Rapports

Disaster Title: River Erosion Location of the disaster: Pabna District Event Details: Continuous increasing of Jamuna River water has threatened a vast area of Pabna district. Jamuna River appeared in ferocious mode with the increasing of water that smashed homesteads, crop land,…

Disaster Title: Flash Flood Location of the disaster: Sylhet, Sunamgonj, Moulovibazar and Hobigonj district Event Details: Every year about 4.5 lac farmers cultivate Boro crops on 4lac and 27thousand hectares land of Sylhet, Sunamgonj, Moulovibazar and Hobigonj district in Sylhet region. But…

Disaster Title: River Erosion and Flash Flood Location of the disaster: Gaibandha district, Faridpur, Kurigram, Moulovibazar, Shirajgonj, Shatkhira, Jamalpur, Pabna, Kishoregonj, Bogura, Gopalpur , Sherpur, Tangail, Comilla Madaripur and Sherpur. Event Details: Continuous rain and hill water from upstream increased the water level of…

In brief This annual report focuses on the work of the Asia Pacific zone office in 2009 to provide leadership and guidance to the International Federation efforts to increase the impact of Asia Pacific national societies' humanitarian activities. 2009 has…

Executive Summary This Gender Assessment (GA) analyzes the impact of programs and projects on gender relations, and makes recommendations for incorporating gender issues/concerns in the future. USAID/Bangladesh?s (USAID/B) portfolio is examined to offer suggestions for mainstreaming gender, and to make actionable…

This report covers the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 In brief Programmes' purpose: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) activities are aimed at strengthening BDRCS's capacity in disaster response and preparedness for response, as well as community-based disaster preparedness, disaster mitigation…

Disaster Title: River Erosion Location of the disaster: Gaibandha, Sirajgonj, Bagura and Kurigram Event Details: Over thousands of household becomes beggar by river erosion. Continuous increasing of level of River water has threatened a vast area of Gaibandha, Sirajgonj and kurigram district.…

Disaster Title: KalBaisakhi storm Date: April 21, 2010 Location of the disaster: Mulovibazar, Sunamgonj, kishoregonj and Sylhet Event Details: Yesterday on 21 April, 2010 a strong storm named "KalBaisakhi" caused a great damage to lives and livelihoods. Sunamgonj, Khagrasori, Rangamti and Kishoregonj…

INTRODUCTION Natural disasters can have devastating long-term impacts because they can impede the accumulation of physical and human capital stock (Skoufias 2003; Yamauchi, Yohannes, and Quisumbing 2008a, 2008b). It is now widely accepted that climate change will not only increase the…

Road maintenance work makes rural destitute women self reliant Context In Bangladesh, poverty affects around half of the population, mostly in rural areas and in particular among households headed by women. Children and women are especially vulnerable. REOPA,…