Disaster Risk Reduction & Response
A standing disaster policy, own emergency fund and trained staff that let COAST act within hours of cyclones, floods and tidal surges.
COAST's working areas are among the most disaster-prone in the world, so every branch follows a stand-by disaster policy and contingency plan. When cyclone signal 7 is raised, staff move women, children, older and disabled people to shelters, secure records and cash, and stock food, saline and light without waiting for orders.
COAST responds first from its own emergency fund, then scales up with partners such as Start Fund Bangladesh: anticipatory cash support in Patuakhali before Cyclone Remal made landfall in 2024, a community kitchen for 23,000 hot meals in the 2024 Feni floods, and emergency help for 1,699 families in the 2026 Cox's Bazar and Chattogram floods. It also channels funds to smaller local NGOs, who are often first to reach affected people.
Projects in this programme
ERBCR
- Partner
- Tearfund
Latest from this programme
COAST stands with flood-affected families in Cox's Bazar and Chattogram
COAST supported 1,699 families with emergency assistance from its own funds and is preparing life-saving support for another 1,800 families.
Feni floods: COAST opens a community kitchen for 23,000 hot meals
COAST started hot meals for families in flood shelters from its own funds, then scaled up with Start Fund Bangladesh.
Anticipatory action ahead of Cyclone Remal
Funded by Start Fund Bangladesh, COAST began anticipatory cash support in Patuakhali before Cyclone Remal made landfall.
Other programmes
06 Small-Scale Fishers
Alternative livelihoods, skills and cash support for fishing families, and advocacy for dignified compensation during fishing bans.
07 Agriculture & Enterprise
Eco-friendly farming technology, value chains and micro-enterprise for coastal farmers, young entrepreneurs and women.
08 Health, Education & Community Radio
Primary healthcare, adolescent and child education, and two community radio stations that keep isolated coastal people informed.
01 Economic Justice
Savings, credit, training and technical support that help coastal families build income and assets, run as a socially responsible business rather than a mere service.
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