Disaster preparedness, Management, Relief & Rehabilitation and DRR
Resource Integration Centre (RIC) is one of the most pioneer organization working in the field of disaster risk reduction . RIC’s emphasis is on knowledge and learning on community based disaster risk reduction and response. RIC started its disaster relief and rehabilitation work in 1987. Initially RIC’s most of the disaster management works were around the relief and rehabilitation response and was highly community based. RIC responded quickly to many disasters at Cox’s Bazar, Norshindi, Naogoan, Dhaka, Gazipur, Munshigonj, Noakhali , Pirojpur, Bagerhat districts with the assistance of QUSO, ODA, VHSS, Food for Hunger, OXFAM USA, Royal Netherlands Embassy, USCB, USAID CARE Bangladesh, Ministry of Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation, UNDP, DFID, UNICEF, ILO, FAO DEC etc. RIC distributed surveillance packet, constructed house and distributed it among the affected people, installed deep tube-well, dug well and pond, provided primary health care support, arranged soft loan for the tornado, flood cyclone, tidal surge affected people.
RIC implemented a number of Disaster preparedness program with community people, Union ,Upazilla and District Disaster Management Committee. Among the activities conducted baseline survey, risk and resource mapping, simulation, awareness campaign on disaster, Community Risk Assessment (CRA) Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA) Developed Contingency Plan at village level and Union level , Developed Directory of Disaster Volunteers , Activate & Re-activate of Union Disaster management committee Special committee Distribution of SAR & warning dissemination equipments Union level ,Constructed/developed physical infrastructure to mitigate the effect of shocks day observance, training for the community people, UzDMC, DDMC, Volunteer etc are mention worthy
With the technical support from CARE- Bangladesh RIC trained 40 nos. high ranked government officials, 160 nos. mid ranked government officials and public representatives, 2065 nos. grass route level public representatives, trained and developed 1062 nos. community volunteers to work in the grass route level, developed total 59 nos. Risk and Resource Map and Action Plan and covered 110 unions of 11 Upazilas of 3 districts under its RIC-CARE disaster management-training.
Since 1988 RIC implemented number of project on Emergency response, Relief, Rehabilitation, Livelihood recovery among them following are mentionworthy :
| Character of intervention | Intervention Area | Intervention year | Name of Partners |
| Relief and Rehabilitation Program for the flood victims | Shapahar, Naogoan | 1988-1990 | CUSO Bangladesh |
| Rehabilitation of the Cyclone Affected Elderly People in Moheshkhali | Cox’s Bazar, Moheshkhali | 1991 | HelpAge International |
| Emergency relief rehabilitation program of the cyclone and tidal surge victim | Hatia, Noakhali | 1991- 1992 | OXFAM America |
| Post Cyclone Rehabilitation Program for the Cyclone Victims | Noakhali, Hatia | 1992-1993 | OXFAM America |
| Rehabilitation of the Cyclone Affected Elderly People | Cox’s Bazar Moheshkhali |
1992 | HelpAge International, |
| Rehabilitation Program for the Cyclone, Tidal Surge Victims of Bangladesh | Noakhali, Hatia | 1992 | HelpAge International, |
| Rehabilitation support for Tornado victims | Norshingdi | 1992, 1993 | Help Age International. |
| Housing Reconstruction program for flood effected area | Narsigndi | 1992-1993 | UNDP |
| Deep Tube-well distribution among the Cyclone Tidal surge victims of Hatia |
Noakhali, Hatia |
1995 | Help Age International |
| Community Based Rehabilitation Services for the Elderly People | Norshindi | 1995 | Help Age International |
| Rehabilitation support for the cyclone victims and disaster preparedness program | Coxs Bazar Moheshkhali | 1997 | Help Age International and CARE Bangladesh |
| Emergency Rehabilitation Program for the Flood Victims | Narshindi | 1998 | Help Age International |
| Post flood Rehabilitation of older People in Bangladesh | Pirojpur | 1999-2000 | Help Age , Germany |
| Rehabilitation for older people effected by flood | Pirojpur | 1999-2000 | Help Age, UK |
| Rehabilitation and disaster Preparedness for older people | Pirojpur | 2001-2002 | Help Age, UK |
| Rehabilitation program for flood effected people | Narsigndhi | 1999 | CARITAS, Netherland |
| Relief for the flood victims and rehabilitation support thereafter | Munshigonj, Narayangonj, Norshindi, Pirojpur | 1998 | Help Age International and CARE Bangladesh, |
| Rehabilitation of Older People Affected by Flood | Pirojpur | 1999 | HelpAge International |
| Rehabilitation of Older People Affected by Flood | Pirojpur | 1999 | HelpAge International |
| Post Flood Rehabilitation of Older People in Bangladesh | Nazirpur-Pirozpur | 1999 | HelpAge International |
| Rehabilitation and Disaster Preparedness for Older People and Community members Affected by Natural Disaster in Bangladesh | Nazirpur-Pirozpur | 2001 | HelpAge International |
| Relief support for the flood victims and Rehabilitation support thereafter | Dhaka, Gazipur, Narshindi, Munshigonj | 2004 | CARE Bangladesh, ILO, WFP, HelpAge International, UNDP. |
| Relief support for the flood victims -2007 | Dhaka, Munshigonj, Narsingdhi | 2007 | UNDP, UNICEF, ILO, WFP,HelpAge International |
| Rescue, Emergency support, Relief, Livelihood support of SIDR Victims | Pirojpur, Bagerhat, Borguna | 2007-2009 | UNDP, UNICEF, ILO, HelpAge International, WFP, DFID, FAO, CARE, AUSAID, USAID, ECHOMoFa, Germany, HelpAge Germany, Muslim Aid-UK, RDRS, UNICEF, CIDA |
| International and Inclusive Humanitarian support for cyclone affected Older people and their family members /HelpAge International (DEC fund) Shelter construction, Livelihood support, group formation for the older people, IDM training, vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA), DRR action plan development |
Dist : Pirojpur UZ : Motbaria, Zianagar |
September 2008 to June 2009 | Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC- UK) |
| Enhancing disaster risk reduction capacity of older people in cyclone sidr affected areasGroup formation for the older people, IDM training, Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA), DRR action plan development and implementation DRR action plan like repair and construction of bridge, culvert, cattle shelter, PSF etc. |
Dist ; Bagerhat UZ : Morelgonj and Shronkhola |
October 2008 to December 2009 | Ministry of foreign Affairs Germany |
| Strengthen Capacities of Costal Vulnerable Communities through Disaster Risk Reduction Management To develop multi-hazard preparedness, response and mitigation plan for disaster risk management, promoting livelihood security and ensuring gender equity at ward, Union and Upazilla level in 2 most multi-hazard prone upazilla of Cox’s Bazar district |
Dist : Cox,s Bazar, Upazila : Ramu and Pekua. | July 2006 to October 2008 | Comprehensive Disaster Management Program (CDMP)/ UNDP |
| Post -flood Rehabilitation of the Flood affected Weavers Rehabilitation and Capacity building of the weavers affected by flood 2004. Under the pogramme 400 weavers family rehabilitate through repairing their weavers and seed capital for restart their operation. They also provided training on production diversity , entrepreneurship management and disaster mitigation |
Munshigonj | 2006-2008 | ILO |
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ROANU Response Project |
Hatiya & Subarnachar , Noakhali | Jun-16 | Save The Children |
| Community Mobilization to promote Social Change in the Jamuna Char Basin-Community Action Plan on DRR | 34 upazila of Jamuna Char Basin | 2010-2011 | UNICEF |
Rehabilitation intervention for SIDR Victims :
| Sl.No | Project Name | Project component | Project area | No. of Bene: | Donor | Budget BDT |
| 01 | Shelter assistance for Cyclone Sidr victims | Repairing of 1400 houses | Dist: Pirojpur, Uz: Madbaria, Bhandaria, Zianagar |
1400 | UNDP | 7.6 million |
| 02 | Reconstruction of shelter for Sidr Victims | Construction of House | Dist: Pirojpur, Uz: Madbaria, Dist: Burgona, Uz: Pathorghata & Burgona Sadar |
1,000 | UNDP | 700 Million |
| 03 | Rehabilitation Activities among Cyclone Sidr Victims | Construction of House, Water and Sanitation. | Dist: Pirojpur, Uz: Madbaria, |
400 | RDRS | 13.48 Million |
| 04 | Agricultural Support for Rehabilitation | Distribution of Amon Rice, Vegetable seeds and Fertilizer | Dist: Burgona, Uz: Pathorghata & Burgona Sadar |
59,108 | FAO | 2.5 Million |
| 05 | Rehabilitation Support for the Sidr Victims | Construction of House, Water and Sanitation, Agriculture Support. | Dist: Pirojpur, UZ: Pirojpur Sadar, Nazirpur, Zianagor, Vandaria. |
536 | DEC | 1.73 Million |
| 06 | Livelihood Project | Cash for work, Homestead Gardening, Mini Nursery and Plinth area raising | Dist: Bagerhat, UZ: Sharonkhola. |
2166 | CARE-USAID | 9.2 Million |
| 07 | Rapid community Restoration assistance for cyclone sidr victims | Cash for work for repairing of road and embankment | Dist: Pirojpur, Uz: Madbaria |
30000 man days | UNDP | 3.2 million |
| 08 | Rehabilitation of Sidr affected Coastal Fishery, Small Business and Livestock (RESCUE) | Soft loan as livelihood support | Dist: Pirojpur UZ: Pirojpur Sadar, Nazirpur, Zianagor, Madbaria, Vandaria, Dist: Burgona UZ: Bamna. Dist: Bagerhat UZ: Kutcua, Sharankhola, Muralgonj, Sadar. |
2207 | PKSF | 200 Million |
| 09 | Special Assistance for Housing of SIDR affected borrowers (SAHOS) | Soft for Shelter repair and construction | Dist: Pirojpur UZ: Pirojpur Sadar, Nazirpur, Madbaria, Vandaria, Dist: Bagerhat UZ: Kutcua, Sharankhola, Muralgonj, |
4543 | PKSF | 400 Million |
| 10 | Extended support for the SIDR Victims | Housing, agriculture, IDM, VCA, DRR Action Plan | Dist: Pirojpur UZ: Pirojpur Sadar, Nazirpur, Madbaria, Vandaria, |
4000 | DEC | 15.3 million |
| 11 | Enchaning Disaster Risk reduction Capacity of the Older People | OPA, IDM, VCA, DRR Action plan and its implementatiion | Dist: Bagerhat UZ: Sharankhola, Muralgonj, |
3500 | HAI-Germany/ MoFA germany |
14.9 million |
| 12 | Core family Shelter construction 2nd phase | Huosing support | Pirojpur | 1500 | UNDP | 170 million |
Under the partnership of CDMP-I (component 2B) RIC implemented Introductory Disaster Management (IDM) training Program and follow-up training for the UDMC members of Cox’s bazar and Sunamgonj district. RIC also implemented the “Strengthen Capacities of Costal Vulnerable Communities through Disaster Risk Reduction Management” project of CDMP(Component 3C) in Cox’s Bazar district during 2007-2009 .The objective of the programme was to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable coastal communities to prepare for and cope with natural disaster through Disaster Risk Reduction Management activities. This project had involved developing multi-hazard preparedness, response and mitigation plans for natural disasters; that promote security and ensure gender equity at ward, union and upazila-level within the target area. A co-related aim was to develop effective networking between key upazila-level and union-level stakeholders, in particular Disaster Management Committees, and vulnerable community members to ensure their needs are met during planning and in implementation of disaster risk reduction strategies. A third aim was to increase the awareness amongst vulnerable communities of the risks posed by natural disaster and to improve their capacity and confidence to implement disaster risk reduction strategies for their own benefit.
RIC is one of the pioneer organization working for the enhancement of capacity of the older people who are generally excluded in any DRR plan and is exploring their knowledge and potentials in climate change adaptation measures. After SIDR RIC implemented 2 project win Pirojpur and Bagerhat district with the support of disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Germany on DRR for the older people. Overall objective of the project was to enhance disaster risk reduction capacity of older people to promote their livelihoods . Specific objectives were to organize Older people of the project area through forming association, train older people on disaster management, conduction of vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA), Development of local DRR action plans with specific consideration of the situation, problems, needs and potentials of older people' , implementation of selected interventions of CAP and advocacy for inclusion of Older people related issues in disaster risk reduction planning.
RIC has developed a Disaster Management Cell. Whenever any disaster, e.g. excessive rain, cyclone, unusual high tide, river erosion etc. occurs in coastal region of RIC working area, pertinent information is collected in respect of the disaster and disseminated among local, regional and national level organizations such as NIRAPAD, Disaster Forum, Helpage International etc. The cell conducts advocacy to obtain relief for devastated people.
In the capacity of successful emergency management RIC has been enlisted by WFP and UNICEF for commodity distribution during emergencies for several times.