Climate change is expected to exacerbate the frequency and severity of natural disasters, including floods, with significant impacts on various aspects such as crop yields, infrastructure, displacement, and overall development, leading to human and economic losses. Proactive anticipation and adaptation to these changes are crucial to mitigate associated risks. Climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) efforts aim to reduce community vulnerability, enhance resilience, and minimize the adverse impacts of climate-related disasters through proactive, long-term disaster management strategies. Implementing a comprehensive DRR management system holds potential to enhance adaptation efforts to climate change, especially for countries like Bangladesh, which face high vulnerability due to their unique hydro-meteorological and geophysical characteristics. Field Ready is an NGO dedicated to empowering people in challenging environments by enabling on-site production of essential items. They innovate disaster relief, bolster local supply chains, and partner with organizations to meet humanitarian needs through technology and traditional manufacturing. Their goal is to enhance aid delivery efficiency by addressing needs directly at underserved locations like health clinics, distribution points, and evacuation centers. The “DASTAA – Digital and Spatial Technologies for Anticipatory Action” project, led by Naxa Pvt. Ltd., in collaboration with Field Ready Bangladesh, Nepal National Social Welfare Association (NNSWA), DanChurchAid in Nepal (DCA Nepal), and Nepal Flying Labs, aimed to reduce disaster impacts by providing anticipatory actions to approximately 9,000 households in flood-prone areas of Nepal and Bangladesh. The project fostered collaboration among stakeholders to enable a coordinated approach to anticipatory actions. Funded by ADPC iCARE, “DASTAA” implemented proactive disaster management by generating Household Level Disaster Risk Management Plans for the households, profiling vulnerable populations, integrating risk and weather information for customized early warnings, providing timely access to forecasts, supporting stakeholders in designing targeted Disaster Risk Reduction/Management Programs, and building capacity for proactive disaster management.
The objective of the study was to analyze the status and outcomes of the project, which had been implemented in Nepal since December 2023 and was scheduled for rollout by February 2025. ADPC aimed to evaluate the overall progress of the project to understand the achieved results in the field. This analysis would serve as a reference for future initiatives promoting Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and climate change intervention, aiding in the enhancement of disaster reduction efforts.
Serial No: 271
Theme: Environmental and Climate Issues
Research Method: Quantitative
Partner: Field Ready
Starting Year: 2024
Study Area: Dakhsin Shreepur Union and Tahirpur Union of Tahirpur Upazila, situated in Sunamganj district
