This document discusses community-based disaster preparedness efforts in Bangladesh led by DIPECHO partners. It outlines the evolution of an institutional model for disaster risk reduction that aligns with national laws and involves training community volunteers and disaster management committees. Key achievements include developing standardized training modules, conducting community risk assessments, and securing funding for risk reduction plans. Ongoing work includes making building codes and education curriculums more resilient. Challenges include coordinating with government, high staff turnover, and limited resources.

2. Community Based Disaster Preparedness
Institutionalization and Achievement
DIPECHO Partners in Bangladesh
12 August 2014
Dhaka

3. Bangladesh
Multi-hazard map

4. Context
 Geography, land-river characteristics and changing climate.
 Large population, rapid urbanization - multiple vulnerabilities.
 Existing strong Disaster Management regulatory framework.
 Commitments reflected in National Plan for Disaster Management .
 Strengthening Disaster Management Committee is mandated by
DM Act.
 Increasing need for harmonized approach for Disaster Risk
Reduction.
 Standing order on Disaster enforcement needs reactivation
Disaster Management Committee at all levels.
 Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction into Development is must.

5. DIPECHO Partners in
Bangladesh
Working area
Caritas
DeSHARI
• Save the children
• Muslim Aid
• Dan Church Aid
• Action Contra la farm
• Christine Aid
NARRI
• ActionAid
• OXFAM
• Islamic Relief
• Concern Universal
• Concern Worldwide
• Solidarities International

6. Evolution of the Institutionalisation
process
 DIPECHO II-VI rounds had produced many good practices.
 Community Based Disaster Preparedness institutionalisation model
evolved through consultation, negotiation and working together.
 Alignment with national laws, policies, rules and regulations were
primary contributing factors.
 Development of Harmonised training module on Disaster Risk
Reduction to Disaster Management Committees.
 Standardisation process is being facilitated by the model.
 DG DDM issued a circular to District Commissioners.

8. Mode of operation
 Development of Harmonised training module.
 Setting up of Masters Trainers pool.
 Community/Urban Risk Assessment.
 Conduct Risk Assessment.
 Develop Risk Reduction Action Plan.
 Secure Annual Development Plan and other allocation.
 Prioritise Inclusion (women, children, people with Disability and Elderly people).
 Policy work on Earthquake resilient curriculum, BNBC,
EWS, HFA, etc.
 Cooperation within (SDIP, KDIP) across(DeSHARI, Caritas, others).

10. Achievement – Completed
 Endorsed the model.
 Harmonized Training Modules
 Trained Masters Trainers Pools
 Conducted and updated URA and CRA
 Risk Reduction Action Plans developed at Unions
and validated at Upazila.
 Securing Annual Development Plan allocation.
 Small scale mitigation are being co-funded
 Trained and institutionalized Urban volunteers

11. Project Inception workshops at
Union and Upazila

12. Achievement – On progress
 Enforcement of building code.
 Risk informed planning and budgeting.
 Flood early warning dissemination.
 Resilient in training curriculums.
 Disaster Management Plan (Contingency plan).

13. Community Consultation at
rural area

14. Good practices
 Model endorsed by DDM with circular to Deputy
Commissionaires to support.
 Harmonization of different training modules.
 Using government endorsed tools and techniques
(e.g. CRA/URA from CDMP).
 Adjusting project and community scheme cycle with
budget calendar .
 Development of Inclusion Guidelines .
 Taking legal provisions as reference.

15. Art Competition Volunteers in
at school Action

16. Challenges
 Time consuming to coordinate with government authorities.
 Less understanding of Act and law.
 Loss of knowledge due to frequent transfer of Government staff .
 Leveraging resources from different government sources.
 Limited geographical coverage to demonstrate in scale.
 Political interference at local level.
 Engagement Disaster Management Committee members in
many forums and committees giving less priority .

17. Volunteers mobilization

18. Concluding
 Geo extension (replication) of the CRA/RRAP/ADP.
 Co-funding RRAP through GOB matching fund.
 Making Safety net programme (e.g. Cash for Work schemes)
resilient.
 Explore alternative resistant and affordable livelihood options
(mele, Kasbon etc.)
 Strong support of local stakeholders (UNO, PIO, AEO, SAO) are
very important.
 Engage on Climate Changes issues and access funds

19. Community volunteers make
resilient community

20. UDMC in their monthly
meeting

21. Thank you very much