উপকূলের ৪ জেলায় ৫০ ভাগ নারী ও শিশুর স্বাস্থ্যঝুঁকি বেড়েছে। প্রান্তিক জনগোষ্ঠীর বেশির ভাগই ভুগছেন শ্বাসকষ্টে। জলবায়ু পরিবর্তনে নারীদের মধ্যে সংক্রামক রোগের প্রাদুর্ভাব বেড়েছে। সাইক্লোন শেল্টারে থাকে না ন্যূনতম স্বাস্থ্যসেবা। প্রায় ৮০ ভাগ শিশুই ঝরে পড়েছে প্রাথমিকে। বৃহস্পতিবার ইন্টারন্যাশনাল রেসকিউ কমিটি ও ডিএম ওয়াচের গবেষণা প্রতিবেদনে জানা গেছে এ তথ্য। Continue Reading...
International Rescue Committee (IRC) has published its need assessment report where the effects of climate change and natural disasters on women and girls were focused. Due to climate change the frequency of natural disasters has risen significantly, and it’s directly affecting the people who live in coastal areas of Bangladesh, Continue Reading...
During a disaster, 66.9% of women and girls do not feel comfortable going to shelters due to a lack of safety and proper amenities such as toilets, according to a report published by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The IRC has published its needs assessment report where the effects of Continue Reading...
A recent report by the IRC and DM WATCH highlights the urgent need for safer, more inclusive disaster shelters for women in Bangladesh. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), in partnership with research firm DM WATCH, recently published a groundbreaking report revealing the alarming condition of women and girls in disaster-prone Continue Reading...
International Rescue Committee (IRC) has published its need assessment report where the effects of climate change and natural disasters on women and girls were focused. Due to climate change the frequency of natural disasters has risen significantly, and it’s directly affecting the people who live in coastal areas of Bangladesh, Continue Reading...
Disaster Management Watch (DM WATCH), a Bangladeshi research and training firm based in Dhaka, is going to celebrate its 8th anniversary on Thursday. As every year, the firm plans to organize various events on the occasion of its founding anniversary. But in response to the current unforeseeable COVID-19 pandemic crisis, Continue Reading...
On August 26, a webinar titled “Identifying the Root Causes of the Intersectional Vulnerabilities of Gender, Climate Vulnerability and Ethnicity-Based Discrimination in Bangladesh” was organised by The Business Standard, Disaster Management Watch, Christian Aid, and Gana Unnayan Kendra. Khadija Leena, associate professor of North South University, presented the key findings Continue Reading...
করোনা সংক্রমণের মধ্যে দীর্ঘস্থায়ী বন্যা ও ঘূর্ণিঝড় আম্পানে কৃষকরা ব্যাপকভাবে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হয়েছেন। একই সঙ্গে তিনটি দুর্যোগে ফসল নষ্ট হওয়া, বাজারে দাম কম পাওয়া ও কৃষি উৎপাদনসামগ্রীর দাম বৃদ্ধির কারণে আর্থিক সংকটে পড়েছেন কৃষক। তাদের সহায়তায় ৫ হাজার কোটি টাকার প্রণোদনা প্যাকেজ ঘোষণা করে সরকার। কিন্তু নানা জটিলতায় কৃষকরা ব্যাংক থেকে Continue Reading...
DM WATCH urges govt to financially support the growers to offset losses caused by flood, pandemic The Disaster Management Watch (DM WATCH), a non-government organisation, called upon the government on Saturday to provide financial assistance to the farmers for Aman paddy production and cropping next year aiming to ensure Continue Reading...
A three-phase natural calamity, COVID-19 pandemic and the perceived fear of production shortfall are making the country’s rice market volatile. The fear of staple shortage deepened after multiple natural disasters hit the crops. Excessive rainfall in March-April, cyclone Amphan in the month of May and consecutive floods in June- July Continue Reading...
DM WATCH was established in 2013 under the name of Disaster Management Watch. Since its establishment, DM WATCH has been involved in research, consultancy, and training, engaging a group of young professionals with diverse backgrounds. Envisioning to contribute to the development of the society and the country as a whole, Continue Reading...
90% of the farmers did not manage to receive the government’s stimulus package because they are more interested in taking loans from NGOs, study says A recent study has found that 56% of the farmers do not have enough cash in their hand for the next crop session and are Continue Reading...
Ethnic women were the worst affected by natural disasters that ripped through Bangladesh at different times. And more women died in those calamities when compared to men, with the death rate among females being five times higher than that among their male counterparts. The intensity of changes in geographical contexts Continue Reading...
ডিজাস্টার ম্যানেজমেন্ট ওয়াচ (ডিএমওয়াচ) এর উদ্যোগে রাজধানীর আগারগাঁও এর পরিবেশ অধিদপ্তরের চামেলি সম্মেলন কক্ষে ঢাকায় বসবাসকারী নাগরিকদের জন্য বিশেষত শিশুদের জন্য ঢাকাকে একটি নিরাপদ, সুস্থ্য, শব্দ দূষণমুক্ত এবং শিশুবান্ধব নগরে রূপান্তরিত করার প্রয়াসে অংশীজনদের সমন্বয়ে একটি জাতীয় সংলাপ আয়োজন করা হয়। সংলাপটিতে প্রধান অতিথি হিসেবে উপস্থিত ছিলেন পরিবেশ অধিদপ্তরের মাননীয় Continue Reading...
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