Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP II) Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief

URBAN RISK REDUCTION CHALLENGES CDMP’S STRATEGY

Cities Have always been our engines for growth

With urbanisation, migration, modernisation, they grow into megacities

But unplanned, uncontrolled, unsafe……

They become deathtraps…….

Seismic Assessment

Urban Risk Assessment

CDMP’s THREE-PRONGED

URBAN RISK REDUCTION APPROACH

Micro-zonation Earthquake

Contingency Planning

National level

Agencies’ level

Ward level Spatial Planning

Risk-informed Land use &

City planning

Landslide Community based

warning

Landslide volunteers

Seismic Assessment

Landslide Mitigation

projects

Scenario-based City contingency

planning

Urban Risk Assessment

Building Code

Revision Advocacy

Introduction of retrofitting technology

Urban volunteers

Mobilization

Gears RMG Sector

workers

Safer City

campaign

Target: 32,000 So far: 18,000

Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP II)

Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief

Thank you

For more information contact:

Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP II)

Disaster Management & Relief Bhaban (6th Floor)

92-93 Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh

Tel: (+88 02) 989 0937, 882 1255 I Website: www.cdmp.org.bd