ROLE OF MEDIA IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

ROLE OF MEDIA IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Roundtable:

Mohammad Abdul Qayyum (Additional Secretary)

National Project Director, CDMP II

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

DROUGHT - Affects about 8.3 million of land.

COUNTRY PROFILE

FLASH FLOOD - Unpredictable, uncertain.

FLOOD - Inundates more areas, increases river erosion, breaches embankments, damages infrastructures.

CYCLONE - Remain to be the deadliest and most destructive hazard. It has recurring events, lingering aftermath, complex recovery.

Number 1 as most climate vulnerable nation

Number 5 in the world risk index 2012

SALINITY INTRUSION - Spreading intrusion from 1.5 to 2.5 Mha (2007). Projected displacement: 6-8 m by 2050

AND CLIMATE CHANGE HAZARDS, EARTHQUAKES, FIRE BREAKOUT, INFRASTRUCTURE COLLAPSE ETC.

BANGLADESH SHIFTED THE PARADIGM FROM RESPONSE/RELIEF-ORIENTED TO COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND RISK REDUCTION CULTURE SINCE MID 1980S

CAUSES OF HIGH VULNERABILITY

Population density

Poverty

Location (high exposure)

Development policy

Urban migration and unplanned urbanization

Weak warning system

Centralized Administrative Structure

Weak in risk governance

Climate change

Traditional and conventional hazards cyclone, flood

Emerging and complex hazards

o Salinity intrusion, urban fire, infrastructural collapse, constant reminder earthquake



Meghna Basin 82,000 sqkm

Brahmaputra Basin 552,000 sq-km

Ganges Basin 1,087,000 sq-km

B A Y O F B E N G A L

BHUTAN

I N D I A

C H I N A

BANGLADESH

I N D I A

Bangladesh rivers receive runoff from a catchment of 1.72 million sq-km, around 12 times its land area


Plate and fault in and around Bangladesh

HAZARDS VULNERABILITIES Geographical

factors Type of hazard

Deltaic low lands (30% land only 1m above sea level)

Flood, tidal surge, salinity intrusion, tsunami, sea level rise (SLR)

Vast floodplains and wetlands

Floods, siltation, drought, flashflood, waterlogging, pollution,

Network of 300 rivers

Flood, erosion, siltation, arsenic, transport accidents etc.

Fault lines and trenches

Earthquake, landslides, soil erosion,

Funnel-shaped coastline

Cyclone, Storm/tidal surge, tsunami. Local tornado / norwester

Hot and humid climate

drought, hailstorm, heavy rain, malaria other vectors, pest infestation.

Socio/economic factors

Vulnerability

High & dense population

Large number of casualties even in localised events, limited adaptive spatial options.

Massive & persistent poverty

Living in risk prone areas, inability to absorb shocks

Low human resource capacities

Lack risk knowledge, lack credible risk reduction / adaptive innovations

Gender disparity Women who are more prone have less control over reduction / adaptive resources

4-6% yearly urbanization

Unplanned overcrowded cities, un-engineered structures,

70% agri-dependent

Prone to hydro meteorological hazards, less control over assets

Gaps in governance & politics

Weak coordination, unpredictable investment on reduction / adaptation

DISASTER DAMAGE AND LOSS STATISTICS Year 1971-2013


Dis. Type No. of occurrence

No. of killed

Total affected Total damage (in thousand USD)

Drought 5 18 25,002,000 -

Earthquake (seismic activity) 7 36 19,125 500,000

Epidemic 29 10188 3,042,429 -

Extreme temperature 22 2440 414,200 -

Flood 79 41943 290,241,100 11,808,000

Industrial Accident 13 1676 1,357 -

Storm including Tropical Cyclone 132 174223 56,068,246 5,393,901

Transport Accident 153 12560 3,970 -

Total 440 243,084 17,701,901

DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN DEATH RATES, BUT MOUNTING ASSETS AND ECONOMIC LOSSES

PROBABLE EARTHQUAKE CONSEQUENCES


Area Prediction

Dhaka City Corporation Area/7.5 magnitude An estimated 326,000 buildings, building replacement value (excluding contents) of 16,740 millions of dollars.

An estimated 72,316 buildings will be damaged beyond repair.

Chittagong City Corporation Area/8.5 magnitude An estimated 182,000 buildings, building replacement value of 3,378 millions of dollars.

There are an estimated 142,856 buildings that will be damaged beyond repair.

Sylhet City Corporation Area/8.0 magnitude An estimated 52,000 buildings in the area with a total building replacement value of 926 millions of dollars.

There are an estimated 24,944 buildings that will be damaged beyond repair.

Sources: CDMP (2009), Risk Assessment of Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet City Corporation Area

MEDIA AND DISASTER

Media is for the society

Society needs information

Information is service and also rights

Government needs watchdog

Timely, accurate and sensitive communications are cost-effective means of saving lives, reducing property damage, and increasing public understanding.

Such communications can educate, warn, inform and empower people to take practical steps to protect themselves from natural hazards.



Re-establishment of Sustainable Livelihoods

Restoration of Infrastructural Services

Temporary Accommodation and Repair/Rebuilding of Houses

Management, Coordination & Information Sharing

Provision of Targeted Early Recovery Assistance

Detailed Damage & Needs Assessment

Psychosocial Support and Community Health & Well-Being Recovery

Initial Damage & Needs Assessment

Provision of Humanitarian Assistance

Management, Coordination & Information Sharing

Re-establish Logistical Routes/ Clearing Rubble

Early Warning / Evacuation

Normal Development Growth

MAJOR DISASTER EVENT

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

RECOVERY

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR)

KEY

Search and rescue Burying the death

TALKING POINTS

Hazards are on the rise and will continue to make news

DRM is a socio-political issue

DRM is an economic issue

DRM is a human right issue

DRM is an environmental issue

DRM is a cultural issue

DRM is a gender issue

DRM provides good investigative and in-depth stories

DRM is NOT only a disaster story

DRM is everybodys business


Thank you For more information contact:

Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP II)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Disaster Management & Relief Bhaban (6th Floor)

92-93 Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh, Tel: (+88 02) 989 0937, 882 1255 Website: www.cdmp.org.bd Pho

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