Economic Reporter :
Speakers at a programmme said that ensuring efficient emergency response managements for disaster can accelerate the country’s economic development.
The preparedness can reduce the losses of human lives and properties during natural calamities in the country, including the capital, thus speeding up the development along with managing the calamities, they said.
Dhaka, being one of the most densely populated cities in the world, is extremely vulnerable to disasters such as earthquakes, fires, water logging, building collapse and hazardous waste due to unplanned settlements in urban areas, they said.
They made the remarks while addressing a four-day training workshop at the head office of Community Participation and Development (CPD) at Uttar Adabor in the city’s Adabor thana.
The workshop titled ‘assessing urban risk activities at ward level for disaster management’ concluded today (Sunday).
Steps should be taken to build the capacity of people on disaster risk reduction. If their capacities are enhanced, chances of risks are also reduced, they observed.
We need to develop urban volunteer for tackling urban disasters, they added.
The speakers also called for activating the Ward Disaster Management Committee (WDMC) in the city for facing disasters effectively.
Supported by European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection and Save the Children, CPD, a development organization, organized the programme under the Strengthening Urban Resilience Project.
Kawser Jahan, councilor for female reserved seat of ward No. 29, 30, 32, attended it as the chief guest on the inaugural day.
Moslema Bari, executive director of CPD, Ranjit Das, consortium manager of Save the Children, Iftekharul Islam Mujib, member secretary of ward No. 29 disaster management committee, among others, addressed the programme, which was moderated by project coordinator Fazlul Haque.
Speakers at a programmme said that ensuring efficient emergency response managements for disaster can accelerate the country’s economic development.
The preparedness can reduce the losses of human lives and properties during natural calamities in the country, including the capital, thus speeding up the development along with managing the calamities, they said.
Dhaka, being one of the most densely populated cities in the world, is extremely vulnerable to disasters such as earthquakes, fires, water logging, building collapse and hazardous waste due to unplanned settlements in urban areas, they said.
They made the remarks while addressing a four-day training workshop at the head office of Community Participation and Development (CPD) at Uttar Adabor in the city’s Adabor thana.
The workshop titled ‘assessing urban risk activities at ward level for disaster management’ concluded today (Sunday).
Steps should be taken to build the capacity of people on disaster risk reduction. If their capacities are enhanced, chances of risks are also reduced, they observed.
We need to develop urban volunteer for tackling urban disasters, they added.
The speakers also called for activating the Ward Disaster Management Committee (WDMC) in the city for facing disasters effectively.
Supported by European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection and Save the Children, CPD, a development organization, organized the programme under the Strengthening Urban Resilience Project.
Kawser Jahan, councilor for female reserved seat of ward No. 29, 30, 32, attended it as the chief guest on the inaugural day.
Moslema Bari, executive director of CPD, Ranjit Das, consortium manager of Save the Children, Iftekharul Islam Mujib, member secretary of ward No. 29 disaster management committee, among others, addressed the programme, which was moderated by project coordinator Fazlul Haque.
