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Bangladesh: a sustainable and disaster resilient future
This document addresses how people in disaster prone areas of Bangladesh are at risk to lose their lives, land, and livelihoods due to floods, cyclones, earthquakes and drought, and how sustainable development and effective risk reduction can help prevent these risks. It also discusses how disasters in Bangladesh hamper the country's long-term ability to effectively tackle poverty. The document acknowledges the growing awareness among citizens that disaster risk reduction (DRR) is necessary to assist vulnerable communities; and that there needs to be a coordinated effort to undertake intensive ...
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Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/27650_bookletstoryteller.pdf
Syed Shahnawaz Ali ; Mizanur Rahman ; Nushrat Rahman Chowdhury ; Islamic Relief Worldwide ; European Commission ; National Alliance for Risk Reduction and Response Initiatives
Published by: NARRI ; 2012This document addresses how people in disaster prone areas of Bangladesh are at risk to lose their lives, land, and livelihoods due to floods, cyclones, earthquakes and drought, and how sustainable development and effective risk reduction can help prevent these risks. It also discusses how disasters in Bangladesh hamper the country's long-term ability to effectively tackle poverty. The document acknowledges the growing awareness among citizens that disaster risk reduction (DRR) is necessary to assist vulnerable communities; and that there needs to be a coordinated effort to undertake intensive DRR work alongside relief efforts.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Capacity development ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Sustainable development ; Food Safety ; Poverty and Poverty reduction ; Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) ; Tropical cyclone ; Drought ; Earthquake ; Flood ; Bangladesh
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