Disaster Management: Critically Evaluate the cyclone preparedness Program (CPP) of Bangladesh. Elaborate its weakness and strength with examples.

1. Critically Evaluate the Cyclone
Preparedness Program (CPP) of
Bangladesh. Elaborate its
Weakness and Strengths with
examples.
Presentation On

2. By Daffodil Group
Group Members are
Name Roll No.
Dalim Kumar Mondal 1349
Uday Kumar Shil 1350
Souda Sultana 1351
Shuvra Rani Das 1352
Shams Salehin Turas 1353
Md. Kamrul Hasan Shakil 1354
Md. Wazed Ali 1355
Sezuty Das 1356

3. Agenda
1. History and Background of Cyclone Preparedness
Programme
2. Goal and Objectives of Cyclone Preparedness Programme
3. Structure of Cyclone Preparedness Programme
4. Command area of Cyclone Preparedness Programme
5. Major Activities of Cyclone Preparedness Programme
6. Strength and weakness of Cyclone Preparedness
Programme

4. CPP: A Model for
Cyclone Preparedness and Response

5. History and Background of Cyclone
Preparedness Programme
After the severe cyclone in 1970, Cyclone Preparedness
Programme (CPP) was established in 1972 with the help of
the then league of Red Cross. After one year the league of Red
Cross decided to withdraw the program from the field with
effects from 1st July 1973.
Considering the importance of the programme, government
came forward and took the decision to continue the
programme with effect from 1st July, 1973.
The Programme was approved by the then honourable Prime
Minister The Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman

6. History and Background of Cyclone
Preparedness Programme
As a result it appeared as a joint programme of
Government of Bangladesh & Bangladesh Red Crescent
Society.
From 1973 CPP has been working in Early warning system,
search and rescue, evacuation, sheltering, First aid, relief
distribution and rehabilitation activities
Now CPP is considered as a model programme in the
disaster management field in the world. CPP own the Smith
Tumsaroch award-1998 for its outstanding efforts.
CPP has 203 Officers/ Staff and 49365 Volunteers.

7. Goal of CPP
To minimize loss of lives and properties in cyclonic
disaster by strengthening the capacity in disaster
management of the coastal people of Bangladesh.
Objectives of CPP
1. To develop and strengthen the disaster
preparedness and response capacity of coastal
communities vulnerable to cyclones.
2. To increase the efficiency of volunteers and
officers.
3. To maintain and strengthen the CPP warning
system and ensure effective response in the event
of a cyclone.

8. CPP is Run by Two Bodies Namely
i) Policy Committee headed by the Humble
Minister, the Ministry Disaster Management and
Relief; and
ii) The Implementation Board headed by the
Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management &
Relief .

9. CPP Structure
CPP has a Head Office in Dhaka under which there are 7 zonal offices. Each zonal office has
some upazila offices, each upazila office has some unions, and each union has some units. In
each unit, CPP has 15 volunteers for 5 posts which are Warning Signal, Shelter, Rescue, First
Aid and Relief .
CPP head Office Dhaka
Zonal office, District level, No-7
Upazilla office, Upazilla level, No-37
Union office, Union level, No-322
Unit-329 2-Sq. Km, 2-3 Thousand peopleVillage/ Ward
Unit Committee
Warning
Group-3
Warning Volunteer (M)
Addi. Warning Volunteer (M)
Addi. Warning Volunteer (F)
Shelter
group-3
Rescue
Group-3
First aid
Group-3
First aid Volunteer (M)
Addi. First aid Volunteer (M)
Addi. First aid Volunteer (F)
Shelter Volunteer (M)
Addi. Shelter Volunteer (M)
Addi. Shelter Volunteer (F)
Relief Volunteer (M)
Addi. Relief Volunteer (M)
Addi. Relief Volunteer (F)
Rescue Volunteer (M)
Addi. Rescue Volunteer (M)
Addi. Rescue Volunteer (F)
Relief
Group-3

10. From Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar district to Shyamnagar of Satkhira district
covering Cox’s Bazar ,Chittagong, Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Bhola,
Barguna, Barisal, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Bagerhat, Khulna and Satkhira
district.
37 upazilas, 322 unions, 3291 units are the CPP Command area which are
very adjacent to the coastal of the Bay of Bengal and also these areas are
very cyclone prone.
CPP Command Area

11. Major Activities of CPP

12. Pre disaster & during disaster activities
A. Dissemination of warning signals:
The Cyclone Preparedness Programme operates an extensive
telecommunication network with HF and VHF radio sets that directly link
Headquarter of CPP with coastal area of Bangladesh. CPP transmits the
message of warning signals to the CPP command area through this network

13. (A-1)Signal dissemination system
CPP disseminates the weather warning signals with the
following steps
Signal No 1 – 3
Hoisting 1 Signal Flag
Man to man ( Oral)

14. (A-1) Signal dissemination system
Signal No 4-7
Published by Mike, Megaphone
Hoisting 2 Signal Flag
CPP Board Meeting, CPP Union & Unit
Committee Meeting,

15. (A-1) Signal dissemination system
Signal No 8-10
Dissemination by: Mike, Megaphone, Siren & PA System
Hoisting 3 Signal Flag

16. (A-2) Evacuation & Sheltering
CPP volunteers evacuate the people with the help of government
agencies from the most vulnerable risky area and take them to
cyclone shelters. They help the vulnerable people specially the
disabled, pregnant, children, and women to reach the shelters.

17. (A-4) First Aid
To provide First Aid to the
injured people.
(A-3) Search & Rescue
There is a group of trained
Rescue CPP volunteers. They
involve in Rescue the distress
people after Cyclonic disaster.

18. B- Post disaster activities
The post disaster activities are as follows
Assist in relief distribution
Assist in rehabilitation of the affected people
Assist in health & sanitation Management
Scio Social Treatment

19. In normal period they raise public Awareness about cyclonic
storm and its preparedness activities through
volunteers Contact
Cyclone drills and demonstration
Posters/leaflets/booklets /Film/video shows
Publicity campaign
Radio and Television
Staging of dramas
Folk song on cyclonic storm
Public & volunteers Rally

20. Strengths
CPP activities result in, decreasing the number of deaths
significantly gradually in disaster.
Date of cyclone hit No. Deaths
Roanu, 21 May 2016 227
AILA, 25 May 2009 190
SIDR, 15 Nov 2007 3,500
19 May,1997 155
29 April 1991 138,882
25 May 1985 11,069
12 November 1970 300,000

21. Over the last four decades, CPP volunteers have played a
significant role in disseminating early warning and saving
lives. In 2007, for example, on the advice of CPP volunteers
and other humanitarian agencies, around 1.5 million
people took refuge in cyclone shelters when Cyclone Sidr
hit Bangladesh
This programme has been awarded with Smith Tumsaroch
award-1998 from Thailand for its outstanding effort that
has saved thousands of lives in Bangladesh.
Due to CPP activity People’s are in positive attitude to rush
to the cyclone shelter.

22. Weakness
The equipment and personal gears that the volunteers use
is very old model and poor in condition. Most of the
warning equipment like Hand Siren, Mega Phone ,Super
Megaphone, Radio are more than 15 years old and most of
them are out of order.
Most of the new recruited volunteers are working without
any formal training on Early Warning, Search and Rescue,
First Aid or other relevant issues. During 1997-2008, there
were very few initiatives taken related to capacity building
of the volunteers (training and equipment) due to lack of
funding and donor support

23. Reference
BANGLADESH RED CRESCENT SOCIETY. ‘‘Cyclone
Preparedness Programme (CPP) at a glance’’. [Online]
https://www.preventionweb.net/educational/view/4438
Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP), Bangladesh Jatio
Tottho Batayon.[Online] http://cpp.gov.bd/
Habib, Arjumand; Shahidullah, Md. and Ahmed , Dilder
(2012). “The Bangladesh Cyclone Preparedness Program. A
Vital Component of the Nation’s Multi-Hazard Early Warning
System’’. [Online]
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/drr/events/2016-EAG-
MHEWS/documents/CH3-Bangladesh.pdf