Browsing by Subject "Natural disaster"
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Existing volunteerism in response and recovery on disaster management in Bangladesh
(BARC University, 2017-12)Community participation is the most effective elements to achieving sustainability in dealing with natural disaster risks. As a disaster, prone country Bangladesh is affected by different types of natural hazards like ... -
Indigenous knowledge & natural disaster preparedness in char land of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2007-12)Since the 1970s, evidence that local knowledge and practices can help implementing organisations to improve disaster preparedness activities has grown; notwithstanding this evidence, the marginalisation of local knowledge ... -
Internal migration as a coping mechanism to natural disaster: Evidence from southern Bangladesh
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2017-04)The study focuses on the impact of exposure to a natural disaster on migration. Here, we focus on a very specific type of migration where the households send household member(s) outside the community for earning purposes. ... -
Post cyclone rehabilitation of agriculture in the Sidr affected areas in South West Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2011)Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone countries of the world. Every year the country is experiencing one or more natural disasters like cyclone and flood. Bangladesh is an agricultural country. But unfortunately ... -
Quantifying the direct economic damage caused by the impact of climate change in Asia Pacific Region
(Brac University, 2022-01)Global warming or climate change has amplified the number of natural disasters around the world. Natural disasters include floods, various forms of storms, cyclones, heat waves, drought, wildfires etc. Two important ... -
Role of ICT in natural disaster management of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2015)Bangladesh being world's eighth-most populous country is highly vulnerable to recurrent natural hazards due to its location and topography. It regularly experiences floods, droughts, tornadoes and cyclones. Being located ... -
Socio-economic impact of 2023 Turkey earthquake price hikes: insightful analysis using transformer models and XAI models
(Brac University, 2024-09)Natural disasters like the 2023 earthquake in Turkey have significant social and economic effects, making it important to use analytical methods for creating strong, disaster-ready communities. In our work, we analyze ...