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MoU between Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society for …

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Collaboration in action! Formalizing cooperation between government agencies and humanitarian actors to accelerate anticipatory action in …

These agreements with government agencies will bring the policy makers as well as the scientists from hydro-met organizations in closer contact with practitioners in humanitarian sectors, so we can …

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Government to engage practitioners to formulate Forecast-based Financing Action Strategy

To formulate a Forecast-based Financing/ Action (FbF/A) Strategy for Bangladesh, a day long workshop was organized on 9th June 2021 by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) of the …

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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh Meteorological Department and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society for increasing mutual …

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) under the Ministry of Defense of the Government of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Red Crescent …

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Turning forecasts into actions: protecting communities from landslides, floods and flash floods in Bangladesh

With forecasts signalling heavy rains, floods and landslides, partners in the SURAKKHA project in Bangladesh acted to assist at-risk communities to prepare for the impacts.

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The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society wins the 2022 Averted Disaster Award

At this year’s Understanding Risk forum, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society collected the Averted Disaster Award for its work to support vulnerable communities ahead of cyclones and floods in 2020.

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Start Fund Bangladesh and Islamic Relief Bangladesh act to protect 2,700 families ahead of haor flash floods

Islamic Relief Bangladesh has successfully completed anticipatory actions to support vulnerable communities in the haor areas of Sylhet, ahead of flash floods. The actions included the early …

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How coordination between the Red Cross Red Crescent and the World Food Programme set the stage for scaling-up in Bangladesh

A new case study explores how strong collaborations between the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and the World Food Programme played a pivotal role in advancing anticipatory action at the national …

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Bangladesh holds its second National Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action

Over 200 people joined Bangladesh’s 2nd National Dialogue Platform in September, which considered ways to scale up anticipatory action for sustainable development.

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Anticipatory action in disaster management: insights from the 2nd Divisional Dialogue Platform in Bangladesh

The 2nd Divisional Dialogue Platform in Bangladesh explored how anticipatory action can be tailored and implemented more effectively at the local level, and scaled up across the country.