INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER 1.1 THE HISTORY OF DISASTERS IN INDIA Year 2005‚ say India should hang her head in shame. With the Bengal famine‚ Orissa Super Cyclone‚ Latur earthquake‚ Bhopal chemical disaster‚ Andhra cyclone‚ Gujarat earthquake‚ recurring floods‚ Mumbai 2008 bomb blasts and many other disasters there is no foyer in the world with space large enough to exhibit the collective pain on the face of India. India has ranked at the top or near top in almost all type of disasters with number
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Bangladesh is Located in the north-eastern part of South Asia. The majestic Himalayas stand some distance to the north‚ while in the south lays the Bay of Bengal. There is West Bengal border on the west and in the east lie the hilly and forested regions of Tripura‚ Mizoram (India) and Myanmar. These picturesque geographical boundaries frame a low lying plain of about 1‚47‚570 square kilometer criss-crossed by innumerable rivers and streams. Mighty rivers are the Padma (Ganges)‚ the Brahmaputra (Jamuna)
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The history of Bangladesh as a nation state began in 1971‚ when it seceded from Pakistan. Prior to the creation of Pakistan in 1947‚ modern-day Bangladesh was part of ancient‚ classical‚ medieval and colonial India. The area’s early history featured a succession of Indian empires‚ internal squabbling‚ and a tussle between Hinduism and Buddhism for dominance. Islammade its first appearance between the 8th-10th centuries when Muslim missionaries arrived. Later‚ Muslim rulers reinforced the process
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ANALYSIS OF BANGLADESH DUE TO MULTIPLE NATURAL HAZARDS USING GIS TECHNIQUE Dr. Md. Monirul Islam Professor and Chair Department of Civil Engineering IUBAT – International University of Business Agriculture and Technology 4 Embankment Drive Road Sector 10‚ Uttara Model Town‚ Uttara‚ Dhaka 1230 Tel: 02 896 3523-27‚ 01716 583558‚ Fax: 02 892 2625 E-mail: rs_gism@yahoo.com Abstract: Bangladesh is one of the most natural disaster prone areas in the World. The different types of disasters like flood
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Paper Disaster Response A disaster brings violence‚ terror‚ and trauma‚ to all who experience its wrath and devastation. Destruction and suffering is the entertainment that disasters provide to its audience‚ through a campaign of psychological and physical damage. According to the fields of disaster psychiatry and disaster psychology‚ a disaster is a major ecological and psychosocial destruction that far exceeds the coping ability of a disaster area ( PTSD & Natural Disaster). There are two
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Introduction Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. With the tropical climate and unstable land forms‚ coupled with deforestation‚ unplanned growth proliferation
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Module 1 Activity 1.1: 1. Develop for yourself a working definition of disasters from a community perspective. According to the Disaster Management Act 2003‚ A disaster is a serious disruption in a community‚ caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the State and other entities to help the community recover from the disruption. Serious disruption means— (a) loss of human life‚ or illness or injury to humans; or (b) widespread or severe property
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high-income economy. (http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_development) Bangladesh is an economically developing country. We cannot develop our country because of some major economic barriers. Economic development of a country effected by many facts including political‚ economical‚ geographical‚ infrastructural‚ international economy system‚ scarcity of resources‚ Natural disaster‚ corruption‚ communication problem and so on. Because of these problems we are backward in economic
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“DISASTERS CREATES OPPURTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT” DISASTER: Disaster can be defined as “The occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a society‚ or community.” “An event or series of events which gives rise to casualties and/or damage or loss of property‚ infrastructure‚ essential services or means of livelihood on a scale which is beyond the normal capacity of the affected community’s ability to cope with out aid.” According to UNISDR
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exposed to a wide range of natural disaster. The Philippines archipelago‚ located near the western edge of the Pacific Ocean‚ is in the direct path of seasonal typhoons and monsoon rains which bring floods‚ storms‚ storm surges‚ and their attendant landslides and other forms of devastation. The Philippines also sits on the "ring of fire" where the continental plates collide and thus experience periodic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Philippine exposure to natural disasters may be characterized
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