OUR CHANGING CONTEXT

FACTORS OF VULNERABILITY Geographical Exposure to all hazard types Fragile Infrastructure Growing Urbanization Population Pressure Limited Institutional Capacity

WINNING RESILIENCE AGAINST THE ODDS Decreased Disaster Mortality Steady GDP Growth, even after major disasters Continue improvement in food production

TREND OF DISASTER AND ASSOCIATED MORTALITY Occurrence: Increases : 2-3 events/Year : 8-10 events/Year Death: Decreases In 2010 death reduces 1/100th from that of 1970’s. Disaster Trends ( )

GROWTH IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND GDP

POVERTY TRENDS Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)

BUILDING BLOCKS FOR SUCCESS Increased commitment and Investment Disaster Incorporated Development International Cooperation of GoB, the UN, Development partners Community Resilience Professionalizing and cultural change in DRM

REMAINING CHALLENGES Climate Change- increasing disaster risk High Earthquake Risk Industrial and Environmental Disasters

Thank you Satya Brata Shaha Joint Secretary (Disaster Management) Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), Bangladesh