Informes

1 . Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) Response Coordination Centre has been activated round the clock. The coordination centre is in close contact with its coastal district branches with regard to alerting and updating/sharing the preparatory…

DHAKA/YANGON (May 14, 2013) – As Tropical Cyclone Mahasen moves across the Bay of Bengal towards Bangladesh and Myanmar, the humanitarian organization CARE is ready to provide emergency assistance to affected communities in both countries. The…

Sunday, 12 May 2013. The Bangladeshi meteorological department announced that Mahasen, the first cyclone of the season, was heading towards the south coast of the country. Slowly but surely the eye of the storm attracted the clouds…

Extreme weather increases salinity of water in coastal areas while excessive demand in Dhaka leaves dwindling supply The availability of safe drinking water, particularly in Bangladesh's hard to reach areas, is expected to worsen as the country…

(extract) CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION (CCA) PROJECT A total 350 sets of sanitary latrines have been distributed among selected households to reduce vulnerability on health, hygiene and sanitation by ensuring accessibility to improved water and sanitation facility in…

Description The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) was established in May 2000 and provides direct grant assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable groups in developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) while…

Key messages 　　 • Responding to emergency needs of people affected by monsoon floods in North West and South-East districts, and in the Southern island of Hatiya should be maintained.　　 • Support for early recovery needs of those…

Climate change is a major non-traditional security (NTS) challenge for Bangladesh. Sea level rise, and the possible loss of land mass, represents an existential threat to the country. More immediately, thousands of people are directly and…

Where the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh was once a prosperous agricultural hub, today it is an area ravaged by salinity, natural disasters, poverty and an inability to cope with recurrent shocks. The introduction of the…

Summary of Damages and Losses A. Person: (Naogaon+Brahmanbaria) Death: 2+36 = 38 Injured: 26+388 = 414 B. Family: (Natore+Naogaon+Brahmanbaria) Heavily affected families: 479+340+1326 =2145 Partially affected families: 809+3830+402 = 5041 Total affected families: 2145 + 5041= 7186 C. House: (Natore+Naogaon+Brahmanbaria) Totally destroyed house: 479+340+2635 =3454 Partially…