Disaster risk reduction and the Capacity Building Plan : mitigation of the impacts of climatic disasters in the coastal area of Bangladesh

This paper analyses the local governmental and non-governmental plans and projects to mitigate the impacts of climatic disasters in Bangladesh. The paper considers the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) approach as a tool to mitigate the possible impacts of climatic disasters in the southwest coastal regions of Bangladesh. The study uses a qualitative research approach with interviews in the coastal area of Dacope upazilla under the division of Khulna, Bangladesh. The research explores the gaps for the application of DRR approach in the current governmental and non-governmental plans and projects for the capacity building to mitigate the impacts of climatic disasters. This gap has a significant impact on the mitigation of the impacts of climate disasters in the southwestern coastal part of Bangladesh. The researchers recommend that the incorporation of DRR approach in governmental and non-governmental plans and projects for the development of capacity building may be a way forward to mitigate the adverse impacts of climatic disasters in Bangladesh.