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CDMP seeks to reduce the level of community vulnerability and enhance sustainable development initiatives through a range of integrated strategies containing five strategic focus areas and ten components. Implementation Agencies are drawn from government and non-government sources with overall coordination provided by the PPPDU.

On 30 August 2006 a contribution agreement (EC Support to Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Project - ASIE/2005/115085) between UNDP and the European Commission was signed to include three more components (4a, 3d, 5b).

The EC contribution extends CDMP focus to the community level and provides resources for pilot implementation of CDMP initiatives, with early opportunities to experiment and learn lessons at that level which will enhance the effectiveness and probability of success of national implementation.

Strategies focus on ensuring a comprehensive and well coordinated approach to community risk reduction. CDMP utilizes the International Risk Management Standard AS/NZS 4360:1999 as the basis for effective risk assessment with risk treatments designed around prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies.

Strategic Focus	Corresponding Components
1. Professionalising the disaster management system	1a 1b	Policy, Program and Partnership Development Unit (PPPDU) Professional Development
2. Mainstreaming of risk management programming (partnership development)	2a 2b	Advocacy and Awareness Capacity Building
3. Strengthening of community institutional mechanisms (community empowerment)	3a 3b 3c 3d	Program Gap Analysis Risk Reduction Planning Local Disaster Risk Reduction Fund Support for Livelihood Security – Hazard Awareness
4. Expanding risk reduction programming across a broader range of hazards	4a 4b	Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness Climate Change and Research
5. Strengthening emergency response systems (operationalising response)	5a 5b	Disaster Management Information Centre Support for a Disaster Management Information Network

Strategic Focus

Corresponding Components

1. Professionalising the disaster management system

Policy, Program and Partnership Development Unit (PPPDU)

Professional Development

2. Mainstreaming of risk management programming (partnership development)

Advocacy and Awareness

Capacity Building

3. Strengthening of community institutional mechanisms (community empowerment)

Program Gap Analysis

Risk Reduction Planning

Local Disaster Risk Reduction Fund

Support for Livelihood Security – Hazard Awareness

4. Expanding risk reduction programming across a broader range of hazards

Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness

Climate Change and Research

5. Strengthening emergency response systems (operationalising response)

Disaster Management Information Centre

Support for a Disaster Management Information Network