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Bangladesh
Anticipatory action in Bangladesh
Active frameworks
22Activations
24Investments
$14M+People Targeted
1M+
Hazards covered by anticipation
Cold wave / heavy snowfall
Cyclone / hurricane / tropical storm / typhoon
Flash flood
Flood
Heat wave
Landslide / mudslide
Multi-hazard
Riverine flood
Storm-induced flood
Bangladesh faces a high level of disaster risk, much of it driven by climate change. Among other hazards, it experiences frequent tropical cyclones and storm surges, drought, flash floods, heat waves, landslides, lightning strikes, riverbank erosion and seismic activity; cold waves are also a risk in certain regions.
Bangladesh was one of the first countries to pilot anticipatory action, back in 2015. Since then, the approach has gained huge interest among humanitarian organizations and non-governmental organizations, with frameworks now in place for several of these hazards. The government has also taken steps to institutionalize the approach, for example by including anticipatory action in the revised Standing Orders on Disaster 2019 and the National Plan for Disaster Management (2021-25).
Working groups
Asia-Pacific Technical Working Group on Anticipatory Action
Bangladesh Anticipatory Action Technical Working Group
Photo: A beneficiary has a drink at a cooling centre run by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. © Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
Frameworks and activations
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Cold wave / heavy snowfall
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Cyclone / hurricane / tropical storm / typhoon
Disease outbreak / epidemic
Drought / dry spell
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Flash flood
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Flood
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Heat wave
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Landslide / mudslide
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Multi-hazard
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Other
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Riverine flood
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Storm-induced flood
Wildfire
Frameworks and activations
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