Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Emergencies: Towards a Predictable Model

Provide a budget for the implementation of the plan.

Establish monitoring and evaluation system to ensure an efficient use of resources.

Develop a policy on natural disasters education and earthquake preparedness as well as provide training to all its staff on this issues.

Organize earthquake preparedness and emergency management drills.

Prepare a detailed plan of action including the search and rescue equipment, infrastructure, relief items and the security of the affected people.

Introduce a mapping policy for earthquake-vulnerable areas and the possible damages and losses.

Establish a sectoral risk communication system for the Division.

Develop a sectoral contingency plan of its risk reduction and management activities for the AFD.

Ensure a budget provision to implement the plan.

Establish an effective monitoring and evaluation system to ensure efficient utilisation of resources.

Undertake staff education and awareness training on disaster management issues.

Establish a sectoral risk communication system.

Develop a sectoral contingency plan of risk reduction and management activities (incorporate earthquake issues) which should be periodically updated.

Provide a budget to implementation the plan.

Establish an effective monitoring and evaluation system to ensure an efficient use of resources.

Provide staff education and awareness training and training on earthquake preparedness.

Prepare a departmental contingency plan (special emphasis on cyclones) and organise annual drills for preparedness.

Survey the working area and share the findings with the DMB, DM&RD.

Establish a sectoral risk communication system.

Provide a budget to implement the plan.

Establish a monitoring and evaluation system to ensure efficient use of resources.

Establish a sectoral risk communication system.

Prepare and periodically update the agency contingency plan.

Provide staff education and awareness training and training on earthquake and disaster management.

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  Designate a Disaster Management Focal Point and inform all concerned.
  
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  Establish an effective liaison with CCDR, NDRCG and MoDMR.
  
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  Ensure appropriate preparedness including the minimum equipment of the three services to support security, evacuation and rescue of the people in disaster-prone areas before the season starting.
  
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  Arrange disaster management training for the task force and form a group of Armed Forces for emergency deployment for relief, rescue and evacuation.
  
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  Develop a plan and allocate the budget for disaster emergency operations.
  
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  Provide the budget for disaster preparedness and management affairs.
  
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  Plan with the DMB, DM&RD for the support of the Armed Forces to aid civil authorities based on requisition and request.
  
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  Train the Task Force Commander in emergency response, relief and recovery.
  
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  Ensure safety and security of installations, establishments, equipment, personnel and resources.
  
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  Prepare a contingency plan.
  

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  Designate a Disaster Management Focal Point in Army Headquarters and Divisional Headquarters.
  
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  Assign light transports, trucks, rescue vessels and motor boats for emergency duties.
  
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  Undertake emergency response planning including
  

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  Warning and alerting signals
  
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  Communications systems
  
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  Exercises and assessment of response preparednes
  
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  Security of installations, equipment and personnel
  
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  Responding to civil administration
  
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  Identification of resources to assist response and relief operations
  
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  Identification of Task Force and reserve Task Force and Task Force to compose one infantry company, engineer, medical (first aid, doctors, nurses, medicines)
  

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  Prepare and continuously update own Action Plan for security and safety of people, materials, installations and equipment and review the status of preparedness.
  
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  Prepare operational plan for responding to the call of civil administration during disaster.
  
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  Impart training on Disaster Management, earthquake drills, fire drills to officers and soldiers in all training institutes and staff colleges on emergency response, relief and recovery.
  
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  Hold drills on disaster preparedness and response.
  

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  The Navy will designate three Disaster Management Focal Points at Naval Headquarters, Khulna and Chittagong.
  
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  Arrange emergency response, relief and recovery training for the Naval Forces.
  
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  Undertake emergency response planning including:
  

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  Warning and alerting signals
  
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  Communications systems
  
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  Exercises and assessment of response preparedness
  
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  Security of installations, ships, equipment and personnel
  
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  Respond to civil administration
  
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  Identify resources to assist response and relief operations
  

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  Identification of suitable water transports
  
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  Designation of three focal points in NHQ, Khulna and Chittagong.
  

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  Ensure institutional arrangement for long term relief operations at short notice.
  
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  Operations Directorate of Naval Headquarters will keep contact with Meteorological
  

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  Prepare a list of serviceable water transports for relief and rescue operations for use during a cyclone disaster.
  
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  Train staff on rescue and rehabilitation activities.
  
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  Test the effectiveness of the Navy Action Action Plan adopted for Disaster Management as per Standing Orders through annual drills and take steps for its improvement.
  
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  Prepare plans for the protection of the ships, equipment, installations, goods and personnel of the Bangladesh Navy.
  

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  Designate one Disaster Management Focal Point at Air Force Headquarters and stations and inform all concerned including the DMB.
  
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  Establish the Disaster Control Room with updated aerial maps of flood-prone areas, coastal areas, offshore islands, particulars/data about airstrips and Helipads.
  
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  Pre-arrange effective procedures, for the receipt of meteorological messages from Meteorological Department and other sources.
  
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  Prepare contingency plans for the protection of own aircraft, equipment and installations and for responding to the call of the civil authority and also formulate standing orders.
  
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  Undertake training on emergency response, relief and recovery.
  
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  Undertake emergency response planning including:
  

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  Warning and alerting signals
  
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  Communications systems
  
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  Exercises and assessment of response preparedness
  
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  Security of installations, aircraft, equipment and personnel
  
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  Responding to civil administration
  
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  Identification of resources to assist response and relief operations
  
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  Identification of suitable airstrips, helipads
  
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  Identification of aircraft for transport and reconnaissance.
  

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  Operate the Control Room, Prime Minister’s Monitoring and Coordination Cell (24/7).
  
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  Maintain liaison with the EOC at the DM&RD, MoDMR.
  
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  Maintain readiness of appropriate units of Army, Navy and Air Force for conduct operations of rescue, evacuation and relief as requisitioned.
  
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  Ensure preparedness for the Task Force deployment in a disaster event to identified areas.
  

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  Establish the Control Room for disaster in the headquarters and concerned formation headquarters and convey the telephone number to the Director of Military Operation (Office and Residence), control room and duty officers of the coordination cell of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat and the control rooms of the MoDMR, Navy and Air Force.
  

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  Designate one Liaison Officer if necessary to the coordination cell of the Prime Minister’s
  

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  Issue warning orders to all concerned. Issue orders for the rapid mobilization of the army and assign duties to them in areas likely to be affected by disaster.
  
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  Organize Task Force in each formation for working as a Disaster Control Unit which comprises one full infantry company, engineer, adequate first aid, doctors with medicine and nursing assistants.
  
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  Assign a Reserve Task Force if needed.
  
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  Move the Task Force to the convenient positions if needed.
  
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  Task Force Commander will coordinate with local civil authority for evacuation, rescue, relief, health care and rehabilitation activities.
  
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  Undertake any other preparedness activity if required.
  
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  Dispatch report on the situation and activities to the coordination cell of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat.
  

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  Issue warning orders to all units.
  
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  Collect and exchange information with IOTWS and BMD on regular basis through Sea level Data Monitoring unit at Chittagong and during emergency will act accordingly.
  
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  Establish disaster control room in Naval Headquarters and provide telephone numbers of Director of Naval Operations (office and residence), control room and duty officer to the Prime Minister's coordination cell, EOC at the MoDMR, Control Room of Bangladesh Army and Air force.
  
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  Undertake measures to protect the ships, equipment, installations, goods and personnel of the Bangladesh Navy likely to be affected by the disaster.
  
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  Designate one Liaison Officer to the coordination cell of the Prime Minister and keep contact with the EOC at the MoDMR, and Control Room of Bangladesh Army and Air force.
  

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  Issue precautionary directives to all concerned.
  
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  Keep transport aircraft and helicopters in readiness.
  
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  Take precautionary steps for keeping aircraft and equipment of the Bangladesh Air Force in cyclone prone areas at a safer place.
  
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  Designate one Liaison Officer to the Prime Minister Coordination cell and maintain liaison with the EOC at the MoDMR and Control Room of Army and Navy.
  
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  Provide the telephone numbers of the Director of Air operations (Office and Residence) of control room and of duty officer to the Control Room of the Prime Minister’s coordination cell, EOC at the MoDMR, and Control Room of Army and Navy.
  

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  Deploy the Armed Forces for disaster response, relief and rehabilitation work in aid to the civil authorities as requisitioned.
  
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  Collect information on the rescue, relief and rehabilitation work and dispatch it regularly to the coordination cell of the Prime Minister’s Office and the IMDMCC and MoDMR.
  
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  Will ensure early recovery, relief and rehabilitation work as decided by the Government.
  
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  Prepare a report on relief and rehabilitation operations by the Armed Forces services and furnish it to the NDMC/ DM&RD.
  

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  Keep the disaster Control Room at the Army and relevant formations headquarters operational 24x7.
  
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  Collect information regarding preparedness and other activities from the disaster prone areas and inform to the coordination cell of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat and the EOC of the MoDMR for NDMC/IMDMCC review.
  
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  Deploy Task Force in consultation with Prime Ministers Secretariat and MoDMR, as requested.
  

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  Assist local administration by providing:
  
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    Emergency Evacuation
    
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    Collapse structure Search and Rescue operation
    
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    Removal of dead bodies and debris
    
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    Medical services including field hospital services, if necessary
    
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    Disease prevention
    
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    Temporary shelter
    
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    Damages, losses and needs assessments
    

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  Regularly provide reports to the coordination cell of the Prime Minister’s Office and the EOC of the MoDMR in order to keep the NDMC informed.
  
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  Take up any other activity considered indispensable from the humanitarian point of view.
  
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  Undertake relief operations in all affected areas and assist local administration for implementing rescue operations.
  

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  Deploy ships, as requested to assist civil administration.
  
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  Assist local administration by the provision of:
  

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  Damages, losses and needs assessments.
  
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  Medical services.
  
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  Transport and distribution of relief goods.
  
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  Restoration Communications and off shore operation.
  

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  Arrange requisite manpower in Control Rooms of Naval Headquarters, Chittagong and Khulna.
  
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  Keep all ships and stations ready for launching cyclone relief operations at short notice.
  
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  Naval Headquarters shall keep close liaison with the Control Room of the Prime Minister's coordination cell and EOC at the MoDMR.
  
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  Adopt all possible security steps in close cooperation and coordination with the concerned civil authority.
  
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  At the directives of Naval Headquarters, the ships/stations will assist the civil authorities.
  
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  Regularly provide reports of the activities to the Control Rooms of Prime Minister’s office coordination cell and EOC at the MoDMR.
  

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  Keep a constant watch on the cyclone/flood situation.
  
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  Furnish any additional meteorological information, if collected through own sources, to the concerned authority in order to supplement the information of BMD and BWDB.
  
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  Keep transport aircraft and helicopters ready for primary trial flight as soon as the weather becomes normal for rescue work and assessment of loss and damage on account of cyclone.
  
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  In case of severe floods, assist with airlifts for civil authority relief operations.
  
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  Ensure use of military airfield for emergency search, relief, response and temporary deport of relief goods.
  

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  Survey the affected areas and assess relief and rehabilitation requirements.
  
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  Assist the local administration in removing debris in affected areas.
  
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  Provide medical services to treat injured persons in the disaster affected area and assist the agencies engaged in epidemic prevention.
  
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  Assist local administration in arrangement for pure drinking water.
  
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  Set up field hospitals, if required.
  
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  Assist local authority in temporary shelters construction.
  
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  Participate in reconstruction and rehabilitation operations if requested by the civil administration.
  
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  Undertake any type of work from a humanitarian point of view for the benefit of affected people.
  
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  Provide detailed reports to the coordination cell of the Prime Minister’s Office and the EOC of the MoDMR on relief and rehabilitation work for NDMC review.
  

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  Determine the relief and rehabilitation requirements after damage, losses and needs Assessment (DLNA) through the affected areas and advise AFD and DMB about the necessary steps.
  
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  Assist the local administration in all possible ways for relief and rehabilitation programs in the affected areas.
  
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  Assist the civil authority with the distribution of relief materials among the affected people.
  
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  Continue assistance to the local/civil authority until the return of normalcy.
  
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  Prepare detailed reports on relief and rehabilitation and submit it to the NDMC.
  

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  Conduct an aerial survey to assess of the nature and extent of loss and damage in cyclone/flood affected areas and send a report of findings to the NDMC and IMDMCC.
  
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  Evacuate seriously injured persons to nearest hospitals.
  
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  Supply transport aircraft and helicopters for the survey/visit of affected areas by concerned authorities.
  
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  Carry relief materials like food and water to the affected areas and deliver them to people by airdrop, if required.
  
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  Assist the civil administration, with helicopters for transportation of essential relief materials, medicines and medical teams to affected area.
  
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  Utilize wireless, radio, night vision technology, telephone communications of BAF as complementary to existing civil communication network for messages and image transmission.
  
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  In the interest of overall relief operations, assume responsibility of any other activity as per directives of the government.
  
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  Prepare a detailed report describing all the aspects of relief operations already in hand.
  
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  Provide one Liaison Officer for Relief Missions (Air Force) from friendly countries.