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460 M.Haqueet al. systemcapableofhandling large scaledisasters andhasbeenembedded ingovern- menthigh levelpolicyandoperationdocuments. The Disaster Management Bureau (DMB) performs specialist functions and ensure coordination with line departments/agencies and NGOs by convening meetings every threemonthswith teamsof theDisasterManagementTraining and Public Awareness Building Task Force (DMTATF), the Focal Point Operational Co-ordinationGroup onDisasterManagement (FPOCG), theNGOCo-ordination Committee on Disaster Management (NGOCC), and the Committee for Speedy DisseminationofDisasterRelatedWarningSignals(CSDDWS).Coordinationatdis- trict, thanaandunion levels (subnational levels)aredoneby therespectiveDistrict, Sub-district (Thana) andUnionDisasterManagementCommittees. TheDMBwill render all assistance to thembyfacilitating theprocess. Inter-related institutions, at bothnational andsub-national levelshavebeencreated toensureeffectiveplanning andcoordinationofdisaster risk reductionandemergency responsemanagement. 19.3.2 HistoryofDamageAssessmentandCurrentPractices AfterCycloneSidr in 2007, theLocalConsultativeGroup (the forum for develop- mentdialogueanddonorcoordination)agreed toconduct a JointDamage-Lossand Needs Assessment (JDNLA). This assessment identified priority areas to support theGovernmentofBangladesh incyclone recoveryefforts and recommended inter- ventions for a long-termdisastermanagement strategy.Basedon the assessment, a 15-year long-term strategic plan of actionwas developed supported by theWorld Bank.ADamage-Loss andNeedsAssessment (DNA) cell was establishedwithin the DMB to provide emergency relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction for vic- timsof natural disasters. The cell is responsible for strengthening the existingdata collection by using a standardised template (FORM-D) and to build the capacity of relevant agencies and administrative levels to conduct DNA. In 2011, after the cycloneMahasen, theDepartment of DisasterManagement gradually shifted to a formaldamageand loss assessment in thenameof JointNeedsAssessment (JNA). TheJNAapproachhasembeddedinitanationalcoordinationmechanismandhasthe buy-inofabroadrangeofstakeholders including theDDMandMoDMR.TheJNA initiative isnowmanagedbyCAREfor thehumanitariancommunity inBangladesh withACAPSworking as a key partner providing technical inputs and assessment coordination. DDM in partnership with INGOs, CDMP II and other government departmentsdevelopedlossanddamageresourcemapsusing the4W(what,where, when,andwho)database tomakedisaster informationandassessmentsmoreavail- able. AccordingtoShamsuddohaetal. (2013),undertheMoDMR,theComprehensive DisasterManagementProgramme(CDMP),oneofthelargest initiativesever imple- mented in the country to dealwith disastermanagement, is “currently undertaking efforts to“harmonise”DRRandCCAinitsworktoreducedisaster risk. Inaddition,