Informes

The tropical depression TWO has turned into Cyclone Storm “KOMEN” over the north-east Bay of Bengal. On 30 July, it had maximum sustained wind speed between 62 and 88 km/h and it is forecast to move…

Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme Conducted series of climate change adaptation research studies and the current issue derived local level hazard maps on flood , storm surge & salinity. Based on the study a research publication has…

The third phase of the Swiss government mandated and supported local governance programme “Sharique” was officially launched on March 3, 2014 at an event held in the Embassy of Switzerland. The new phase will be implemented…

HONOLULU (May 22, 2013) -- The East-West Center has received $108,000 from the Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy to study how local governance mechanisms can be enhanced to address natural disasters more effectively. The ICLD…

Launch Ceremony of Piloting Conditional Cash Transfers through Local Government For Human Development (“Shombhob”) in Narayanganj City Corporation Remarks by Ellen Goldstein Country Director, World Bank Bangladesh May 27, 2012 Honorable Advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr. Gowher Rizvi Honorable Mayor…

DHAKA, AUGUST 13 -- U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh James F. Moriarty and Minister of Food and Disaster Management Dr. Abdur Razzaque inaugurated a seminar today on "The Role of Local Governments in Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation." The U.S. Government, through…

(PORTLAND, ORE.-Nov. 29, 2007) Portland nurse Sandy Stone has spent Thanksgiving in Iraq, Easter in Afghanistan and now, Christmas 2007, in Bangladesh-all part of her 19 trips of compassionate care with Medical Teams International. This Tuesday, Stone begins her four…

By Nabiha Chowdury, Communications Officer, Bangladesh It came with huge, roaring winds, destroying nearly everything in its path. Trees were uprooted, livestock was destroyed, and huts (which are houses to many) were swept away. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS)…

Dhaka, Thursday 15 November, 2007: WFP bolsters its cyclone emergency response through coordinated efforts with its local emergency partners, UN and Government agencies. As preparedness to the forecasted cyclone sidr special Emergency Response teams have been deployed in the South…

Local disaster response committees are distributing FHI-donated relief items in various parts of Bangladesh, starting with in operations in Shariakandi, Bogra on July 24. FHI staff worked side-by-side with the community members to distribute emergency food packages including rice, lentils, salt,…