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A gender perspective of climate change and disaster management practices of a cyclone affected coastal community
(2017)
Men and women are, of course, not homogenous groups, and their experiences, lifestyles, and
geographic and socioeconomic conditions shape their worldviews and proclivities; cognizance
of these types of tendencies can be ...
People's perception in Early Warning System: a case study of Bhandara VDC Padariya-7 in Chitwan district, Nepal
(BRAC University, 2011)
Flood impact and vulnerability towards the poor people has always been significant aspect of issue and discussion worldwide. With the current climate change scenario and various studies in the past related to climate change ...
Landslide risk reduction of the informal foothill settlements of Chittagong city through strategic design measure
(BRAC University, 2012)
Globally Bangladesh is recognized as one of the most vulnerable countries to natural
calamities. Along with cyclones and floods; two most discussed and disastrous hazards of the country, landslides have caused the death ...
A study on earthquake preparedness in schools in Dhaka North city corporation
(BRAC University, 2016)
Bangladesh is one of the most populous and disaster prone countries in the world.
Bangladesh is exposed to floods and cyclones, and the risk of other disasters such as
drought, earthquakes, and tornados is increasing. ...
An action framework of incident command system (ICS) for Bangladesh armed forces in emergency response
(BRAC University, 2010-09)
The incident command system (ICS) is entirely a management tool which creates a scope for the civil organization to establish a temporary organization which will help them to carry out the emergency response operation ...
Recovery of Household-level assets: Towards a cyclone resilent community
(BRAC University, 2012)
Globally Bangladesh is recognized as one of the most vulnerable countries to natural
calamities. Along with cyclones and floods; two most discussed and disastrous hazards of
the country, landslides have caused the death ...
Volunteerism in disaster management: case of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2018)
Volunteering is generally considered as an altruistic activity and is intended to promote good or improve human quality of life. In return, this activity produces a feeling of self-worth and respect; however, there is no ...
Char dwellers' adaptation to climate change
(BRAC University, 2010-09)
Climate disaster like flood, river erosion puts a lot of pressure especially on char dweller's whose responsibility is to remain together as family and earn subsistence in day to day life. The main objective of this research ...
Community-based management of Glacial Lake outburst flood : a case study of Samdingkha village in Bhutan
(BRAC University, 2012)
Climate change is contributing to increased melting of glaciers and formation of
glacial lakes. The threat of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) is posing a serious
threat to the lives and livelihoods of the Bhutanese ...
Impact of cash based interventions in livelihood recovery of waterlogging affected community in Satkhira district
(BRAC University, 2016)
The coastal districts of SWB have been experiencing waterlogging problem since the early 1980s. Natural drainage systems over a large part of this area were totally disrupted, as a result, with most of the effective natural ...