Disaster mitigation strategies in Bangladesh.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: INCEDE Report ; 7Publication details: Tokyo : International Center for Disaster-Mitigation Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, 1995Description: 30 p. : ill., mapsDDC classification:

363.347095492 DIS

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Subject: Bangladesh is located in a peculiar geographic position making her disaster-prone with numerous problems. Overpopulation, poverty, complex socioeconomic structure, low-level industrial base, resource constraints, lack of appropriate infrastuctural and institutional facilities, dearth of trained manpower etc., are some of the problems. These problems are complicated and compounded with the occurrences of regular and frequent disasters impeding the overall socioeconomic development efforts of the country. There are existing systems of disaster mitigation strategies in the country but there is scope for its improvement in the overall system. The present report describes briefly these aspects including suggested remedial measures for disaster mitigation strategies

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Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.347095492 DIS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005738367

"International Center for Disaster-Mitigation Engineering (INCEDE)"

Bibliography: p. 29-30

Introduction; Disasters in Bangladesh; Disaster mitigation strategies in Bangladesh; Disaster management codes in Bangladesh; Lessons learnt from past disasters; People's response and preparedness; International cooperation; Suggested remedial measures; Conclusions

Bangladesh is located in a peculiar geographic position making her disaster-prone with numerous problems. Overpopulation, poverty, complex socioeconomic structure, low-level industrial base, resource constraints, lack of appropriate infrastuctural and institutional facilities, dearth of trained manpower etc., are some of the problems. These problems are complicated and compounded with the occurrences of regular and frequent disasters impeding the overall socioeconomic development efforts of the country. There are existing systems of disaster mitigation strategies in the country but there is scope for its improvement in the overall system. The present report describes briefly these aspects including suggested remedial measures for disaster mitigation strategies

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