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    This document summarizes community risk assessments conducted in Bangladesh. It notes that Bangladesh has 156 million people living in a small area with high poverty and risks from floods, cyclones, erosion, and other natural hazards. It describes how community risk assessments are used to identify key local hazards, vulnerable groups and areas, evaluate risks, and develop risk reduction action plans. The assessments result in prioritized local interventions to reduce risks, some of which are funded through Local Disaster Risk Reduction Funds. An example assessment conducted in Sreeula Union is provided, which identified flood, waterlogging, erosion and cyclones as key risks and developed strategies around saline-tolerant livelihoods, infrastructure, and early warning systems. Challenges include

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    This document summarizes community risk assessments conducted in Bangladesh. It notes that Bangladesh has 156 million people living in a small area with high poverty and risks from floods, cyclones, erosion, and other natural hazards. It describes how community risk assessments are used to identify key local hazards, vulnerable groups and areas, evaluate risks, and develop risk reduction action plans. The assessments result in prioritized local interventions to reduce risks, some of which are funded through Local Disaster Risk Reduction Funds. An example assessment conducted in Sreeula Union is provided, which identified flood, waterlogging, erosion and cyclones as key risks and developed strategies around saline-tolerant livelihoods, infrastructure, and early warning systems. Challenges include

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    Community Risk Assessments in

    Bangladesh
    Christopher Wynn
    Australian National University
    Bangladesh
    A country with…
    • 156 million people
    • 143,998 km² (by
    comparison the state of
    Victoria is 237,629 km²)
    • US$1500 GDP per
    capita
    • 49.6% live on less than
    US$1 a day.
    …it’s share of challenges
    • Ranked 139/180 by
    Transparency
    International in their
    corruption perception
    index.
    • No incumbent
    government ever re-
    elected.
    • Civil
    disturbance, strikes and
    riots commonplace.
    In a vulnerable risk environment
    • Flood • Climate change a new
    • Cyclone dimension with
    • Erosion uncertain effects on
    risk environment.
    • Storm surge
    • Drought
    • Salinity
    • Water logging
    The Comprehensive Disaster
    Management Program
    A lack of local knowledge
    Potential of indigenous strategies
    Risk management for their
    communities and others beyond
    The Community Risk Assessment
    Process
    • 1. Scoping the
    Community
    • 2. Identification of
    Hazards, Vulnerable
    Sectors, Elements &
    Locations
    • 3. Risk Analysis and
    Evaluation
    The Community Risk Assessment
    Process

    • 4. Specific Risk
    Reduction Options and
    Action Planning

    • 5. Consensus on
    Options
    Community Risk Assessments
    Result in the creation of:

    Risk Reduction Action Plans


    of which the most critical interventions
    can be financed through

    Local Disaster Risk Reduction Fund


    The CRA in Sreeula

    The Union: The key hazards:

    • Southwest corner of • Flood,


    Bangladesh. • Waterlogging,
    • Population 25,000. • River bank erosion,
    • Coastal flood plain with • Cyclone,
    saline soil. • Salinity levels
    The risk management strategy
    • Saline tolerant
    livelihood options
    • New crop calendar
    • Rainwater harvesters
    and pond sand filters.
    • Community warning
    systems
    • Cyclone shelters
    LDRF funded prioritised interventions
    Challenges
    • Lack of capacity • Including vulnerable groups
    The way forward…
    Acknowledgements
    • Mr Ian Rector, Program Manager, Africa
    Adaptation Programme, UNDP
    • Mr Mamunur Rashid, National Project
    Manager, Poverty-Environment Initiative
    Bangladesh, UNDP/UNEP

    Contact Details:
    ccwynn@gmail.com

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