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Bangladesh Launches Toolkit to Revolutionize Disaster Preparedness with Impact-Based Forecasting
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Bangladesh Launches Toolkit to Revolutionize Disaster Preparedness with Impact-Based Forecasting RIMES Country Program Lead, Raihanul Haque Khan, addressed components of the Impact-Based Forecast Toolkit: Global Scenario and Bangladesh Perspective in Gressho Hall, Hotel Six Seasons, Gulshan 2 on 3rd June, 2025 04 June 2025 | Dhaka, Bangladesh – A pivotal national workshop on June…
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From Science to Impact: Women Shaping Climate Resilience in South Asia
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From Science to Impact: Women Shaping Climate Resilience in South Asia Hydrometeorology, the science of weather and water, is critical in a region where climate change amplifies the risks of extreme weather events like floods, droughts, and cyclones. Traditionally male-dominated, the field is witnessing a transformative wave of female professionals breaking the barriers into hydromet. …
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World Tsunami Awareness Day 2024
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FROM TRAGEDY TO RESILIENCE:How the 2004 Tsunami Transformed Disaster Preparedness in the RegionAchievements and challenges in building a safer world The catastrophic 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami permanently altered our approach to disaster risk management. It laid bare the urgent necessity for strong, coordinated, transboundary multi-hazard early warning systems that delivers early warning information to…
Empowering Local Heroes: Youth and Volunteers as Change Agents in Disaster Preparedness
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CPP volunteers lead the evacuation of people living in the hazardous landslide-prone areas in Cox’s Bazar. In the disaster-prone coastal region of Cox’s Bazar, local volunteers are the first line of defense against recurring hazards, from cyclones to landslides. Equipped not just with bravery, but with vital training in multi-hazard early warning systems, they…
On Building Resilience: WFP and RIMES strengthen Cambodia’s Hydromet Capacities
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Group photo of the participants and resource persons during a capacity building in Cambodia Cambodia’s fertile rice paddies, nurtured by the mighty Mekong River, are constantly threatened by devastating floods. Recognizing this risk, the Cambodian government has recently prioritized improving its hydro-meteorological capabilities, particularly in impact-based flood forecasting (IbF). IbF is an emerging practice…
Annual Workshop on “Development of Local Flood Early Warning and Dissemination System” and Inauguration of Disaster Management Committee Database
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Every year, Bangladesh is ravaged by devastating floods that are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change and multiple other factors. The floods cause immense harm to people’s lives, livelihoods, properties, and agricultural production. In this context, a workshop on the annual progress of the project titled ‘Development of Local Flood Early Warning…
Training on forecast interpretation and advisory generation for extension officials held in Bangladesh
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September 2, 2022 A two-day residential training program ‘Forecast Interpretation and Advisory Generation for Extension Officials’ was held earlier this week in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The training aimed at developing the capacities of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) officials as well as orienting them on the agromet generation process at the local level using various…
NDRRMA-Nepal gives green signal to RIMES-proposed Implementation Plan for DSS Development
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August 30, 2022 It is all systems go for the “Development of Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA)’s Decision Support System (DSS) for lmpact-based Multi-Hazard Early Warning System”. The NDRRMA officially green-lighted it in a letter, issued on July 31, 2022, expressing confirmation of the implementation plan prepared by the Regional Integrated…
Training on Interpretation of Early Warning Information for Local Journalists held in Bogura, Bangladesh
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August 25, 2022 19 journalists from local print and broadcast media, including community radio, participated in a training titled ‘Training on Interpretation of Early Warning Information for Local Journalists’ in Bogura, Bangladesh on Tuesday. The training aimed to enhance the knowledge and capacities of the journalists and broadcasters on dissemination of weather information and flood…
Flood Early Warning System Audit and Baseline Survey in Bangladesh
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June 1, 2022 A baseline study is being carried out by RIMES in Bangladesh’s most flood-prone areas of Gaibandha district that will help identify the needs and gaps of communities in the existing flood early warning system. Prior to this, the baseline study was successfully carried out in several Upazilas of Jamalpur and Kurigram district. The…