Disaster & Emergencies Preparedness Programme Bangladesh (DEPP LAB BD) organized a “Capacity Building Training” on “Innovations on the Interface of the Built Environment and Emergency Health” at Dhaka Community Medical College & Hospital premises.
Respected personnel from the consortium partner organizations and other renowned organization participated in this training programme. Mohammad Asaf-ud-Daula, Former Secretary and Founder Editor of Bangladesh Today was the chief guest. Prof. Quazi Quamruzzaman, Chairman, DCH Trust; Prof. Mahmuder Rahman, Coordinator, DCH Trust; Mr. Takeshi Komino, Secretary General -Asian Disaster Risk Reduction Network (ADRRN) and Country Representative-Community World Service (CWS0-Japan); Mr. Amod Mani Dixit, Chairperson- Asian Disaster Risk Reduction Network (ADRRN) and Former Executive Director -National Society for Earthquake Technology – Nepal; Mr. Mihir Upendra Joshi, Head of Department (Networks and Partnerships)- SEEDS Technical Services-India; Laura Bruce, Research Associate for the Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture, Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW- Australia; Prof. Salamat Khandakar, Daffodil International University and Mr. Gawher Nayeem Wahra, Founder Member Secretary, Disaster Forum, Bangladesh were also present in this inauguration programme.
The DEPP LAB BD team and selected 10 shortlisted innovators also attended the training programme. This Training session is to develop working capacity of staff & partners, team building and effective working process in “Innovations on the Interface of the Built Environment and Emergency Health”
It may be mentioned that DEPP Innovation Lab Bangladesh was officially launched on 17th October 2017 in the presence of esteemed guests. Besides Bangladesh, there are also similar labs started in Jordan, Kenya and the Philippines.
The move is the first of its kind as the labs will facilitate innovations driven by community, making the labs more locally driven as compared to other innovative approaches.
This lab is part of the global Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP) labs which aims to increase preparedness and resiliency of disaster-prone communities in Bangladesh as well as identify innovations within the tacit indigenous knowledge and local wisdom, topping this up with appropriate scientific inputs.
This programme is supported by UK Aid and managed collaboratively by the Communications with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) and Start Networks.
