Comprehensive Disaster

Management Programme (CDMP II)

2013 Year-End Review
26 November 2013

2013 TOP RESULTS AND HOW THEY CONTRIBUTED

TO DEVELOPMENT CHANGE IN BANGLADESH?

More than 3 million people in 39 districts (compared to 30 in 2012)

are now more resilient due to local level risk reduction interventions.
More than 820,000 people ( of which 385,000 female) direct benefited
by 249 local DRR schemes (i.e. safe drinking water, embankments,
cyclone shelters, sanitation, resilient habitat, etc.).
More than 80,000 people (55,000 male and 25,000 female) is benefited
from short term employment generated due to the implementation of the
LDRRF schemes.
245,744 families received livelihood supports (e.g. cash for work,
training, adaptive cropping, irrigation facilities, skill based training, etc.).

2013 TOP RESULTS AND HOW THEY CONTRIBUTED

TO DEVELOPMENT CHANGE IN BANGLADESH?
47 million people in the Brahmaputra River Basin are now having
2 extra days to protect lives, livelihoods and assets from the
forthcoming flood. This resulted from extended flood lead-time
from 3 days to 5 days by FFWC.
Nearly 100m people using cell-phones now have direct access to
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system to receive early
warnings from approaching disasters. 113,000 voice responses
were made in 2013 (62,000 during 4 days of Mahasen)
39,428 short messages has enabled 12,000 numbers of disaster
management committee members to perform their roles and
responsibilities prior to disasters.

2013 TOP RESULTS AND HOW THEY CONTRIBUTED

TO DEVELOPMENT CHANGE IN BANGLADESH?

13 relevant ministries have already incorporated

disaster management considerations in their
sectoral plan.
Implementation of DM act 2012 is supported by
drafting 9 new rules and skill development for
345 DDM officials.

2013 TOP RESULTS AND HOW THEY CONTRIBUTED

TO DEVELOPMENT CHANGE IN BANGLADESH?
Improved response in urban disasters resulted from the
trained and equipped 21,000 urban volunteers till 2013
(14,232 in 2012). Urban volunteers have been acknowledged
as an efficient auxiliary force in search & rescue operation
during Rana Plaza collapse when 600 volunteers worked
24X7.
15 million students from class 3 to 12 has now access to the
DRR-CCA knowledge due to the inclusion in their textbooks.

Professionalizing DM in the training curricula of Bangladesh

Public Administration Training Center has enabled the
government officials for DRR and CCA integration in
development planning.

Sustainability (including policy, capacity &

scaling up)
LDRRF become a facility under the provision of DM Act 2012
Schemes implemented in partnership with Local DMCs
New guidelines will support proper implementation of the DM Act
2013
FFWC already internalized the process and expanding the
forecasting to other areas
DMIC is institutionalized in the Department of Disaster
Management and the early warning communication system (IVR,
bulk SMS) is already their regular function
CPP is an existing network since 1971 and the new volunteers are
an extension (in new Upazilas) to that.
Urban volunteers are currently managed by FSCD and will became
an integral part of Research and Training Institute envisaged in the
DM Act.

Cross-cutting Issues (Gender, SouthSouth)

Water options under LDRRF have been implemented with an
objective to reduce womens burden
Risk Reduction Action Plan of Department of Womens Affairs
approved by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs as the first of
its kind
Effective sharing of knowledge-experience-solutions facilitated by
linking key actors (including MoDM, Fire Service, Civil Society, BD
Scouts and academia) of BD to a South-South Cooperation on DM
initiative led by UNDP China. Focus areas DM Policy, Community
based DM solutions and Urban risk reduction.
BD is supported to demonstrate its leadership in DRR and CCA
practices in GPDRR 2013 and COP.
Better/healthy kitchen environment due to the use of improved
cooking stove

Monitoring and Evaluation

1. Disaster Management Committees Functionality
Assessment
2. A Rapid Assessment on Search and Rescue Roles of
Urban Volunteers in Rana Plaza operation
3. Assessment of stakeholders role in preparation for and
facing the Cyclone MAHASEN
4. CPP functionality assessment
5. Household level disaster preparedness study6. LDRRF intervention results/ Community level disaster
preparedness survey
7. School safety preparedness assessment

Monitoring and Evaluation

8.

Comparative study on the three different approaches of disaster

and climate resilient habitats

9.

Assess the Training Attainment of Urban Volunteers

10. DMIC Functionality Assessment

11. Comparative Assessment of different drinking water options

12.

Study on the engagement of DM graduates from different

universities

13. Monitor the implementation process and progress of LDRRF

interventions- MIDAS
14. Impact assessment of CDMP I-II
15. EU ROM
16. DFID Annual Review

Lessons Learned and Challenges

Having congenial relationship between the Upazila and the Union DMC
helps better implementation of DRR/CCA projects with transparency and
quality interventions through accountability and close monitoring.
Working directly with the local DMCs is empowering them to perform their
functions, but is also circumscribed by their limited capability, and they are
more interested in undertaking only limited intervention options such as
earthwork projects.
An integrated disaster risk management is now needed to promote the
coherence between risk reduction, preparedness and response. In this
regard, a coordination framework is needed to improve the cooperation
between the function of the AFD and Prime Ministers Office in disaster
response with that of the DDM and FSCD.
Some disaster management actors show enthusiasm in the Incident
Command System as a panacea to redress the lack of coordination at the
onset of disaster events. In reality, however, it is challenging to come up
with coordination mechanisms that are legally binding unless there is
sufficient buy-in at the ministerial level.

Lessons Learned and Challenges

The joint review and programme planning with partner departments builds
confidence of the project focal points to advance the integration of DRR &
CCA into their departments portfolio. However, the process for budget
revision and realignment tends to be prolonged and heightening the risk of
wearing out the enthusiasm of some departments in expanding their DRR
& CCA portfolio.
Mobilizing the upazila level administration and the local government people
for preparing and facilitating non-farm projects requires immense efforts
and huge time. Inviting local/active NGOs in the implementation of the nonfarm projects may be considered effective way for providing regular
technical supports and monitoring/development.
Community-based interventions alone cannot ensure adaptive livelihoods.
Efforts must be made to mobilise various government social safety nets
and development projects to support adaptive livelihoods. As per
experiences and opportunities, integration of the LDRRF/other
interventions with non-farm initiatives may be a feasible option for better
support and visible impact.

2013 Annual Work Plan Status Monitoring

Output

Output 1
Output 2
Output 3
Output 4

Output 5
Total 2013
Budget/
Delivery

Budget (USD)

Expenditure

% Delivery

Comments on
status at year
end

Top Expected Results Planned for 2014

Planned Results (Summarized)
1. A strong policy and legislative framework for comprehensive disaster
management established (DM rules, National DM Training and Research Institute,
National Strategy on DM Education, Research & Training)
2. Population vulnerable to disaster risk are better equipped and protected (DMC
Operation Manual, Trained DMC personnel, DRR schemes, disaster and climate
change risk-informed microfinance products, National DRR fund)
3. Population at risk (Earthquake, flood, flash flood, cyclone, landslide) are well
protected with effective early warning and response mechanism (Contingency plans,
Improved forecast and early warning system (IVR, SMS), National DM Volunteer
Corps, National DM Volunteer Institute, DMIC network at all districts and upazilas)

Top Expected Results Planned for 2014

Planned Results (Summarized)
4. Government agencies/institutions are better prepared against disaster and climate
risk (Sector specific DRR & CCA mainstreaming guidelines, trained staff on
DRR&CCA, sectoral RRAP, modern equipments for risk analysis and response)
5. Impact of climate change on vulnerable population in Bangladesh are better
known and addressed (National strategy on the management of disaster and climate
induced internal displacement, adaptive tools, techniques and methods for
community resilience)
6. Future generation is better prepared against the disaster risk (earthquake drill in
schools, training of school teachers and upazila education officials on earthquake
safety drills)

Sustainability for the results (policy,

scaling up) for 2014

DM rules approved
DM Training and Research Institute operationalized
National DRR fund established
National DM volunteer institution
Disaster Contingency Plan for relevant departments
Operational DRR-CCA mainstreaming guidelines
Horizontal expansion of innovative early warning for floods

Project Alignment with the UNDP

Strategic Plan
OUTPUT 5.1: damage and loss accounting systems in place
with sex and age disaggregated data collection and analysis;
disaster and climate risk assessments;
OUTPUT 5.2: integrated disaster risk reduction and adaptation
strategy/action plan; clearly defined institutional responsibilities
and multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms for disaster
and climate risk management
OUTPUT 5.3: Number of key sectorial plans (rural-urban
disaggregated) that explicitly address disaster and climate risk
management;
OUTPUT 5.4: end-to-end early warning systems for natural
disasters; contingency plans in place for disaster and extreme
climate events

2014 AWP Summary

Output
Output 1
Output 2
Output 3
Output 4

Output 5
Total 2014
Budget

Budget (USD)

Comments

2014 IWP Targets

IWP Indicator
Progress made towards implementation of DM
Act 2012
# of Community Risk Assessments and Risk
Reduction Action Plans expanded and integrated into
local level planning to reduce disaster vulnerability
Progress on establishing LDRRF mechanism to
support reduction of community level risk
# of ministries/departments incorporating disaster
management (DRR-CCA) policy and development
projects in compliance with the ECNEC directive on
DRR
Progress on livelihood security and adaptation
strategy

# of knowledge management systems used within

the DM-CCA sector in support of a decentralized
approach

2014 Target