Disaster has both negative and positive realm in terms of vulnerability and development. This scenario is described in this presentation in regard to the Rohingya Influx and Crisis in Bangladesh.

1. The Realm of
Disaster-Development-
Vulnerability
Prepared by:
Shawkat Ara Begum
June 02, 2019

2. Basic Concepts
• Hazard vs. Disaster:
Same natural or man-made accidents threatening life,
health, environment, or property; latter being much
more destructive due to it’s adverse impact on a huge
population of a community.
• Vulnerability:
Inability to withstand the adversities inflicted upon a
community or system due to hazards/disasters.

3. Disaster in Vulnerability and Development
Matrix

4. Disaster and Development
4 propositions: Premise—Evidence—Inference—Conclusion :
1. Disaster occurs—Evidences that vulnerability increases—
Disaster increases vulnerability
2. Disaster occurs—Evidences that vulnerability reduced—
Disaster reduces vulnerability
1. Disaster occurs—Evidences that development sets back—
Disaster sets back development
2. Disaster occurs—Evidences that development
opportunity increases—Disaster increases development

5. Case Study
Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh
Political, socio-economic and cultural situation
• During Moura Dynasty and before Saltanat (good)
• British Colonization up to 1823:Missionary activities,
inequality and discrimination, hindu, christian and muslim
migration to Burma
• British Colonization from 1823 up to WWII: oppression
against monks and common people of buddist followers
• Buddist movement for Independence
• Burma as an independent country and law regarding
citizenship related to the situation before and after 1823
• Political disaster starts : atrocities against and displacing
Rohingya people

6. Disaster Increases Vulnerability
• Rohingya influx from Mianmar before 1990
• Rohingya infiltration since 1990 mounted to nearly 1M by 2019.
• Present situation as disaster escalated from displacement
Fuel-
Food-Water
Security
National
Security
Environmental
Security
(Monsoon,
Cyclone and
other Climatic)
Economic,
Health and
Social Security
(Livelihood,
GBV,
Epidemic, law
and order,
etc.)

7. Issues addressed as Emergency Response

9. Livelihood-Vulnerability
Source:

10. Fuel-Security-Vulnerability

11. Source: WFP-2017

12. Vulnerability-Physical

13. Disaster sets Back Development
• Kutupalong Makeshift Settlement (KMS)
• Balukhali Makeshift Settlement (BMS)
• Leda Makeshift Settlement (LMS)
• Shamlapur
(Graph is taken from Data source: FAO-IOM 2017)
• What causes vulnerability
for a community people
may sets back
development scenario of
that community as shown
in slides 7 and 8.
• Slide 9 shows the gap in
financing needs to
address the
vulnerabilities setting
back development

14. Disaster Reduces Vulnerability

15. Health, hygiene and fuel sector

16. Disaster Increases Development

17. Site Management and Development

18. Thank You!!!