City Corporation are key for effective implementation of the Disaster Management (DM) Act.

NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH

• Ensuring effective functioning of DMCs

• Mainstreaming DRR into ADPs

• Replication and sustainability

Disaster Risk Assessment

Disaster Risk Reduction / Contingency

Planning

Resource Mobilization

Implementation of the Plans

Monitoring and Learning

CBDP

OPERATIONAL STRATEGY

• Develop CBDP institutionalisation Plan

• Master Trainer (MT) resource Pool

• Conducting risk assessment

• Ward Disaster Management Committee

• Inclusion

• Developing RRAP

• Establishment of localized emergency response

• Risk Reduction Action Plan contributing to ADP • On going Monitoring and Evaluation

Union and Ward Disaster Management Committee

District Master Trainers Pool

District Disaster Management Committee

Department of Disaster Management

Community Risk Assessment

RRAP Preparation at Union Union Contingency Plan

District Contingency Plan

National Budget Preparation

National Contingency Plan

Disaster resilient development and mitigation activities

Preparedness Volunteers, buffer stock, mock

drills, mass awareness

June

February February

June

April

Resource

MINISTRIES AND LINE DEPARTMENTSNational plan, policy and guidelines

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RRAP validation at Upazila

March/April

Resource

RRAP submission at District

March/April

Upazila Contingency Plan

March

Upazila (Sub District) Disaster Management Committee

Trained persons on Disaster Preparedness

COMMUNITY

Trained persons on Disaster Preparedness

National Master Trainers Pool

Ward(Ward Councilor, WDMC)

National Master Trainers Pool

City Corporation Masters Trainers

Pool

Trained persons on Disaster

Preparedness

City Corporation Disaster Management Committee

Department of Disaster Management

Urban Risk Assessment

RRAP Preparation at ward Ward Response Plan

City Corporation Response Plan

National Budget Preparation

National Response Plan

Disaster Resilient Development(Small Scale Mitigation)

Preparedness (urban volunteers, buffer stock, mock

drills, mass awareness)

June

February February

June

April

Resource

MINISTRIES AND LINE DEPARTMENTSNational plan, policy and guidelines

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RRAP Submission at City Corporation

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Resource

COMMUNITY

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• Monitoring and evaluation • Accountability and Participation will be observed

quantitative and qualitative and Joint monitoring

• DRR will be integrated into development

• DM policy framework is enhanced by strong

coordination and evidence based advocacy to

MoDM&R and MoLGR&D.

EXPECTED OUTCOME • ADPs will be developed at Upazila and District level based

on CRA and RRAP• Contingency Plan developed and updated by DMCs

• DMCs will conduct and monitor risk assessment• Increased community resilience , Mock drills tested regularly• Community and resources mobilized

• District MT provides regular training all level DMCs• Risk informed RRAP and DRR mainstreamed into

development

• Law, Policies, Orders, Guidelines and Codes are properly implemented

CONTINUATION

• Self-rolled-out CBDP from local to national level• CBDP will be led by Government DM structures

• ADP will be developed factoring in RRAP• MT Resource pool will be available

• CRA, URA and Harmonized Training Module will ensure ‘buy-in’ of stakeholders to the process.

• National and District level MTs will be in place and continuation

• Inclusive and mainstreamed CBDP into development

THANK YOU VERY MUCH