Browsing Postgraduate Programs in Disaster Management (PPDM) by Title
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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 ... -
Analysis of socio-economic condition of environmental refugees in Dhaka
(BRAC University, 2015-12)Bangladesh and natural disaster are closely related to each other because of the geographical location of it. Natural disaster, affected people by these disasters and migration of these people to urban areas or mega city ... -
Application of scientific and indigenous knowledge for flood management in Northwest Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2015)The present study tries to identify the Indigenous practices of the rural communities. It also focuses to assess their economic condition in relation to livelihood practices. Local people Participation in the research ... -
Assessing architect's role in seismic evaluation and risk mitigation
(BRAC University, 2016)Dhaka City having a faster urbanization has an increasing threat of hazard as the risk is more complex and complicated than the rural area due to its increased population in a concentrated area and competitive economic ... -
Assessing the cyclone early warning services of women, children and person with disability: a case study in Nijhumdwip
(BRAC Univeristy, 2018)This study was done as a part of the Masters of Disaster Management under BRAC University. Research was conducted in Nijhumdwip assess the cyclone early warning service for the vulnerable groups. The success of cyclone ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of structural and non-structural flood mitigation measures of Bushrod island’s unplanned settlements
(Brac University, 2023-07)Flooding poses a significant threat to the inhabitants of unplanned settlements on Bushrod Island in Monrovia, Liberia. Although flood risk there are mitigation strategies are in place, their effectiveness in reducing the ... -
Assessing the efforts of NGOs in cyclone disaster management in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2009-09)Whenever disasters strike, they do not discriminate or differentiate - they cause havoc and distress. They strike countries' rich and poor affect both men and women, old and young and cause destruction leaving behind a ... -
Assessment of damage due to aila of post SIDR agricultural rehabilitation: insights from sharankhola, Bagerhat
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Assessment of faecal sludge management system in Rohingya response refugees camps, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar
(Brac University, 2024-03)Bangladesh is currently experiencing the world’s fastest increasing Rohingya refugee settlement issue. With limited resources and available space, managing feces sludge in emergency settlements with a high population ... -
Assessment of lessons learned in Rana Plaza disaster
(BRAC University, 2016)Rana Plaza collapse is one of the major man-made disasters in the history of Bangladesh. In this disaster we lost 1200 hundred people. It was one of the most worse industrial (garments) accidents in the of the world. ... -
Avalanche risk reduction and community resilience building in (Badakhshan, Afghanistan)
(Brac University, 2022-10)Badakhshan province is one of Afghanistan's mountainous provinces, located in the northeast. During the winter, most of the country's villages are blanketed in heavy snow, which has an impact on people's lives, property, ... -
Bulding resilient communities through architectural interventions : towards a sustainable future
(BRAC University, 2015)The global context and the climate is changing rapidly and this poses a major threat to the population and their habitat to cope with the changing dynamics of the surroundings. Hence, the habitat that house entire communities ... -
Cash in emergency: a synthesis of Bangladesh red crescent society experience and learning
(BRAC University, 2017)Bangladesh is prone to recurrent flooding, landslides, and cyclones year after year. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) established by President Order (PO) – 26 of 1973 as an auxiliary to the Government is one of ... -
Cause of repetitive fire disaster in informal settlements and the importance of community based disaster risk mitigation
(Brac University, 2023-12)The growth of informal settlements has increased massively in developing countries in the last few decades. The main pull factor from rural to urban cities is the high possibility of job opportunities for the migrating ... -
Changes in livelihood pattern of inhabitants in waterlogged areas in south-west region in Bangladesh
(Department of Architecture, 2006-09)The coastal zone specially in South-West part is ever dynamic and changes occur continually due to natural reasons, anthropogenic reasons and at the same time due to management interventions. What ever is the agent of ... -
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 ... -
Climate change and food security in Northern Bangladesh: experience of RDRS in implementing Stress Tolerant rice
(BARC University, 2017-07)Nowadays climate change has become a big issue worldwide. Every country and each person is concerned about climate change. It is a fear to face mega disasters in future due to climate change and that is why almost all ... -
Climate change impact on livelihood and vulnerability: a case study of mushar community in saptari district in Nepal
(BRAC University, 2010-09)Climate change impact and vulnerability towards the change on the poor people has always been significant aspect of issue and discussion worldwide. With the green house gases increasing various consequences of climate ... -
Community based risk assesment on landslides in Siddhalekh-dhading
(Brac University, 2023-05)Landslide is one of the most recurring and damage inducing disaster around the world as well as in Nepal. Despite being a recurring disaster in Siddhalekh Rural Municipality, one of the remote areas of Nepal, the events ...
