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2. Executive summary
The community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) programme is conceived and developed to support the disaster risk reduction (DRR) of vulnerable communities in one flood, one cyclone-prone and two water-logged districts of Jamalpur, Bhola, Satkhira and Jessore. While the project will run for four years from mid-2012 to mid-2016, this reporting period covers 1 January to 31 December 2014.
Considering the vulnerability context, the project expands in two new communities in the coastal district of Bhola in 2014. While key interventions are ongoing in 10 communities, inception phase in these two new communities operates from January to May this year. The implementation in 2014 focuses on the wash, livelihood diversification, small scale mitigation, capacity building and resource mobilization for building resilient community emphasizing the community people to be empowered in terms of streaming them in decision making process.
The activities implemented 2014 as per above has of course resulted in many more people now having safe drinking water, latrings, own earnings, enhanced knowledge‟s on a number of subjects, improved infrastructure as road, house are being repaired and health facilities being opened etc. In the new project locations, the inception period covers community mobilization, formation of community volunteers, deployment of field staff and remote office setup. After the VCA and community plan of action conducted and the activities have been implemented according to PoA.
BDRCS strengthens linkage between communities and local government institutions (LGIs) through engaging union parishad, upazila administration, service providers (Department of Agriculture/Fisheries, Public Health Engineering etc.) to identify partnership mechanism. Under this partnership and collaboration initiative different activities like installation of tube-well/sanitary latrine, testing existence of arsenic in tube-well water, small scale construction like road repairing and community information center etc. have been completed. Under this partnership agricultural/fisheries/health departments are providing technical support to the community through participatory advice sessions in the community regarding promotion of flood and salinity tolerance rice varieties and introducing technology for fish culture, vegetable to climate change context.
Existing PASSA (Participatory Approach for Safe Shelter Awareness) manual has been reviewed based on the current context of the country and disseminated for greater awareness. The manual has been used in PASSA exercise in project communities. The PASSA group identified the best way for repairing house considering local hazard and resources. Programme has reached targeted benificiaries in terms of cash grant assistance for house repairing.
Inter-programme linkage between CPP and CBDRR programmes has been established concerning strengthening Cyclone early warning services for vulnerable people of Bhola district. The effort continues with the establishment of a flood warning dissemination mechanism in Jamalpur district through consulting Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) and Department of Disaster Management (DDM). Under the purview of MoU, a simulation on earthquake has been jointly conducted at Dhaka University to raise mass awareness on the preparedness and necessary measures during disasters. The project supplements BDRCS‟s effort in institutionalizing beneficiary communication and accountability with the aim to provide transparent and accountable humanitarian services.