Safer Cities 21: Community Empowerment and Disaster Risk
Reduction in Chittagong City
ADPC: Safer Cities 21: Community Empowerment and Disaster Risk <br> Reduction in Chittagong City
Published on: 06/30/2008
Language: English
Author(s): Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Department: Resilient Cities and Urban Management
Type: Impact Stories and Case Studies
File size: 1.42 MB
Publication Overview/Description
The community is at the frontier of any kind of natural hazard and disaster. Empowering the community by internalizing the tools and methods of disaster risk reduction is a good way to deal with the future potential risks. This case study highlights how to build up community ownership in responding to the existing hydro-meteorological hazards in the most vulnerable wards of Chittagong City, Bangladesh.