People still uninformed about natural disaster preparedness: BIDS
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Thursday
July 07, 2022

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
THURSDAY, JULY 07, 2022
People still uninformed about natural disaster preparedness: BIDS

Bangladesh

TBS Report
11 May, 2022, 09:00 pm
Last modified: 11 May, 2022, 09:01 pm

Related News

  • Time to reassess our disaster management capabilities
  • Time to reassess our disaster management capabilities
  • Role of the youth in flood management
  • Patient people take more risks
  • Monga eradication claim not entirely true: Yale University prof

People still uninformed about natural disaster preparedness: BIDS

BIDS recommends “72-hour early warning-based preparedness programs” and/or “3-5-day flood forecasting program” 

TBS Report
11 May, 2022, 09:00 pm
Last modified: 11 May, 2022, 09:01 pm
File photo. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
File photo. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

People in the country have not yet become aware of natural disaster response protocols due to lack of adequate formal and informal education programs, according to a study of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).

Consequently, people end up with huge loss and damage of assets during natural disasters.    

BIDS says the government achieved widespread policy success and recognition at the local and international level, but due to problems in implementation, some government policies are proving to be ineffective in various contexts

The study findings were presented at a BIDS Fortnightly Seminar titled "The New Determinants of Household Disaster Preparedness Behavior and Policy Efficacy on Bangladeshi Households" held in the BIDS conference room on Wednesday.

Presenting the findings, Azreen Karim, research fellow, BIDS said despite widespread policy successes at the local and international level, non-adherence to some of the government policies still remains, which translates to their ineffectiveness in various contexts.

For example, vulnerable people are often found reluctant to leave their homes and assets due to the lack of security despite early warning or they often look for high land near their homes or take shelter on embankments rather than flood shelters, she added. 

According to the study, public awareness interventions might not be fully effective without a high perception and knowledge level regarding climate change and disaster risk impacts in the short to medium and longer term.

Household response and government action complement one another in most cases, though the efficacy of household responses could heavily depend on other public interventions and responses as well. In some cases, effectiveness of the policies in terms of the uptake of preparedness measures might depend on the behavioral responses of households, it added. 

Azreen Karim said "Deliberation of the "what to do list" in formal education (via textbooks) might not lead to full effectiveness of these policies in many cases; rather, informal education and designated short-term skill based education programs might address several of these issues, including enhanced resilience gained through knowledge and perception."

Short-term and disaster-specific "72-hour early warning-based preparedness education programs" and/or "3-5-day flood forecasting model-based preparedness education program" were recommended as potential solutions that require further research.

 

Top News

Disaster Management / Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Photo: MumitM/TBS
    Energy ministry to recommend reduced working hours, work-from-home to save electricity
  • Passenger dies after helper pushes him off bus following scuffle over fare
    Passenger dies after helper pushes him off bus following scuffle over fare
  • FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
    Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson to quit as UK prime minister

MOST VIEWED

  • Area-wise load shedding schedule will be announced: PM
    Area-wise load shedding schedule will be announced: PM
  • Build Dhaka East-West Elevated Expressway, relocate kitchen markets: PM
    Build Dhaka East-West Elevated Expressway, relocate kitchen markets: PM
  • Lee Hyun-seung (third from right), head of Korea Expressway Corp.'s Overseas Project Division, shakes hands with Quazi Muhammad Ferdous, head of the Bridge Authority of Bangladesh, after signing a contract on June 29 (local time).
    Korean company to oversee N8 Expressway in Bangladesh
  • Padma Bridge from satellite. Photo: Screengrab
    Padma Bridge from satellite 
  • Govt to start inspecting Dhaka shopping malls before Eid
    Govt to start inspecting Dhaka shopping malls before Eid
  • No more honorarium for government meetings
    No more honorarium for government meetings

Related News

  • Time to reassess our disaster management capabilities
  • Time to reassess our disaster management capabilities
  • Role of the youth in flood management
  • Patient people take more risks
  • Monga eradication claim not entirely true: Yale University prof

Features

Farsim is keen on listening to what his clients really want; in this profession attention is key. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

Making it as an audio engineer

5h | Pursuit
Illustration: TBS

Applystart: Helping students navigate the maze of foreign university applications

6h | Pursuit
The sea beach in Kuakata. Photo: Syed Mehedy Hasan

Five places in Southern Bangladesh you could visit via Padma Bridge

1d | Explorer
Genex Infosys Limited is the country's largest call centre with more than 2,000 seats and full-set equipment. Photo: Courtesy

How domestic demand made Genex Infosys a BPO industry leader

1d | Panorama

More Videos from TBS

Load shedding is back

Load shedding is back

6h | Videos
Photo: TBS

Has Russia gained anything in its invasion of Ukraine?

7h | Videos
Behind the story of 'Aske Amar Mon Bhalo Nei'

Behind the story of 'Aske Amar Mon Bhalo Nei'

19h | Videos
Is Donbas Putin’s next target?

Is Donbas Putin’s next target?

22h | Videos

Most Read

1
Photo: Collected
Africa

Uganda discovers gold deposits worth 12 trillion USD

2
TBS Illustration
Education

Universities may launch online classes again after Eid

3
Area-wise load shedding schedule will be announced: PM
Bangladesh

Area-wise load shedding schedule will be announced: PM

4
Padma Bridge opens up investment spree in south
Industry

Padma Bridge opens up investment spree in south

5
Build Dhaka East-West Elevated Expressway, relocate kitchen markets: PM
Bangladesh

Build Dhaka East-West Elevated Expressway, relocate kitchen markets: PM

6
File Photo: BSS
Energy

India pulls out of LoC funding for part of Rooppur power transmission work

EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2022
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab
BENEATH THE SURFACE
A boat sails through the River Meghna carrying rice bran, a popular cattle feed, from a rice mill in Ashuganj to cattle markets. There are around 250 rice mills in Ashuganj that produce rice bran. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net