Change in cyclone disaster vulnerability and response in coastal Bangladesh.

Autor: Alam E; Associate Researcher, Faculty of Resilience, Rabdan Academy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.; Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh., Collins AE; Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University, United Kingdom., Islam ARMT; Associate Professor, Department of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University.; Professor, Department of Development Studies, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh., Paul A; Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh., Islam MK; Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Disasters [Disasters] 2024 Apr; Vol. 48 (2), pp. e12608. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 09.
DOI: 10.1111/disa.12608
Abstrakt: The number of deaths owing to tropical cyclones in Bangladesh has significantly reduced. Category 4 Cyclone Gorky in 1991 and Sidr in 2007 caused 147,000 and 4,500 deaths respectively, whereas Category 1 Cyclone Mora in 2017 resulted in six. Face-to-face interviews with 362 residents, participant observation, and focus-group discussions answer a research question about how change in coastal areas has contributed to this outcome. The study considered institutional approaches of disaster risk management through legal frameworks, administrative arrangements, cyclone preparedness activities, cyclone detection and early warning dissemination, construction of shelter centres, strengthening of various types of coastal embankments, paved roads, and pre-cyclone evacuation. The findings indicate significant improvement in house structures and design, income levels and diversification, education, awareness, individual capacity, poverty reduction, and lowering dependency on agriculture-based earning. Furthermore, the availability of mobile telephones, radio, television, and social media platforms enhanced social connectivity and greater gender equality and empowerment helped to facilitate disaster preparedness, evacuation, and response.
(© 2023 The Authors. Disasters published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of ODI.)
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