1. Partner NGOs
Presented By: Shafiqur Rahman
Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator,
SHOUHARDO II Program, CARE Bangladesh

2. Resilience As Defined
Resilience:
“The ability of people, households, communities,
countries, and systems to mitigate, adapt to, and
recover from shocks and stresses in a manner that
reduces chronic vulnerability and facilitates
inclusive growth”

3. Where does SHOUHARDO II Program work?
4 Districts
(Kurigram,
Nilphamari,
Lalmonirhat and
Dinajpur)
North Chars Region
Brahmaputra River
drainage
CARE RO:
Rangpur
3 Districts
(Bogra, Sirajganj and
Pabna)
Middle Chars Region
Jamuna River drainage and
the north bank of the Padma
River
3 Districts
(Mymensingh,
Jamalpur,
Sunamganj)
Haor Region
Northeast part of the
country
1 Districts
Cox’s Bazar
Coastal Region
Attached to the Bay of
Bengal
11 District, 31 Upazila, 172 Union Parishad, 1572 village
CARE RO:
Sirajganj
CARE RO:
Mymensingh
CARE RO:
Cox’s Bazar
Program Goal: “Transform the lives of 370,000 Poor and Extreme Poor (PEP)
households in 11 of the poorest and most marginalized districts in Bangladesh by
reducing their vulnerability to food insecurity.”

4. Contributing to achieve Program
Goal and Complementing HFA and
GoB’s NPDM through
SHOUHARDO II PROGRAM
Objective: Targeted
community members &
government institutions
are better prepared for,
mitigate & respond to
disasters & adapt to
climate change
P4: Reduce the
underlying
causes of
vulnerability
P1: Make DRR a
local and national
priority with
strong basis for
implementation
P2: Improve
early warning
system
P3:Build a culture
of safety and
resilience using
knowledge,
innovation and
education
P5:
Strengthen
disaster
preparedness
for effective
response at all
levels
HFA Priorities for
Action +NPDM
Disaster and Climate Risk Management (DCRM)

5. SHOII Program’s Approach to DCRM
DCRM
CBDM
ResponseCapacity
Emergency Preparedness
Planning
Emergency Fund &
Prepositioning
Knowledge and
skill development
Agriculture and livelihoods
Health, Hygiene and Nutrition
Empowerment
Institutional Strengthening
Institutional /Community
Capacity Development
Infrastructure
Advocacy
Community participation in
defining and defining
vulnerabilities

6. SHOUHARDO II Resilience Interventions:
Capacity Enhancement of Institutions and Community
3. Training to PNGO staff on
Disaster and Climate Risk
Management, Emergency
Preparedness Plan in place
4. Risk mitigation measures through both hardware and
software – homestead plinth raising,
construction/maintenance of multi-purpose
flood/cyclone shelter/community resource center, wave
protection wall, drainage structure, training to Labor
Contracting Society (LCS), Project Implementation
Committee (PIC), management of infrastructure etc.
5. Investing in youth to
strengthen disaster
preparedness - School
Based Teenager Brigade
engaging both girls and
boys, Disaster Volunteers
2. Enhancement of flood early warning
technology/model and staff capacity of
Flood Forecasting and Warning Center
(FFWC). Union Information Service
Centers (UISC) linked with FFWC

7. Mainstreaming DRR and CCA with other development activities
Climate
Vulnerability
and Capacity
Analysis
Union Disaster
Management
Plan
Community
Action Plan
Climate Change
Adaptation Plan
Union
Development
Plan
Open
budget
GoB Fiscal
Framework
Incorporation of CVCA outputs into CAP and
Union Planning
Climate Vulnerability and
Capacity Analysis (CVCA) in
community, developing Climate
Change Adaptation (CCA) Plan
by community and inclusion in
Community Action Plan (CAP)
Promotion of climate smart
agriculture (i.e. seed variety, floating
garden, keyhole garden etc.) and
energy saving technology (Improved
Cook Stove) etc.Keyhole Garden Improved cook stove

8. Vehicles of DCRM
UzDMC
UDMC and
Community
UDMCisthecenterofDCRMactivitiesatUnion
CHV
ECCD
EVAW
Forum
EKATA
CAV
FFWC
Teen
age
Brigade at Schools
VDC
Union
Disaster
Volunteer
Acronyms: CHV: Community Health Volunteers, CAV: Community Agriculture Volunteers, VDC: Village Development
Committee, ECCD: Early Childhood and care Development, EKATA: A women group in the community, EVAW: Ending
Violence Against Women, Uz: Upazila (Sub-district), DMC: Disaster Management Committee

9. How all these fit to Resilience Framework?
Resilience as the result of Absorptive, Adaptive and
Transformative capacities
Source: ODI
Helps Improving resilient
livelihoods
Reduce loss of life and
sufferings
Overall
Resilience

10.  SHOUHARDO II program has increased the disaster resilience of
SHOUHARDO II communities and adjacent areas. Resilience would not be
achieved unless DCRM issues are efficiently integrated
 Little loss of life and livestock in 2014 floods indicates that preparedness
measures by communities were effective.
 Traditional disaster preparedness is effective to reduce loss in life and
moveable properties but does not help much to reduce damage to crops;
adaptive measures are more appropriate.
 Incremental increase in income of PEP (TANGO 2013) during the initial
years of SHO II may be partially attributable to there being no major flood.
 Involvement of women and youth in DCRM activities multiplies the
benefits.
 Communicating Early Warning timely and accurately doesn’t complete the
cycle, it also requires to have options to take action to mitigate the impact
of floods. (adequate shelters, communication systems, services/supplies,
security etc).
LESSONS LEARNED