Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
The Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Program of EPRC addresses Bangladesh’s extreme vulnerability to climate-induced hazards such as floods, cyclones, droughts, river erosion, salinity intrusion, and sea-level rise. Building on a strong track record, EPRC implements multidimensional interventions to strengthen community resilience through awareness-raising, education, and capacity building. The program promotes disaster preparedness, early warning and response, and post-disaster recovery, including mock drills and the provision of WASH services in climate-vulnerable areas.
Areas of Expertise:
- Climate risk and vulnerability assessment
- Climate change adaptation (CCA) planning and implementation
- Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA)
- Climate change mitigation and low-carbon development
- Climate-smart agriculture and resilient livelihoods
- Loss and damage assessment and management
- Nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate resilience
- Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) aligned with NAP
- Disaster risk assessment and multi-hazard mapping
- Early warning systems and forecast-based action (FbA)
- Community-based disaster risk management
- Urban disaster risk management and resilience planning
- Climate-induced displacement and migration risk analysis
- Emergency preparedness, response, and recovery planning
- Gender, Equity, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI)
- Digital tools and GIS-based risk analysis