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Bangladesh

Bangladesh. Julia Wirmola and McKay Evans. A Brief History. Sits on largest delta in the world Abundance of natural disasters : drought, earthquakes, flooding, cyclones, landslides, etc. One of the most crowded places on earth Very few rights for women

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Bangladesh

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  1. Bangladesh Julia Wirmola and McKay Evans

  2. A Brief History • Sits on largest delta in the world • Abundance of natural disasters: drought, earthquakes, flooding, cyclones, landslides, etc. • One of the most crowded places on earth • Very few rights for women • Agriculture employs majority, but unemployment is a big problem • Contains the third largest population of poor people • Majority of population is undereducated and illiterate

  3. HDI

  4. Maps More than 1 person per square meter

  5. Female Education • Budget: € 60, 000, 000 • Region: Rural areas in the north • Away from disaster-threatened areas

  6. Female Education About the program • Program will focus on the girls • 2004 youth literacy rate for: Girls: 41% Boys: 58% • Educating teachers • Providing financial incentives • Clothing & school supplies • Literacy classes available for parents

  7. Female Education • Expected years of education • 1980 4.4 years • 2008 8.1 years • Effects of program… • Development of society • Increase in literacy • Job opportunities

  8. Malaria Control Project • Budget: € 60, 000, 000 • Region: Southeast delta areas • Wet land crowded with lots of people

  9. Malaria Control Project • Three sections: • Epidemiology: control of malaria • Entomology: study of mosquitoes • Central Malaria Reference Laboratory: studies to improve treatment and prevention • Health, education and development services • Provide quality diagnosis and treatment • Promote the use of insecticide treated nets and distribute them

  10. Malaria Control Project • Economy improves substantially • Agriculture, tourism, harvesting and business development in endemic areas that people previously avoided • Educated people pass on knowledge and continue project • Life expectancy improves (less death, sickness and starvation) • Education and literacy improve • Poverty is fought and reduced • Poverty is linked directly with malaria. Getting rid of malaria means decreasing poverty.

  11. Industry - Brick Production • Budget: € 90, 000, 000 • Region: Urban areas • River system important for transportation (Just outside Dhaka)

  12. Industry – Brick Production • Current situation in Bangladesh: • Production of 12 billion bricks annually • Largest source of greenhouse gas emissions About the project • Reductions on coal: 500, 000 tons • Reduction on carbon dioxide: 1.3 million tons • New energy efficient techniques will be introduced

  13. Industry – Brick Production Effects of program: • Make a global change • Sustainable process… • Improved health • New buildings • Provide more job opportunities

  14. Crisis Prevention & Recovery • Budget: € 90, 000, 000 • Region: Southern coast (delta) • Low sea-level = natural disasters and flooding

  15. Crisis Prevention & Recovery • Works to recover from and reduce impact of natural disasters • Trains leaders and locals on disaster management • Teaches communities to plan and prepare together in case of disaster • Mobilizes resources when aid is needed

  16. Crisis Prevention & Recovery • Thirty second video clip of Cyclone Sidr

  17. Crisis Prevention & Recovery • Helping victims of disasters aids the poor at the same time • Increase literacy and education of public • Increase overall wellbeing of locals • Increase life expectancy • Economy saved • Flooding and disasters affect crops and cause millions in property damage

  18. Works Cited Female Education http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/skills-ap/skills/bangladesh_literacy.htm http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-83008-201_860043-1-IDRC_ADM_INFO.html Industry http://www.traveljournals.net/countries/maps/large/BG-map.jpg http://www.undp.org.bd/projects/proj_detail.php?pid=83

  19. Works Cited Continued Malaria Control http://gharoni.org/ongoing.htm http://malarianomore.org.uk/malaria#preventing-malaria Disaster Control and Prevention http://www.undp.org/cpr/disred/english/regions/asia/bangladesh.htm

  20. Pictures • Title: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/bangladesh-guide/ • Population of Bangladesh: http://www.bestcountryreports.com/Population_Map_Bangladesh.html • Man with child: http://shahidul.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/ • Cyclone Sidr video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaiuaAt1b2k • Physical map: http://www.ezilon.com/maps/images/asia/Bangladesh-physical-map.gif • Two toned map: http://www.livingwiththejamuna.com/photos/Bangladesh_10m_LECZ_and_population_density.jpg • Flooding: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6742541.stm • Flooding 2: http://www.global-changes.com/oxfam-to-aid-climate-change-victims/ • Schoolgirls: http://blogguru.in/internationalnews/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/high-school-girls-bangladesh.jpg • Bricks: http://www.connect-bangladesh.org/gallery/albums/ftpuploads/rural/normal_2%20Carrying%20bricks.jpg • HDI: http://bdoza.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/human-development-index-hdi-of-bangladesh-in-un-report/

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