Principal objectives: To increase resilience and establish a culture of disaster risk reduction among communities and institutions vulnerable to natural hazards in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh

Specific objectives: To promote standardized DIPECHO urban and rural Community Base Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) models with a focus on inclusion and replication through integration into DRR instruments and development programmes

Key Result 

Result 1: A rural CBDRR model is scaled up and replicated through integration into development planning and implementation processes

Result 2: An urban CBDRR model is demonstrated and replicated where key urban stakeholders develop capacity to carry out coordinated response and mainstream DRR into development

Result 3: Implementation of Disaster Management policy framework is enhanced by strong coordination and evidence based advocacy to Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief and Ministry of Local Government Rural Development & Cooperative

Result 4: Targeted communities are receiving appropriate early warning messages in emergency situations and are undertaking prescribed behaviours.      


Key Deliverables

• Signed MOUs on different activities with related institutions.
• Institutionalized and standardized the capacity-building process.
• Integrated DRR into WASH.
• Observed Disaster Preparedness Day (National and/or International).
• Initiated and facilitated various capacity-building activities for intended institutions on humanitarian principles.
• Facilitated the development of the BNBC monitoring and implementation mechanism, including the facilitation of TOT for related town planning authorities.
• Facilitated the activation of the National Platform and supported its regular meetings.
• Facilitated Joint DIPECHO Partners in Bangladesh project inception, sharing, and lessons-learning workshops (regional or national).