Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: Addressing the Need of One Tenth Population of Bangladesh

A disaster is a serious disruption to the community which requires response from government and other entities to recover and go back to the previous status. Every disaster affects different segments of people differently. Support must be extended to people based on their need. With the paradigm shift from relief and response to preparedness and risk reduction oriented disaster management, it is of foremost importance to include all the actors of disaster management in the risk reduction period described in the Standing Orders on Disaster (SoD) in Bangladesh. People with disability covers one tenth of country’s population, their contribution and active presence in the local level disaster management committees (DMC) will uphold their right and dignity during, pre and post disaster situation.