Research on Disaster Information Dissemination System in Bangladesh:

Survey at Bara Bania Village in Manikgonj District

Abstract

Bangladesh is highly prone to disasters such as flood and cyclone and there is a great interest for promoting disaster prevention measures using ICT infrastructure. The objective of this research is to conduct a basic research and analysis in order to apply the high-tech measures and findings already developed in Japan in the field of disaster information dissemination system against natural disasters to go with the local condition and the needs in Bangladesh.　　In this paper, the authors introduce a site survey and interviews conducted in a rural village where a flood disaster information system project was implemented.