Completed Projects

Reducing Disaster Risk through Community Mobilisation-RDRCM Project

IED implemented this project at 10 unions of Dharamapasha Upazilla under Sunamgonj district with financial support from CDMP-UNDP. The project was implemented during April 2006 to April 2008. The aim of the project was to reduce the vulnerability to disaster risks of Dharmapasha Upazilla under Sunamgonj district through enhancing the capacity of community people and Union Parishad Disaster Management Committee (UDMC) following CRA process. 

90 Community Platform  at Ward level involving  3000 local people and 10 UDMCs was being actively involved  different  awareness raising events regarding the disaster preparedness against the local hazard emerged out from the CRA process. Local Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan (LDRRAP) has also been developed for all 10 unions with the active participation of local community, Union Parishads, government line agencies.  Implementation of some of the interventions arose from CRA findings in collaboration with local govt. and community people are going on. The project will indirectly benefit around 150,000 people.