Social Studieshttp://hdl.handle.net/10361/128402024-03-19T03:19:03Z2024-03-19T03:19:03ZThe urban poor in Dhaka City: their struggles and coping strategies during the floodsRashid, Sabinahttp://hdl.handle.net/10361/134952020-01-14T21:02:07Z1998-09-01T00:00:00ZThe urban poor in Dhaka City: their struggles and coping strategies during the floods
Rashid, Sabina
Poorer groups are exposed to increased vulnerabilities during periods of floods. Some of
the difficulties faced by them include loss of possessions, fears of extortion and looting,
and separation from their social network. The poor undertake different coping strategies
to adapt to the floods such as abandoning land or housing, salvaging household items,
selling land or livestock, and moving housing or family members to safer places.
Perceptions of loss of the poor seem to be far more affected by damages in personal
livelihood, and less by the overall scale of losses in the area. Women and children are
often the most vulnerable groups during such disasters. Lack of sanitation facilities
affected women badly. A majority of the latrines were submerged and inaccessible. This
resulted in loss of privacy and shame for the women, with most being forced to defecate
in their own homes. Some women were able to access, with great difficulty, latrines
outside their neighbouring area. Floods usually result in an acute scarcity of safe
drinking water clue to the contamination of water sources, such as tube-wells and reserve
tanks. This adversely affects the existing poor health conditions of slum dwellers. There
were numerous reports of diarrhoea and other illnesses amongst both children and
adults. The floods left most of the urban poor unemployed. This resulted in an increase in
tension and domestic violence, particularly towards women. In some areas, BRAC
members were pressured into repaying loans even though most were severely affected by.
the floods. Furthermore, NGOs chose to implement separate flood relief strategies
instead of co-ordinating their efforts.
1998-09-01T00:00:00ZNational Immunization Day in slums of Mohakhali, DhakaKhan, Suhaila H.http://hdl.handle.net/10361/134852020-01-14T21:02:02Z1998-02-01T00:00:00ZNational Immunization Day in slums of Mohakhali, Dhaka
Khan, Suhaila H.
1998-02-01T00:00:00ZLead pollution in Dhaka cityRahman, Aminahttp://hdl.handle.net/10361/134842020-01-14T21:01:53Z1998-05-01T00:00:00ZLead pollution in Dhaka city
Rahman, Amina
1998-05-01T00:00:00ZEnvironmental examination of BRAC poultry farms and feed millsTareq, Md. Ashiqul HasibAkter, Nasimahttp://hdl.handle.net/10361/134802020-01-14T21:01:53Z1998-09-01T00:00:00ZEnvironmental examination of BRAC poultry farms and feed mills
Tareq, Md. Ashiqul Hasib; Akter, Nasima
The study aimed to identify activities of poultry rearing that are environmentally sensitive; to
investigate waste disposal system, health risk and impacts of various poultry programme
activities on environment and also identify the areas and steps for further consideration for
sustainable environment. The study data were collected through a checklist and interviews of the
people. The major findings of the study were categorised under health effects and environmental
assessment of the programme. The poultry farms were found not to be environmentally
hazardous. The litter as a waste bfrom the poultry was found to be managed properly by selling it
as a compost to local farmers. Sometimes the rice husk and the poultry litter was found to be
damped into the nearby water sources but it was observed that it was a good fish feed. It was also
found that there are no health risk involved with poultry farms but too much exposure of the
workers to dust may cause asthma or other bronchial diseases. The results indicate that the health
and environmental problem related to the programme is not acute. Even then some
recommendations and monitoring criteria were made to overcome some of the environmental
health hazards created by the poultry farmers and feed mills production.
1998-09-01T00:00:00Z