Disaster Management as an Opportunity for Sustainable Rural Development

As a part of policy matters of government of Bangladesh disaster management efforts have been integrated into the process of national development. Flood protection embankments are used as roads and in some cases as a portion of national road network system. Cyclone centres are used for multipurpose activities of community and rural development. Schools in coastal areas have been designed to be used as cyclone shelters in case of necessity. Houses and other structures are built on high lands to protect them from flood and improved construction materials and design are used for structural strengthening to withstand gust of windstorm resulting in long-term durability. Hospitals and clinics have been constructed in every union.This paper is an attempt to evaluate the measures of mitigating flood, windstorm and drought and potentials of such measures as an opportunity for sustainable rural development.

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Disaster Management as an Opportunity for Sustainable Rural Development