Building a Disaster Resilient Bangladesh (Under DIPECHO-VII)
Funded By: |
ECHO (85%) and a co-funding of Oxfam (15%). |
Duration: |
May 2013 to November 2014. |
Modus operandi |
Partnership with Oxfam |
Total Budget: |
BDT 4,576,700 |
Objectives
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Principal objectives: To increase resilience and establish a culture of disaster risk reduction among communities and institutions vulnerable to natural hazards in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh Specific objectives: To promote standardized DIPECHO urban and rural Community Base Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) models with a focus on inclusion and replication through integration into DRR instruments and development programmes |
Key Results |
Result 1: A rural CBDRR model is scaled up and replicated through integration into development planning and implementation processes Result 2: An urban CBDRR model is demonstrated and replicated where key urban stakeholders develop capacity to carry out coordinated response and mainstream DRR into development Result 3: Implementation of Disaster Management policy framework is enhanced by strong coordination and evidence based advocacy to Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief and Ministry of Local Government Rural Development & Cooperative Result 4: Targeted communities are receiving appropriate early warning messages in emergency situations and are undertaking prescribed behaviours. |
Project Intervention Areas |
Dhaka and Sylhet |
Staffing |
Project Coordinator, Finance and Logistics Officer, shared staffs service |
Key Deliverables |
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