Emergency

A commitment to help the people in distress during the acute stage of emergencies and to learn about their needs, hear their suggestions for reestablishing their communities and develop plans.

initiatives to assist climate-impacted

In Bangladesh, due to natural calamities such as floods and cyclones, emergency response is of the utmost significance. Every year, such natural disasters strike Bangladesh causing thousands of people to lose everything and live in the open air without safe drinking water, food, sanitation, or medical care. Rapid and effective emergency response not only saves lives but also lessens the impact of catastrophes on communities and livelihoods. The capacity to respond quickly to catastrophes is critical for limiting deaths, delivering urgent medical help and ensuring impacted populations’ fundamental requirements are satisfied.

In May 2022, Bangladesh was devastated by one of the biggest floods in years, displacing almost 9 million people in Sylhet and Sunamganj and leaving them homeless and without anything. Furthermore, when the severe cyclonic storm named ‘Hamoon’ made a fierce landfall at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. On October 24th 2023, it damaged over 30,000 households in the local communities, displacing over 40,000 people while over 900 shelters housing Rohingya refugees were affected, displacing nearly 800 people. Over 470,000 individuals were affected by the natural disaster including over 2,500 Rohingya refugees.

Amal's annual initiatives to assist climate-impacted communities:

Every year, Amal Foundation goes ahead to achieve its critical mission of saving and safeguarding people in crisis circumstances. During the acute phase, the organization works with local people to assess needs and prepare plans for food and water supply, sanitation, house rebuilding, and overall life and livelihood restoration. The support Amal provides that includes –