Abstract:
Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world.
Natural disaster is common phenomenon in Bangladesh, because of the
climate and geographical location. Especially the coastal areas are most
disaster prone areas and the people of coastal areas are most disaster
affected people. The development efforts are frequently interrupted due to
natural disaster. Every disaster caused a huge damage of assets and lives, it
also severely affected the environment example cyclone ‘Sidr’‘Aila’ and
‘Mahasen’.
The major disaster of Bangladesh is cyclone, Flood tidal surge, riverbank
erosion, drought etc., History reveals that, with in last 100 years there were
60 cyclone, 54 flood (out of them 6 were deluge) 25 earthquake. Natural
disaster is an inevitable and integral part of human history it cannot be
eradicated and dispelled out but awareness and preparedness can reduce
the damage.
In this situation, Government organization and NGOs played very vital
role at that time disaster management, especially community based disaster
management, peoples coping strategy and a number of NGOs have been
running long term development programs aiming for reducing the
vulnerability, creating awareness and enhancement of capacities of the
poor to live with disaster during the disaster period. Women are the most
vulnerable group women, children and disabled person are usually at
greater risk than men it is the women who make it possible for the
community to cope with disaster. The role of women is absolutely central
to the management of disaster coping strategy.
The present studies intend to focus on how people are coping with disaster
maintaining their livelihood and return to their normal life, it is also
expected that the study will also find vulnerabilities and risks in relation to
natural hazard and disasters.
