DMIN Series: Report 2. Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (Component 5b) Contract agreement no. BGD/01/004-CDMP/EC/5b/PC-1 Support for a Disaster Management Information Network (DMIN) Report on Communication Mapping and Planning at Community Levels Prepared by Atiq Kainan Ahmed July, 2009. Submitted to: Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP), Dhaka, Bangladesh Asian Disaster Preparedness Center CDMP Component 5b (BGD/01/004-CDMP/EC/5b/PC-1)- Design, Test and Demonstrate a DMIN Down to Household Level ii Report on Communication Mapping and Planning at Community Levels CDMP Component 5b (BGD/01/004-CDMP/EC/5b/PC-1)- Design, Test and Demonstrate a DMIN Down to Household Level Table of Contents Table of Contents........................................................................................................................................................ iii List of Tables..................................................................................................................................................................v List of Figures................................................................................................................................................................vi Acronyms .................................................................................................................................................................. viii Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................................................11 Executive Summary...................................................................................................................................................12 Chapter 1. Introduction....................................................................................................................................15 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................................... 15 1.2 Project goal and objectives ....................................................................................................................... 16 1.3 Scope and objectives of the report.......................................................................................................... 16 1.4 Outline of the report..................................................................................................................................... 17 Chapter 2. Methodology .................................................................................................................................18 2.1 Overall methodology................................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 Detailed methodology ................................................................................................................................ 19 2.3 Data entry-analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 25 Chapter 3. Review of existing community based early warning initiatives................................................27 3.1 Review of relevant initiatives ...................................................................................................................... 27 3.2 Challenges and gaps in existing initiatives............................................................................................... 42 Chapter 4. CLIFMA findings: Community and household level...................................................................44 4.1 General characteristics of the sample households................................................................................ 45 4.2 Hazard specific findings............................................................................................................................... 48 4.3 Some general findings and cross cutting issues ...................................................................................... 63 Chapter 5. CLIFMA findings: Institutional responses......................................................................................68 5.1 Existing EW institutional linkages and gaps............................................................................................... 68 5.2 Findings from riverine flood and erosion prone areas............................................................................ 70 5.3 Responses from drought prone areas....................................................................................................... 72 5.4 Responses from cyclone and tsunami risk areas .................................................................................... 73 5.5 Responses from landslide prone areas ..................................................................................................... 74 5.6 Responses from flash flood prone areas................................................................................................... 75 5.7 Roles, performances, linkages and suggestions ..................................................................................... 76 Chapter 6. Proposed Design of DMIN.............................................................................................................81 6.1 Recommendations from various levels..................................................................................................... 81 6.2 Proposed designs for DMIN ......................................................................................................................... 88 6.3 Operational EW transmission methods of DMIN...................................................................................... 92 Chapter 7. Pilot Testing Plan ............................................................................................................................94 7.1 Rationale and objectives of pilot testing.................................................................................................. 94 7.2 Selection of hazards and districts for pilot testing................................................................................... 94 7.3 Selection of pilot upazilas and respective communities ....................................................................... 95 7.4 Pilot testing for “riverine flood” ................................................................................................................... 95 7.5 Pilot testing for “cyclone/storm surge” ..................................................................................................... 97 7.6 Pilot testing for “river bank erosion”........................................................................................................... 99 7.7 Pilot testing activities .................................................................................................................................. 102 iii Report on Communication Mapping and Planning at Community Levels CDMP Component 5b (BGD/01/004-CDMP/EC/5b/PC-1)- Design, Test and Demonstrate a DMIN Down to Household Level Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................................104 Annexes....................................................................................................................................................................105 Annex 1a. Household survey questionnaires (English & Bangla)....................................................................... 106 Annex 1b. CLIFMA household survey tables ......................................................................................................... 118 Annex 1c. Distribution of field survey works among the field team groups. ................................................... 131 Annex 2. Community level FGD participation...................................................................................................... 132 Annex 3. Institutional FGD participation ................................................................................................................ 133 iv Report on Communication Mapping and Planning at Community Levels CDMP Component 5b (BGD/01/004-CDMP/EC/5b/PC-1)- Design, Test and Demonstrate a DMIN Down to Household Level List of Tables Table 1-1. CDMP Component Structure. ......................................................................................................................15 Table 2-1. Most frequently affected districts for respective hazards.......................................................................22 Table 3-1. Comparative review of selected local level EW initiatives in Bangladesh. .........................................27 Table 3-2. Multi-hazard messaging format developed by CEGIS............................................................................33 Table 3-3. Flood danger levels........................................................................................................................................36 Table 4-1. CLIFMA household survey coverage..........................................................................................................44 Table 4-2. Primary occupations of the household heads of the sample households. .........................................45 Table 4-3. Occupation-wise EW issues, problems and suggestions