Sub-Programme 2: Partnership Development Component 2(a)

Advocacy Programme

The underlying goal of the CDMP is to move the Bangladesh disaster management emphasis from a response and relief focus to a broader and more encompassing risk management framework. This task can only be achieved through a comprehensive approach that unites the government, NGOs, the community, and the private sector in a joint strategy for effective risk reduction. The mainstreaming of risk management within the core business of all agencies is paramount to the success of this strategy. The Development Objective of this sub component is stated as: Disaster risk management mainstreamed within national development and investment strategies. To achieve this, the MoFDM would establish a formal Advocacy Group (AG) comprising high level and well-respected officials. They would have responsibility for targeting political and policy official, elected functionaries, national disaster management council members with a view of conducting briefings on the risk management process and its benefits to development and also to promote the role of the MoFDM in respect to coordinating the whole of government risk management efforts. The aim is to transform these officials into a risk management culture so that they can enact policies and implement measures to mainstream disaster risk management into the core business of GoB. An associated task would be to engage the ERD and Planning Commission in reviewing the existing project appraisal processes to include disaster risk management criteria. With these processes, this component is expected to result in two (2) main outputs:

1. MoFDM is recognized by GoB as a key partner in planning development projects and investments strategies.
2. Development project appraisal process includes applications of disaster risk management.