News Category: DRR & Humanitarian Response
World Town Planning Day 2025 observed
Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) observed World Town Planning Day 2025, with a day long special program centered on the…
Advocacy Workshop on Risk-Sensitive Land Use Planning and Landslide Risk Integration in Hill Management Policies
An impactful Advocacy Workshop on Risk-Sensitive Land Use Planning and Landslide Risk Integration in Hill Management Policies was successfully hosted on , November 19, 2025 at the Radisson Blu Hotel,…
Workshop Held in Chattogram to Explore Institutionalization of Disaster Management Fund for Forecast-Based Anticipatory Action
Let the new era of the Disaster Management Fund begin with Chittagong District – M. Abdul Wadud, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief. A pivotal workshop, “Exploring pathways…
Household Economy Analysis (HEA) Launched to Strengthen Anticipatory Action and Food Security Planning
Household Economy Analysis (HEA) Training officially commenced with the participation of senior government officials and facilitators from Food Security Cluster, WFP, FAO, Save the Children, NIRAPAD, Islamic Relief Bangladesh, World…
Capacity Building Training on BAMIS Mobile App Held in Chattogram
BAMIS (Bangladesh Agro-Meteorological Information System) is a mobile application developed by the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) to empower farmers across Bangladesh with timely, localized, and science-based agricultural support. A…
Workshops on Sector-Specific Early Warning Message Development for Landslide Held in Chattogram and Banshkhali
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance disaster preparedness and reduce landslide risks in coastal and hilly regions, YPSA organized a two-day series of workshops titled “Workshop on Sector-Specific Early…
YPSA Carries Out Anticipatory Actions in Chattogram and Banshkhali Ahead of Landslide Threat
In a proactive move to safeguard vulnerable communities from potential landslides, Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) successfully carried out anticipatory action which includes distributions hygiene, kitchen kits and cash…
Training on Urban Risk Assessment (URA) held in Chattogram
A two-day training workshop titled “Training on Urban Risk Assessment” was held on April 22 and 23, 2025, at Hotel Agrabad, Chattogram. The workshop was organized by Young Power in…
Hygiene and Kitchen Kits Distribution Among Landslide Vulnerable Hill Slope households
Between 29 May and 1 June 2025, due to the influence of a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, Chattogram experienced heavy rainfall, resulting in a heightened risk of…
SIDA Delegation Visits YPSA ECW MYRP II Activities to Support Inclusive Education for Rohingya Children
A delegation from SIDA (Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete) visited Camp 25 in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar on 19 May 2025 to observe activities under the Myanmar Curriculum, implemented by Young Power…
Landslide Early Warning: Chattogram Validates Trigger Thresholds for Anticipatory Action
On May 18, a meeting on “Local Level Trigger Threshold Validation for Landslides Anticipatory Action in Chattogram” was held at a restaurant in Chattogram city. The initiative was part of…
EU Delegation Visits Feni to Boost Flood Recovery and Livelihood Efforts by YPSA
On May 6, 2025, the ECHO Monitoring mission and the WFP Team visited YPSA’s Emergency Livelihood Support Programme, which is supported by WFP in Mangal Kandi Union, Sonagazi, and Gopal…
Development Partners Visit YPSA’s Emergency Program For Flood Affected Eastern District of Noakhali
On February 10, 2025, a team of visitors observed the YPSA-NRC Post Flood Response Project titled “Post Emergency Response for Flood-Affected People in the Southeastern Districts of Bangladesh,” located in…
Country Director of WFP Bangladesh Visits YPSA’s Cash for Work initiative in Feni and Lakshmipur
On January 28-29, 2025, the Country Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) Bangladesh, Mr. Domenico Scalpelli, visited the cash-for-work activities in the Lakshmipur and Feni districts. The Cash for…
WFP Country Director Dom Scalpelli Visits YPSA General Food Assistance (GFA) Programme
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) delegation, led by WFP Country Director Dom Scalpelli, Deputy Head of Area Office Mitsugu HAMI, and Head of GFA Rokibul Alam, visited the YPSA…
Lasting impact and Expressed love of the community to WFP and YPSA
The devastating eastern flood had recently swept through in Feni district leaving behind a trail of destruction. Among them a road (master bari to salimer bari), of South Shreepur, Munshir…
Workshop on Identifying Gaps in Early Warning Systems Held in Chattogram
In the context of climate change impacts, the nature of disasters is changing, with frequent multi-dimensional disasters occurring, causing unparalleled loss to the people living in the coastal and hilly…
YPSA Flood Response project Inauguration at Feni Sadar Upazilla
YPSA Flood Response Project has commenced its activities in the Eastern Region, specifically in Feni Sadar Upazila. YPSA is executing a project titled “Supporting Post-Flood-Affected Communities of Noakhali, Feni, and Cumilla…
ECHO, RIMES and Save the Children team visits YPSA activities
Davide Zappa, Thematic Expert Disaster Risk Reduction of the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), European Commission along with the ECHO team, RIMES (Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard…
Product Showcasing Fair at Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh : Skill Development for Youth
On 11 September 2024, YPSA organized a day-long Product Showcasing Fair at Rohingya camp-10 under the project “Ensuring access to safe, equitable, inclusive learning opportunities for adolescents and youth in…