Community peoples are coping with various disaster such as cyclone and frequently flood by own technology. Here we wanted to show some of those knowledge. Obviously, it's a short presentation.

1. Presented By:
Md. Mozahidul Islam
Student, Faculty of Disaster Management
Patuakhali Science and Technology University.
COMMUNITIES STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS FOR
RESPONDING CYCLONE AND FREQUENTLY FLOOD ON
SOUTHERN PART OF BANGLADESH
Authors:
Md. Mozahidul Islam
Md. Hamidul Islam
Md. Shahin
3rd International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development

2. Outline of the Presentation:
◙ Abstract (Why this topics ?) :
◙ Introduction:
◙ Materials and Method:
◙ Result and Discussion:
 Economic condition:
 Strengthens:
 Weakness:
◙ Conclusion and Recommendations:
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3. Why this topic?
• Kaliganj is an upazila of Satkhira one of the southern coastal
upazila of the country. Consist of large saline land mass and
conserve Mangrove forest.
• Southern coastal areas are greatly contributing in economic
sector of the country. Prawn culture is most important
economic activity of the households of Kaliganj upazila.
Every year Bangladesh earn 196859 million taka from
inland catch fish sector which are 3.61% of the
national GDP and 14.39% of the total fish farming
income of our country (Bangladesh. BBS, 2011).4/12/201
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4. Why this topics (cont’d…)
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Every year this area is suffering from natural and anthropogenic
disasters such as frequent Flooding, Water logging, Salinity, Disease and
epidemics, Prawn virus, Malicious activities, Water pollution and
Drinking water scarcity etc. Frequent Flooding and Water logging is the
predominant disaster of that area.
In Kaligonj upazila 12132.34 hectares area used for shrimp cultivation
and about 4800 metric ton fish producing every year. Till now, maximum
people of our country greatly depend on fish for protein source. For save
this community and those economic and protein source it’s very much
needed to take initiatives.

5. Objectives of the study:
 To identify the community’s indigenous knowledge in
order to cope with flood and water logging.
 To determine community’s strength and weakness from
the viewpoint of disaster management.
 Analysis and evaluating cost effective practices to gain
more resiliency.
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6. Study area map:
The study was conducted at
different point named
Sannasirchak, kajla, Nalta
and Tarali in Kaligong
under Satkhira district. The
upazila occupies an area of
333.78 sq. km. It is located
between 22°19' and 22°33'
north latitudes and between
88°58' and 89°10' east
longitudes.(Ibrahim, 2012)
Gray color indicating the study
area. (Please see the
explanation video on nextSource: Kaligonj upazila website-2015
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7. Expanding toward study area by Google earth
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8. Materials and Methodology
Literature Review
Data Collection
Secondary Data Collection
 Different thesis paper,
journals, research
publications, books,
online articles etc.
 News Paper
 Website
 GoB Database
 BBS
Study area selection
Non participatory
Observation
Preparation for Final Report
Primary Data Collection
 Participatory
questioner method
 Semi structural
personal interview
 Focus group discussion
 Homemade interview
 Key informant
interview
 Transact work
Observation
Data Processing and Analysis
Data verification
and Observation
Formulation of Objectives
For primary data
collection we visited
different locations
and
− Transact work
− semi-structure
individual interview
− homemade
interview
− focused group
discussion (FGD)
have arranged.
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9. Economic condition
Shrimp
farmer
48%
Farmer
20%
Teacher
8%
Others
24%
Shrimp farmer Farmer Teacher Others
community is living in the
floodplain of river, canal or
plain land. Agriculture,
fish farming, capturing
fish are the main occupation
of that area.
We identified that maximum
people have at least a piece
of land for living.
About 25 peoples
occupational strategy are
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10. Canal side Goal tree plantation
Caraway and Goal is a plant with fibrous
root system and highly protect the
depletion of soil from the river bank. Even
though this bio shields/green barrier can
survive in the salt water even in flooded
condition
Micro scale rain water collection
few poor families using own made micro scale rain
water collection system.
We suggest to use low cost ceramic water filter or
activated carbon filter
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Strengthen Factors:

11. Summer season Boats uses for sleep
in night
summer season some young boys
(specially fish farmers) are sleep on boat
at night. Easily they collect four stick and
set four side of the boat (Fig. ). Then easily
hangover curtain for safety from mosquito
Current status of brick structure due to
saline weather
Peoples construct house by mud mixing
with husk and straw and entered bamboo
into it. They prefer straw or asbestos shed
rather than tin shed houses. Slight structure
are made by bamboo or any porous saline
tolerant wood
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12. locally made Bamboo pools
Peoples construct the pools and bridge
by bamboo
Peoples easily made this bride by using
locally available materials and
techniques.
Conserve captured fish
Peoples frequently uses different
pot for reserve capture fish.
Sometimes pores in wastes pot
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13. Canal bank erosion
Maximum flood occurred due to
canal bank erosion. low tide
undercurrent frequently damaged
the slope
Cannel side unhealthy Toilet
Water quality, rather than access, is the
major hindrance in Bangladesh, especially
in Satkhira district where mineral
contamination has been a big cause of
concern. (ACF, 2014). We observed that
still now some poor and illiterate people
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Weakness Factors:

14. Other Problems of the study
area
⌂ Dumping waste into canal
and excessive siltation
⌂ Uncontrolled Switch gate
⌂ Sanitation quality
⌂ Unavailability of universal
primary education: Peoples
thinking,-education have not
much need in their personal
and professional life.
⌂ Unavailability of drinking
water collection system
⌂ Conflict among people for
Cultivation
⌂ Slope instability of main road
⌂ Unavailability of ElectricityPest attack in a brinjal garden 4/12/201
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15. On the eve of finishing…
They born with disaster, growing with disaster and surviving
with disaster. Indigenous practices now a days becoming a part
of the culture with the time being.
Elder people of that area may predict any disaster just seeing
weather phenomena. If those techniques are properly
identified, documented and collaborative with modern
technological knowledge in future this community will be
more resilient in any disaster.

16. References:
• Ali, M. Y., Mahmud, Z., Rashed, A., & Khanom, M. (2013). POST-
HARVEST QUALITY LOSS OF SHRIMP ( Penaeus monodon ) IN THE
VALUE CHAIN OF SOUTHWESTERN REGION ( SATKHIRA ) IN
BANGLADESH, 3(2), 36–44.
• ACF-International, “Pathways of Undernutrition,” Paris, France, 2014.
Retrieved from:
http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/sites/default/files/publications/fich
iers/nutritioncausalanalysis-linknca-
satkhiradistrictbangladesh2014.compressed.pdf
• A. H. Smith, E. O. Lingas, and M. Rahman, “Contamination of drinking-
water by arsenic in
Bangladesh : a public health emergency,” World Heal. Organ. Bull., vol.
78, no. 9, 2000.
• Bangladesh, STATISTICS AND INFORMATICS DIVISION (SID).(2013).
District Statistics 2011 Chapter 11, 385–400. Retrived from
http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%
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