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Summary: The monsoon depression over the northeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coast have intensified into Cyclone Komen on Wednesday, 29 July 2015, causing further downpours in the regions already affected by the previous flash floods…
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After the wind and rain from Tropical Cyclone Komen passed, Kulsom Begum left the cyclone shelter ready to clean up. But more than a month on, the entrepreneur and her family have still not been able…
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During a recent visit to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Bangladesh, Mr. Robert D. Watkins, thanked stakeholders for the good relations and support that has been extended…
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Multiple country cash working groups have emerged the past years to encourage the coordination of cash transfers across sectors. Eun Jung Yi, Coordinator of the Bangladesh Cash Working Group, presents some of the key achievements of…
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Charlie lives on an island in the river of Jamuna in Bangladesh. His life is regularly disrupted by the sudden flows of water coming from upstream. Thanks to EU funding, he and his neighbours have been…
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Report prepared by Mohammad Kamrul Hasan Sr. PMER Officer Disaster Risk Management Department 2. Executive summary The community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) programme is conceived and developed to support the disaster risk reduction (DRR) of vulnerable communities in one flood, one…
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This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 856,924 to enable the IFRC to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to deliver humanitarian assistance to a total of 32,500 people (6,500 families) affected by cyclone Komen with a…
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DHAKA – More than 21,000 women in Bangladesh are to receive a one-time cash grant of 15,000 taka (US$190) to start small businesses, along with food and training in nutrition and business skills. The cash will be…
Bangladesh
(Extract) COMMUNITY BASED DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (CBDRR) PROGRAMME The CBDRR Programme supported Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) with early warning equipments. The key objective was to strengthen the capacity of the CPP Units to disseminate early warning messages in…
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By Sayeeda Farhana, IFRC Five thousand families in Bangladesh have been affected by flash floods, landslides and a tropical cyclone. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has deployed hundreds of volunteers to support families who have been left…
