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Bangladesh - August 2007
Community disaster preparedness



The Khajura cyclone centre in Kalaparam, Bangladesh is one of the clearest examples of excellent coordination between multiple stakeholders. Bangladesh is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries where the annual monsoon and cyclone season devastates large parts of the country and the population. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, with the support of the government, scientific centres and other partners, learnt some early lessons. In 1972, in the wake of the devastating 1970 cyclone season, which claimed half a million lives, the Cyclone Preparedness Programme was born.

The Khajura cyclone centre in Kalaparam, Bangladesh is one of the clearest examples of excellent coordination between multiple stakeholders. Bangladesh is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries where the annual monsoon and cyclone season devastates large parts of the country and the population. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, with the support of the government, scientific centres and other partners, learnt some early lessons. In 1972, in the wake of the devastating 1970 cyclone season, which claimed half a million lives, the Cyclone Preparedness Programme was born.

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Photo: Shehab Uddin/Drik/British Red Cross

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