Participants in Dagupan City

A Study Tour participated in by nine senior government officials from different line agencies in Bangladesh, and one representative of the European Commission in Bangladesh was held in the Philippines from April 11-15, 2009. The study tour was conducted through the partnership of the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) Philippines, and the Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP), and aimed to impart learnings and lessons about the disaster risk management systems that were set-up in different levels for disaster response, so that possible replication of effective approaches and strategies in Bangladesh context could be explored.