Cyclone Preparedness Programme Explained

Cyclone Preparedness Programme
Formation:	1973
Headquarters:	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:	Bangladesh
Language:	Bengali
Website:	http://www.cpp.gov.bd/

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]

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP). preparecenter.org. Global Disaster Preparedness Center. 22 September 2017. en.
2. Web site: Cyclone poised to strike. The Daily Star. 22 September 2017. en. 30 May 2017.
3. Web site: Flood situation worsens, ministry cancels holidays -bdnews24.com. bdnews24.com. 22 September 2017.
4. Web site: Challenges for disaster risk reduction. The Daily Star. 22 September 2017. en. 26 February 2017.
5. Web site: Early warning early action saves thousands as Cyclone Mora strikes Bangladesh. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 22 September 2017. 22 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170922145130/http://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/2017/05/30/early-warning-early-action-saves-thousands-cyclone-mora-strikes-bangladesh/. dead.
6. Web site: Modi lauds Bangladesh's disaster management success. The Daily Star. 22 September 2017. en. 3 November 2016.
7. Web site: IFRC launches emergency appeal to aid coastal communities in Bangladesh affected by Cyclone Roanu. ifrc.org. 22 September 2017. en.