BNUS Continues Interview Survey Regarding Cyclone SIDR Management and Standing Order of Disasters for Bangladesh

BNUS performed interview survey from November 26 to December 07, 2008, in Dhaka on the role of Standing Orders of Disaster (SoD) of Bangladesh and the Cyclone SIDR Management operations. The interviews were conducted to the policy makers and personnel associated with cyclone management activities in some organizations such as Disaster Management Bureau (DMB), Directorate of Relief and Rehabilitation (DRR), Bangladesh Red Crecent Society (BDRCS), Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP), Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP). Earlier BNUS performed a similar survey from May 5 to May 12, 2008 at local level administrations and cyclone management authorities in two Districts Patuakhali and Barguna, worst affected by cyclone SIDR 2007. The current survey is the continuation of the formerly taken research work. The interview surveys in Dhaka were performed jointly with Taiki KOU, an undergraduate student of Meguro Lab, doing a study on "Disaster Management Operation by the governments in case of Cyclone SIDR in Bangladesh”, from the Department of Urban Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Engineering, International Center for Urban Safety Engineering (ICUS), The University of Tokyo. Through the interviews discussions were held on various issues such as Historical Changes of Disaster Management Plan and SoD in Bangladesh, Cyclone Management Operations’ Flow of Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Information Flow and Sharing, Maintenance of Logistics, Efficiency of Cluster approach during the disaster stage, Current Action Plans, CPP and BDRCS Activities, Relief Works, Plans and Activities regarding Cyclone Shelters and so on.

	The interviewers from BNUS and ICUS with Prof. M.A. Ansary
	Interview with Professor Jamilur R. Choudhury, VC, Brac University
	Interview with G. M. Mansur Rahman, Director, DRR
	Interview with Md. Khairul Anam Khan, Deputy Chief Coordinator, Cyclone SIDR Operation, BDRCS

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