Role of NGOs for Motivating Community towards Flood Risk Reduction | Case Studies from Bangladesh

This book documented the current practices and processes of community initiatives towards flood management highlighting how community people are motivated and influenced by NOGs activities for flood risk reduction in Bangladesh. The study focused on non-structural measure of flood risk reduction particularly the impacts of the projects regarding the influence among community people for flood resilient community development. It is revealed from the analysis that solution to any problem of community lies within community. However, external support from outside is needed to sensitise them. Significant improvements have been achieved by motivating the community for risk reduction by NGOs, yet many overlooked problems are shouting for immediate solution. Based on the field survey and analysis a number of suggestions have been formulated e.g., institutional strengthening, community participation, risk reduction activities integration in development planning process, gender mainstreaming in risk reduction, indigenous knowledge archiving, ease of warning message and cultural activities integration to motivate community people in risk reduction, etc.