Contingency Plans

2 GENERAL CONTEXT Given the scale, and rate of arrival of the August 2017 refugee influx from Myanmar into Bangladesh, the Rohingya settlements were predominantly self-settled, with no pre-emptive site planning. Consequently, the sites which are spread…

1.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this document is to help the humanitarian community to complement preparedness and response efforts undertaken by Bangladesh’s national authorities in relation to climate-related disasters. It reflects the increased level of preparation of…

1. INTRODUCTION Bangladesh is a highly disaster-prone country and throughout its existence, it suffered the impact of both extensive (low-severity, high-frequency events) and intensive (high-severity, mid-frequency to low-frequency events) disasters. Bangladesh is amongst the countries most vulnerable…

INTRODUCTION On 5-6 March 2018, the Bangladesh Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) organized a workshop to support the Operationalization of the Earthquake Contingency Plan developed by the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT). The workshop was…

BACKGROUND Taking into consideration lessons learned and good practices from the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal, the Government of Bangladesh, together with the UN RC and members of the international community agreed to focus preparedness efforts on…