Waterproof Bunkers
ENTRY DATE: 27.04.2015 | LAST UPDATE: 27.04.2015
CATEGORIES:
- Disaster Prevention
- Construction of infrastructure
TECHNOLOGIES MATURITY:
Applicable immediately
Technology Owners:
- Community
- NGOs – e.g. Action Aid in Bangladesh
Needs Address
Measures against erosion, storm surges, flooding, and inundation
Adaptation effects
Enhanced adaptation capacity
Overview and Features
Waterproof bunkers are constructed underneath the houses or community buildings to enable quick and safe storage of assets during cyclones and flash floods.
Cost
Costs for materials, construction, and repairs
Energy source
construction
Ease of maintenance
Low level of maintenance required, though bunkers should be checked for damage after extreme events and repaired if necessary
Technology performance
The technology has protected assets from impacts in coastal Bangladesh, reducing fatality, injury and economic losses
Considerations
- Bunkers must be located in accessible places close to people’s homes to enable easy transportation of material assets
- If community owned, bunkers must be well managed, with a trusted team being responsible for recording stored items
- Technical knowledge needed to design the bunker and advise on suitable loading quantities and weights – communities can work with designers to ensure it is designed according to their needs
Co-benefit, suitability for developing countries
- Can be constructed from locally available materials and therefore easily implemented and maintained by the community
- Can be financially subsidised by governments
Information Resources
Adapt Cap, 2012. Cyclone Resistant Causeway over the Buckingham Canal and Fishing Equipment Shed at Ramudupalli Palem and Sri Ramapuram, Nellore District, Andhara Pradesh. Available at: http://www.adaptcap.in/projects/ramudupalli-palem-and-sri-ramapuram-adaptation-project/ [23 March 2015]
Raihan, M.S., Huq, M.J., Alsted, N.G., and Andreasen, M.H. 2010. Understanding climate change from below, addressing barriers from above: Practical experience and learning from a community-based adaptation project in Bangladesh. Action Aid Bangladesh. Available at: http://www.actionaid.org/bangladesh/publications/moving-towards-transformed-resilience-assessing-community-based-adaptation [21 January 2015] [
Faulkner ,L., Ali,I., 2012. Moving Towards Transformed Resilience: Assessing community-based adaptation in Bangladesh. Action Aid Bangladesh. Available at: http://www.actionaid.org/sites/files/actionaid/pages_1-33.pdf [20 March 2015]