Cyclone_Preparedness_Programme

Cyclone Preparedness Programme

Cyclone Preparedness Programme

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Cyclone Preparedness Programme is a disaster management program of the Government and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2] The program is under the management of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.[3]

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History

The program was developed to work as an early warning system in coastal Bangladesh in 1973 by President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[4] The program has been credited with saving thousands of lives.[5] The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, called it "Global Best Practice".[6] It has 55 thousand volunteers.[7]


References

  1. "Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP)". preparecenter.org. Global Disaster Preparedness Center. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "Cyclone poised to strike". The Daily Star. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. "Challenges for disaster risk reduction". The Daily Star. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  4. "Early warning early action saves thousands as Cyclone Mora strikes Bangladesh". International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. "Modi lauds Bangladesh's disaster management success". The Daily Star. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.




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