About Disaster Forum

A Disaster Preparedness Network, working since 1994

Disaster Forum (DF) is a Dhaka based National Disaster Preparedness Network of seventy humanitarian and development agencies, research institutions, government departments and independent activists who are working on various disaster and environmental issues with special focus on preparedness. Since 1994, Forum is working for ensuring the accountability of the humanitarian and development agencies and to promote the rights of all vulnerable people.Promoting alternative perspective on Disaster Mitigation against the prevalent dominant perspective is the prime objective of Disaster Forum.

Structure:

Forum has a Convening Committee, which decides the plan of actions and policy. One person from the Convening committee officiates as Convenor of the Forum. Representative of the Convening Committee supervises the secretariat activities of the Disaster Forum. Along with a set of core staff, it carries out the movement/ program, with a pool of volunteers.

Besides, the Convening Committee, Forum has and forms issue- based Sub-Committee when situation and need demands.

Members:

Initially Forum started working with twenty-five member organizations. Now it has Seventy (70) members.

Types of membership:

- Organization membership (NGOs, Government agencies, Donor, Research, and Educational institute)

- Individual membership.

Convening Committee:

A six member Convening Committee selected from the member organizations and individuals formulate and review the policy and activities of the Forum in consultation with the member organizations.