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Bangladesh’s Approach to Risk Mitigation

Regional Conference: Hazards of Nature, Risks and Opportunities for Development Dec 19-20, New Delhi, India. Comprehensive Disaster Management Program Ministry of Food and Disaster Management Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s Approach to Risk Mitigation. Aslam Alam, PhD

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Bangladesh’s Approach to Risk Mitigation

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  1. Regional Conference: Hazards of Nature, Risks • and Opportunities for Development • Dec 19-20, New Delhi, India Comprehensive Disaster Management Program Ministry of Food and Disaster Management Bangladesh Bangladesh’s Approach to Risk Mitigation Aslam Alam, PhD Deputy Team Leader (Joint Secretary) aslam.alam@cdmp.org.bd

  2. Presentation Overview • Key elements of Bangladesh risk mitigation strategy • 2. Overview of key mitigation and preparedness programs • 3. Challenges for mainstreaming disaster risk mitigation • 4. Priorities for future risk mitigation investments

  3. Key elements of Bangladesh’s risk mitigation strategy • Professionalizing the Disaster Management • System • Mainstreaming Risk Reduction • Strengthening Institutional Mechanisms • Empowering At Risk Communities • Expanding Risk Reduction Programming • Strengthening Emergency Response Systems • Strengthening national food security system • Developing and Strengthening Networks

  4. Overview of key mitigation and preparedness programs • Comprehensive Disaster Management Program • Cyclone Preparedness Program • Risk Reduction Program • Risk Reduction Program for the Agriculture Sector • Search and Rescue Equipment for Rescuers • Disaster Shelter Program • Enhancing seismic and atmospheric observation capability

  5. Challenges for mainstreaming disaster risk mitigation • Making Disaster management institutional mechanism functional all-throughout the year • Changing mindset of key actors • Achieving the paradigm shift from emergency response to risk reduction • Making institutional systems stronger at all levels • Establishing stronger linkages across government and with civil society • Establishing frameworks to facilitate mainstreaming of risk reduction • Establishing the potential power of the poor • Providing sustainable livelihood support • Integrating risk reduction into development planning • Maintaining sustained political commitment

  6. Priorities for future risk mitigation investments • Capacity building through education, training and research • Community risk assessment utilizing traditional and scientific knowledge, and treating risks • Strengthening early warning system through equipment support, training and exercise • Establishing national disaster volunteers • Enhancing search and rescue capability • Constructing more disaster shelters • Vulnerability assessment and retrofitting of critical infrastructure • River erosion prediction and monitoring

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