Peoples Development Community (PDC) is working for marginalized and vulnerable community in the rural and urban areas of Bangladesh. It works in various sectors including Disaster Risk Management.

PDC feel that natural Hazard is any natural event which has an adverse socio-economic impact on the human being. Alternatively, an extreme natural event, such as a cyclone, an earthquake or a flood, that is not caused by human beings. These are naturally occurring phenomena that only become hazardous due to the intervention of human infrastructure. The vulnerability of human infrastructure to destruction (risk) by a disaster is also an important factor in understanding natural hazards. The distribution and impact of natural hazards is unequal with greatest loss of life and property in the developing part of the world. This is not because of greater hazard frequency but simply because of greater vulnerability. PDC has planned for managing the risks of disaster as mentioned below:

♦ Articulate the long-term strategic focus of disaster management in Bangladesh.
♦ Demonstrate a commitment to address key issues: risk reduction, capacity building, information management, climate change adaptation, livelihood security, issues of gender and the socially disadvantaged, etc.
♦ Show the relationship between the government vision, key result areas, goals and strategies, and to align priorities and strategies with international and national drivers for change.
♦ Detail a road map for the development of disaster management plans by various entities.
♦ Guide the DM&RD in the development and delivery of guidelines and programmes.
♦ Illustrate to our organizational policies and activities how those can contribute to the achievements of the strategic goals and government vision on disaster management.
♦ Provide a framework within which to report performance and success in achieving goals and strategies.