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Author(s):
Mahmudul Islam
Year:
2010
City:
Dhaka
Publisher:
Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP)
Pages:
9
Summary:
ABSTRACT

Achieving parading shift from conventional response to comprehensive risk reduction was targeted by Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP). CDMP is a progarmme of Government of Bangladesh and UNDP supported by UK Aid and EU. During phase-I (2004-2009) initiatives have been undertaken in the focus area “professionalizing the disaster management system”. A substantial progress has been made in incorporating disaster risk reduction (DRR) issues in education system. This paper highlights the progress and achievements on incorporation and institutionalization of DRR in Bangladesh education system. Issues on hazards, vulnerability, DRR measures have been placed in various text books from elementary-secondary to tertiary level of education. Different certificate courses, post-graduate diploma courses, Bachelor of Science (Hons.) and Masters in disaster management have been introduced in different public and private universities, in close cooperation with concerned Institutes. Besides research areas have been identified and carried out some researches through student-internship, Masters and PhD thesis.

Leading Organization:
Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP), Disaster Management and Relief
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