Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Center

BDPC
Bangladesh
Non Governmental Organizations

Mission

BDPC is a non-profit, non-government organization, that since 1992 has provided guidance, advice, inputs and knowledge towards capacity development of actors and institutions engaged in disaster management and risk reduction activities in Bangladesh. It is engaged in the whole gamut of disaster management programs e.g. research and publication, advocacy and lobbying, strategy formulation, training, media materials development, message dissemination, post-disaster response planning and intervention, evaluation.

Disaster Reduction Goal

BDPC aims at reducing the risks of people vulnerable to disasters through empowering them to establish their rights.

DRR activities
Policies and Programmes in DRR

1. Community Based Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Livelihood through Good Governance
2. Reducing the Risk of Disaster through Promotion of Rights and Governance (RRDPRG)

Membership in Key Networks

1. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) of Geneva
2. Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) of Japan
3. Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN) of Malaysia
4. Partnership with Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) of Bangkok
5.National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET) of Nepal and Disaster Management Committee of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation - (SAARC-DMC)

Disaster Reduction Focal Point(s)

Mr. Naimul Islam Moon

Websites

http://www.bdpc.org.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108&Itemid=85
http://www.bdpc.org.bd/images/bdpc/Roddur%20Kotha%20Final.pdf
http://www.bdpc.org.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104&Itemid=79
http://www.bdpc.org.bd/publications/Newsletter3.swf
http://www.bdpc.org.bd/publications/Handbook_Social_Acc.pdf
http://www.bdpc.org.bd/publications/CBDRR%20Handbook.swf

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Training event
In person
28 October 2011 - 29 October 2011
Dhaka
Basic training course on disaster management
Course contents
Meetings and conferences
In person
02 November 2009 - 03 November 2009
Climate change and extreme cyclones: regional conference on disaster risk reduction and emergency response in a rapidly changing world
The conference will aim for a common understanding of the new tropical cyclone surge pattern and its potential impacts, and for examining different cyclone risk reduction options or models to increase readiness and awareness of countries, local au

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://www.bdpc.org.bd/
[email protected]
+88 029862169
Fax:
+88 029862169