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Effectiveness of Social Safety Net Programs on Community Resilience to Hazard Vulnerable Population in Bangladesh

R. Hassan
Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh

M. S. Islam
Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh

ASM Saifullah
Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh

M. Islam
NRC Secondee to FAO Ethiopia, P.O. Box 5536, CMC Road Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A number of Social Safety Net Programs (SSNPs) are the measures taken by the government of Bangladesh in order to reduce the portion of its population vulnerability to natural disaster. Bangladesh has a comprehensive portfolio of both food, cash and income generating technology based SSNPs. This study assessed the current status of SSNPs and its effectiveness in Bagerhat (cyclone and coastal flood prone) and Gaibandha (river flood prone) districts. Specially, the study depicted SSNPs within the view of natural hazards (climatic change impacts shocks, floods, cyclones and storm surges, flash floods, drought, tornadoes and landslides). This study showed that the organizational performance in the delivery of SSNPs as well as its technical guidance provided to task teams and program managers for identifying indicators of governance and service quality in the targeted SSNPs programs. This study identified that the governance issues along the results chain of service delivery and suggested policy and performance indicators for assessing the program had a significant impact of the outcome of the SSNPs.

Keywords: Climate risk reduction, Disaster management, Food security

Location: Two cyclone prone unions (Chadpi and Chila) of Mongla upazila

Start Date: 00-01-2012

End Date: 00-12-2012

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Seasonality in production

Objectives:

1. To assess the effectiveness of the SSNPs taken by the public service departments in those selected study areas in terms of target population, selection of programs, physical coverage of the approaches, administering bodies and gross and net benefits of the taken initiatives.

Methodology:

The study was carried out in two cyclone prone unions (Chadpi and Chila) of Mongla upazila in the Bagerhat district and in the two flood prone unions (Rakhalburuz and Harirampur) of Gobindagonj upazila in the Gaibandha district of Bangladesh. In Bagerhat district, the study was conducted at Chadpai and Chila union council. The Chadpai union council has a boundary of Mongla river, Mongla port and Municipality in the north, Chila union in the south, Mitha Khali union in the east and Poshur river in the west. The total area of the union is about 20.55 Km² with 4 mouzas. The Chila union council has a boundary of Mongla river, Mongla port and Sonatola union in the south, Chadpai union in the north and Poshur river in the east. Both the unions are generally subjected to severe coastal cyclone every year. On the other hand, in Gaibandha, the study was conducted at Rakhalburuz and Harirampur union council. The Rakhalburuz union council has a boundary of Karatoa river, Nalua river and Taluk Kanupur union in the north, Shibpur and Mohimagonj union in the south, Harirampur union in the east and Gumanigonj in the west. The total area of the union is about 22 Km² with 8 wards and 15 mouzas. The Harirampur union council has a boundary of Rakhalburuz union in the south, Nakai union in the north and Nalua river and Taluk Kanupur in the east. Both the unions are generally subjected to severe river flood every year. The collected data were analyzed separately, where the aspatial data were analyzed by using statistical software SPSS and Microsoft Excel. Finally, the analyzed data were integrated and incorporated in this article.

Source of Information: J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 6(1): 123 - 129, 2013; ISSN 1999-7361

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Achievement/Findings:

This study showed that the organizational performance in the delivery of SSNPs as well as its technical guidance provided to task teams and program managers for identifying indicators of governance and service quality in the targeted SSNPs programs. This study identified that the governance issues along the results chain of service delivery and suggested policy and performance indicators for assessing the program had a significant impact of the outcome of the SSNPs.

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