Further complicating matters

Dhaka Tribune
Md Rashed Chowdhury 
May 4th, 2019

 Shelter isn’t enough / MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU

Given the current climatic shifts, Cyclone Fani may be the least of our worries

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in camps across Bangladesh are at imminent risk of El Niño-related drought this year.

The refugees are living on the steep, deforested slopes of sand and clay in the Kutupalong-Balukhali camps located in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar. Thousands of hand-built tarpaulin and bamboo shelters are threatened by strong winds and cyclones during the monsoon season and now they face the added danger of drought.

Extreme Weather and Disaster Preparedness in the Rohingya Refugee Response: 2018 Cyclone Preparedness Lessons Learnt

reliefweb

17 Mar 2019 

American Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, UN Development Programme, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society


INTRODUCTION

The Rohingya refugee response in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh, is unique not only in terms of the rapidity and scale of the 2017 influx, but also in the extent of exposure of the refugee camps to seasonal variability, extreme weather and natural disaster risk. One of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, Bangladesh each year experiences a high degree of seasonal variety, including the southwest monsoon and two cyclone seasons.

Rohingya camps in Bangladesh face cyclone risk

Brinkwire
March 16, 2019Brinkwire

DHAKA, Bangladesh

Measures should be taken in a coordinated way ahead of the monsoon season to address risk factors at the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, experts said on Wednesday.

The experts were speaking at a workshop, titled Cyclone and Monsoon Preparedness: Cox’s Bazar District and Camp Settlements, jointly organized by Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) and the government of Bangladesh in southern Cox’s Bazar city, said a press release issued by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).