As consensus with of Bangladesh and agreed by Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT) of Bangladesh, all assessments in the initial days and weeks of a disaster should be joint assessments to make sure participation of all stakeholders and ownership of the results. Humanitarian stakeholders in the country developed the Joint Needs Assessment (JNA) tools, methodologies, processes following and the MIRA best practices.
The overall objective of the NAWG is to harmonize and promote cross-sector needs assessment initiatives for consistent, reliable and timely sex, age diversity analysis humanitarian needs in complex emergencies and natural disasters to strengthen informed decision making and improve humanitarian response that complement GoB response.
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I. Introduction/Background In collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), and as approved by the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT), all assessments in the early stages of a disaster should be conducted jointly. This approach ensures the involvement…
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Background: The second wave of cold weather has begun impacting Bangladesh since 7 January 2025, with notably colder temperatures recorded across the country. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), on 8 January, night temperatures fell…
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Background: Bangladesh is currently experiencing scattered to widespread rain showers due to low-pressure systems in the Bay of Bengal, as reported by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) and the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC). Monsoon…
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Brief Overview Monsoon rains of exceptional intensity and overflowing rivers in India's Assam and Meghalaya states have triggered catastrophic flooding across northeastern Bangladesh. The districts of Sylhet and Sunamganj are particularly affected, with over 3 million people…
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Brief Overview The advisories shared from different forecasting agencies* said that a low -pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal on 22nd of May 2024, which later intensified into deep depression and furthermore intensified into Cyclonic…
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Brief Overview The Chattogram division is grappling with devastating flash floods that have left thousands marooned without essential provisions like food, clean water, medicine, and electricity. The floods, exacerbated by heavy downpours and rushing water from upstream areas,…
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Changes in the Forecast Severe Cyclonic Storm Remal is currently moving northwards over the Bay of Bengal. It's expected to make landfall by midnight tonight, May 26th, 2024, near the regions bordering Sagar Island, India and Khepupara,…
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As per BMD, Cyclone Remal's intensification predicts landfall near the coasts of West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh around midnight on May 26th. Currently located southwest of Bangladeshi ports, the storm is expected to track northwards, bringing…
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Background: Continuous rainfall and heavy onrush of water from upstream areas caused flash floods for the third time in 7 northeastern districts of Bangladesh this year. In May 2022, NAWG produced the Key Immediate Needs and Impact…
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Background: Continuous rainfall and heavy onrush of water from upstream areas caused flash floods for the third time in 7 northeastern districts of Bangladesh this year. In May 2022, NAWG produced the Key Immediate Needs and Impact…
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Background The Needs Assessment Working Group (NAWG) has been operationalized in Bangladesh under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT) to strengthen the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) to complement the government-led damage and needs assessment.…
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Executive Summary In 2020, in Bangladesh, COVID-19, cyclone Amphan, and monsoon flooding had collided to create complex crises, which was further deteriorated with capricious climatic behaviour - repeated heavy rain, tidal surge and floods. Extreme rain left a…
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Accessibility, perceptions, usability, effectiveness and overall feedback Background SUBARNA is a national project, aims to develop the assessment capacity in emergency situation. This project is closely working with the humanitarian architecture of Bangladesh to conduct needs assessments to directly contribute…
Localized INFORM Index has been piloted in the 27 Upazilas of the three districts (Jamalpur, Kurigram and Sunamganj) in Bangladesh.
