The role of youth voluntary actions in Disaster Risk Reduction in the Ganges Brahmaputra and Meghna (GBM) delta

青年志愿行动在雅鲁藏布江和梅格纳河三角洲减少灾害风险中的作用

• 批准号: 2593674
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Northumbria University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2025
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2025 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2593674
• 关键词: role; youth; voluntary; actions; Disaster

Youth volunteerism in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) has recently received significant recognition in international policy debate and research agenda (UNISDR, 2015; Haddock & Devereux, 2016). From the Haitian earthquake to the recent Covid-19 pandemic, youth volunteering has significantly gained global attention (Hill et al., 2009). The United Nations (UN) has declared 2020-2030 as the 'Decade of Action' acknowledging young people as key partners to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (UN, 2020). However, whilst the youth volunteers in the Western countries are getting recognition as a promising development actor, youth volunteers' experiences in the global South remained excluded despite their historical and numerical significance (Pastran, 2014, Baillie Smith et al., 2018). Bangladesh has witnessed many exemplary contributions from youth volunteer during natural disasters, post-disaster recovery and even in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For example, from the beginning of the pandemic, youth volunteers organized and arranged 'Ek Takay Ahar' (food for a penny) for the marginalized people in Dhaka city which is later extended to the whole Bangladesh (Onetakameal, 2020). Similarly, the landless people volunteered tirelessly to repair the embankment in polder 22 after the massive hit of cyclone Amphan in the south-west of the GBM delta, where youth volunteers played a significant role to mobilize the people (Nijera kori, 2020). The previous record confirms, between 1980 and 2008, the country suffered more than 219 severe natural disasters and has experienced the highest casualties from natural disasters in history and all forms of disasters cut the aspects and sectors of development (ADPC, 2019). So, to safeguard delta futures through more resilient communities and sustainable development, it is urgent to make the community disaster-resilient and voluntary actions in DRR can be useful to achieve these goals. The history of volunteerism reveals that local volunteers are the first respondents whenever disaster strikes (Haynes and Tanner, 2015). For instance, in Bangladesh Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) is one of the successful community-based volunteer structures which is significantly working to reduce the loss from the seasonal cyclones in coastal areas of Bangladesh (UNV, 2012). Many humanitarian aid agencies are also engaging local volunteers' in large-scale disaster (INEE, 2013; Hasan, 2015). Therefore, it is important to engage youth volunteer in community DRR planning and activities as they have a sound knowledge of their culture, language and religion which will help to gain the community's trust and cooperation, but very little attention is given on volunteering research on disaster risk reduction (UNV, 2012). In Bangladesh, JAAGO Foundation, one of the pioneers in volunteering activities, has arranged many skill development activities for the urban volunteers whilst the volunteers from disaster-prone areas are largely excluded (JAAGO, 2020). Considering the gaps, this study will analyse the role of youth volunteers in promoting DRR in disaster-prone area of Bangladesh which will ultimately help to strengthen the community disaster preparedness.

青年志愿服务减少灾害风险（DRR）最近在国际政策辩论和研究议程中获得了重大认可（UNISDR，2015； Haddock＆Devereux，2016年）。从海地地震到最近的19009年大流行，青年志愿服务已引起了全球的关注（Hill等，2009）。联合国（联合国）已宣布2020年至2030年为“行动十年”，承认年轻人是实现可持续发展目标（SDGS）（联合国，2020年）的关键伙伴。然而，尽管西方国家的青年志愿者被认可为有前途的发展参与者，但尽管他们的历史和数字意义，但青年志愿者在全球南方的经历仍然被排除在外（Pastran，2014年，Baillie Smith等，2018）。孟加拉国目睹了青年志愿者在自然灾害，灾难后恢复甚至在正在进行的COVID-19大流行中的许多示例性贡献。例如，从大流行开始，青年志愿者组织并安排了“ Ek takay ahar”（一分钱的食物），为达卡市边缘化的人们组织了，后来又扩展到了整个孟加拉国（Onetakameal，2020年）。同样，在GBM三角洲西南部大受欢迎的旋风大击中之后，无陆人自愿不懈地修复Polder 22的路堤，在那里，青年志愿者在这里动员人们发挥了重要作用（Nijera Kori，2020年）。先前的记录证实，在1980年至2008年之间，该国遭受了219次严重的自然灾害，并从历史上的自然灾害和各种形式的灾难中遭受了最高的伤亡，削减了发展的各个方面和部门（ADPC，2019年）。因此，为了通过更具弹性的社区和可持续发展来维护三角洲的未来，迫切需要在DRR中实现社区灾难和自愿行动，这对于实现这些目标是有用的。志愿服务的历史表明，每当灾难袭击时，当地的志愿者是第一批受访者（Haynes and Tanner，2015年）。例如，在孟加拉国旋风准备计划（CPP）中，是成功的基于社区的志愿者结构之一，该结构正在大大减少孟加拉国沿海地区季节性气旋的损失（UNV，2012年）。许多人道主义援助机构也在大规模灾难中吸引当地志愿者（INEE，2013； Hasan，2015）。因此，重要的是要在社区DRR计划和活动中吸引青年志愿者，因为他们对自己的文化，语言和宗教具有认识，这将有助于获得社区的信任与合作，但是对减少灾害风险的志愿研究的关注很少（UNV，2012年）。在孟加拉国，Jaago基金会是志愿活动的开拓者之一，为城市志愿者安排了许多技能发展活动，而来自易灾难的地区的志愿者则在很大程度上被排除在外（Jaago，2020年）。考虑到差距，这项研究将分析青年志愿者在促进孟加拉国遭受灾难的地区促进DRR中的作用，这最终将有助于加强社区灾难的准备。