Bangladesh is currently facing one of the worlds largest refugee crises, with over 900,000 refugees in the country according to the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, as of 2022. National and international efforts are being closely coordinated to effectively respond to the crisis. 

Bangladesh is also one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to cyclones and floods, particularly in the country’s coastal areas. These events also have the potential to cause significant economic damage. The country’s extreme vulnerability to hydro-meteorological hazards, including storm-induced tidal flooding, is likely to increase due to climate change.  Bangladesh is also located in a seismically active and high-risk region. Dhaka, a fast-growing urban center, is one of the 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquakes in the world. High population density, compounded by rapid and unplanned urbanization, have increased vulnerability to seismic risks. To further advance the resilience agenda, priorities include:  

a. Ensuring all sector investments consider resilience to climate change and natural disasters; and, 
b. Increasing the resilience of the population to natural hazards in urban and coastal areas. This includes strengthening systems to reduce the vulnerability of future construction projects to disasters.                                                                                                                                                
Source: Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction and World Bank