Cyclone “Aila”

Unit 4BGeographical Issue Evaluation

Examination: 17th June 2011

What is a cyclone?In your own words explain what cyclones are and how they are formed

The cyclone named Aila destroyed a large part of West Bengal. The sufferers after this cyclone Aila waiting for the relief materials which was not sufficient for the villagers http://photos.merinews.com/newPhotoLanding.jsp?imageID=16472&offset=4

Cyclone Aila victims in BangladeshIn the aftermath of Cyclone Aila, thousands of villagers in Bagerhat, Satkhira, Khulna, Bhola and Noakhali now cry for food and drinking water for survival, as relief operations are insufficient to deal with the enormity of the situation http://www.etcspot.com/?s=bangladesh+aila

Cyclone Aila, crossed through the coastal belt on 25th May, 2009, causing devastating damage to homes, crops and livestock in the far south of Bangladesh. http://ujjibitopran.org/?p=1

1 min 18 secs Newsclip NTD Television

http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2009-05-27/268031041797.html

1min clip on effects (also see related videos Action Aid – about Sidr but gives an idea of what they do)http://www.blinkx.com/watch-video/death-toll-climbs-from-cyclone-aila/ZuL0gvuyQ3X7D_ULyutyMA

See website for more detailed maps

http://www.ithaca.polito.it/maps.php?glide=TC-2009-000105-BGD

The tidal surge made the situation worse. The water was 10 – 12 feet higher than normal. Many roads and dams have been destroyed, tresses uprooted, houses blown down, and cattle and crops washed away.http://www.ncm.org/news/press/cyclone_aila_hits_bangladesh/

Villagers rebuild houses at a cyclone affected village in Shatkhira, Bangladesh, Friday, May 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman) http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/cyclone_aila.html (Good website for more pictures – some in India)

http://www.cleveland.com/world/index.ssf/2009/05/cyclones_death_toll_stands_at.html

Item 1 :Extracts from report on Cyclone AilaCURRENT SITUATION!!

Just 5 hours during the cyclone

Things to think about:What could the ‘other organisations’ be?What “Relief and rehabilitation operations” would the government & other organisations be starting?

A woman, displaced from her home by a huge storm surge caused by cyclone Aila, carries food distributed by an NGO in Satkhira in southwestern Bangladesh June 2, 2009. (REUTERS/Andrew Biraj)http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/cyclone_aila.html

Ring Embankment

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/flood-defence-embankments-in-bangladesh/8295.html

Video clip

Bangladesh CPPCyclone Preparedness Program

http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/asp/Events/EmergencyTelecomWorkshops/Bangladesh_Workshop/Presentation/11)%20Cyclone%20Preparedness%20Program%20%5BCPP%5D.pdf

Powerpoint presentation outlining CPP

World Food Programme WFP

Fighting hunger worldwideThe World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.In emergencies, we get food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After the cause of an emergency has passed, we use food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives.WFP is part of the United Nations system and is voluntarily funded.

http://www.wfp.org/about

World Health Organisation - WHO

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

http://www.who.int/about/en/Emergency Preparedness and Response for Disasters

Bangladesh is prone to natural disasters including cyclones, floods and tornadoes. Improved disaster preparedness including early warning systems and provision of cyclone shelters in costal areas have led to substantial reduced mortality from cyclones and tidal bores in recent years.http://www.who.int/countryfocus/cooperation_strategy/ccsbrief_bgd_en.pdf

A UK-based international relief and development agency, Muslim Aid has been working for over two decades to help save and improve the lives of millions in over 70 of the world’s poorest countries.Our mission:Muslim Aid, a premier British Muslim relief and development agency, guided by the teachings of Islam, endeavours to tackle poverty and its causes by developing innovative and sustainable solutions that enable individuals and their communities to live with dignity and by supporting initiatives that promote economic and social justice.Our Vision:Our vision is the alleviation of poverty, education for all, and the provision of basic amenities for those in need; in order to create a world where charity and compassion produce justice, self reliance and human development.http://www.muslimaid.org/index.php/about-us

CaritasCaritas in Action The eradication of poverty and social inequality lies at the very core of what we do. Caritas provides assistance to the most vulnerable on behalf of Catholics around the world. Caritas Internationalis Our members believe they can achieve more in emergencies, sustainable development and peace by working collectively as part of an international Caritas network.

http://www.caritas.org/index.htmlhttp://www.caritas.org/worldmap/asia/bangladesh.html

http://www.clp-bangladesh.org/

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/where-we-work/asia-south/bangladesh/

Solutions??“Scuba Rice”

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/News-Stories/2011/Ground-breaking-scuba-rice-developed-thanks-to-Britain-has-won-a-prestigious-national-award/

Vulnerability of Bangladesh to Cyclonesin a Changing Climate Potential Damages and Adaptation

Cost (A wordy document to relevant to Item 3 – paragraph 3 with a

good series of maps at the end)

http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/IW3P/IB/2010/04/26/000158349_20100426144005/Rendered/PDF/WPS5280.pdf

http://practicalaction.org/practical-action-bangladesh-1http://practicalaction.org/flood-resistant-housing

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Bangladesh Biodiversity Action Plan

http://www.usaid.gov/bd/files/7b.NBSAP.pdf

Sundarban is the biggest mangrove forest in the world. Sundarban is in South West part of Bangladesh, in the district of greater Khulna. India shares a bit of the forest with Bangladesh. http://www.sundarban.org/support_comm.php

http://www.sos-arsenic.net/english/homegarden/state_forest.html