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This paper outlines ways in which to build flood shelters and stock them effectively for emergencies.
This paper reflects upon post-flood field investigations in the severely flood-affected Manikganj district and proposes an agenda for organisations implementing low-income rural housing Programs...
Every year thousands of houses are damaged by floods. Bangladesh is located on a delta - as a result, flooding is a common phenomenon in this region. The physical characteristic of the land also...
This paper discusses current research projects supported by the Grameen Trust and the Housing & Hazards (H&H) HEL (Higher Educational Link) between BUET and the University of Exeter, UK in...
This paper describes the management of disaster relief post the Orissa Cyclone.
This report describes the outcome of a number of workshops in the humanitarian sector.
The floods of 1987-88 and the cyclone of 1991 hammered the backbone of our national economy as well as our development. The 1988 flood alone destroyed about 1. 25 million houses and twice as many...
This paper discusses organisational initiatives for resettlement of rural communities that have lost their houses due to various natural calamities like river erosion, flood, cyclone etc, in...
Natural disasters, particularly extreme winds and floods, have been causing huge loss of lives and properties every year in Bangladesh. Most of the Bangladeshi population lives in rural areas...