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Flood proofing project at char and haor: impact on household food security and consumption
(BRAC University, 2006-09)
State of disaster risk management in Dhaka city
(BRAC University, 2006-09)
This study is aimed at giving an idea about where we are standing regarding disaster risks in Dhaka. It started with the disaster management context at the national level and detailed out the development and urban management ...
The roles of real estate developer companies in disaster management in Dhaka city
(BRAC University, 2017-07)
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is one of the populous megacities in the world.
As the growth of urban population is taking at an exceptionally rapid rate, the
landscape of the city is forced for rapid urbanization ...
Riverine passenger vessel disaster in Bangladesh : options for mitigation and safety
(BRAC University, 2009-09)
Bangladesh is a riverine country and waterways are very important means of communication in this region. Since long, traditionally river network has been regarded as safe and cost-effective route especially in the southern ...
Motivating volunteers : a case of cyclone preparedness programme volunteers in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2012)
Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) volunteers are increasingly being relied
upon to aware people living in the coastal belt of Bangladesh for reducing loss of
lives and assets due to cyclone. This volunteerism is ...
Implementing standing orders on disaster (SOD) at Union level: the case of Kakua Union, Tangail district and Kazipur Union of sirajganj district, Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2008-09)
Bangladesh is arguably the world's most disaster prone country. Repeated disasters destroy the economic resource base of the poor people and drain out the economic potentials. The impacts and vulnerabilities of disasters ...
Impacts of flood on the lives and livelyhoods of people in Bangladesh: A case study of a village in Manikganj district
(BRAC University, 2014)
Water induced disaster including flood accounts over 30% of total losses of lives due
to natural disaster in Bangladesh. On one hand, spatial variation on geography over
short reaches, young and complex geology, and ...
Flood disaster mitigation in DND: land use perspective
(BRAC University, 2008-07)
Unplanned urbanization of Dhaka city: increase of rainfall induced flood vulnerability
(BRAC University, 2006-09)
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh is one of the most populous megacities in the world. As the growth of urban population tacking place at an exceptionally rapid rate, the city is unable to cope with changing situations ...