Working Group Discussions Bangladesh Bangladesh Discussion Focus on

Working Group Discussions Bangladesh

Bangladesh Discussion • • Focus on EQ preparedness; Need to augment the national capacity; SOD – Legal Framework Focus on operationalization of the framework

Bangladesh – 2017 Work Plan Recommendations/ Action Points/Activities (these will form part of the 2017 RCG work plan for the country) 2017 WORK PLAN Disaster Impact Model: To re-confirm some of the planning assumptions for a largescale EQ in Bangladesh. Action Points: AFD to contact Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology October 2016

2017 WORK PLAN Recommendations/ Action Points/Activities (these will form part of the 2017 RCG work plan for the country) Response Modalities: Bangladesh – 2017 Work Plan 1. Participation to the RCG Logistic working group : 2. Support needed to develop a logistic operational plan that in the immediate aftermath of a large-scale EQ would allow for the immediate delivery of aid using a combination of air lift transportation and water routes: 3. Logistic Capacity Assessment for Bangladesh ; Coordination with the upcoming logistic training in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh – 2017 Work Plan 2017 WORK PLAN Recommendations/ Action Points/Activities (these will form part of the 2017 RCG work plan for the country) Coordination Architecture: Finalisation of the revision of the Coordination Architecture in Bangladesh and ensure this is reflected in the RCG publication (January 2017); Operationalization of some key civil-military mechanisms (MNCC-HUMOCC) : Proposed training/workshop event in December 2016(TBC); 2017 UN-CMCoord Course proposed in Bangladesh: RCG to share examples/templates (customs, VISA forms) from other priority countries.

RCG Recommendation • Mechanisms/Platform to share best practices on Disaster Response Operations; • Voluntary sharing of information on military capabilities that could be made available by neighboring countries (India, Nepal, Myanmar) to support responses with South Asia

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