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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023
Kurigram casual labourers to receive payouts from flood insurance scheme

Bangladesh

TBS Report
03 August, 2020, 09:40 pm
Last modified: 03 August, 2020, 09:46 pm

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Kurigram casual labourers to receive payouts from flood insurance scheme

The labourers will receive the aid under a new insurance scheme jointly launched by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Oxfam Bangladesh and Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd on July 1.

TBS Report
03 August, 2020, 09:40 pm
Last modified: 03 August, 2020, 09:46 pm
Farmers of the northern districts of the country incur huge losses as heavy rainfall flooded their crops lands. Photo: TBS
Farmers of the northern districts of the country incur huge losses as heavy rainfall flooded their crops lands. Photo: TBS

Some 2000 casual agricultural labourers of Rangpur will receive a pay-out of Tk2,700 to 18,000 to cover their wage losses caused by severe flooding.

The labourers will receive the aid under a new insurance scheme jointly launched by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Oxfam Bangladesh and Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd on July 1, read a press release today.

The aim of the initiative is to protect casual agricultural labourers in Bangladesh from catastrophic floods during this year's monsoon season.  

The on-going flood has affected more than 1 million people in South Asia this month. 

Recognizing the wages lost due to disasters during the monsoon period which runs from the beginning of July to end September 2020, the scheme will support the casual labourers engaged in agricultural work in Jatrapur and Ranigonj Unions under kurigram sadar and Chilmari upazilas of Kurigram district. 

Based on the set parameters of the flood index, each household of the affected areas will receive pay-out.

"People in Bangladesh do not have protection against the losses and damages caused by annual flooding. That's why WFP is introducing a flood insurance scheme – the first of its kind," said Richard Ragan, WFP country representative in Bangladesh.  

More frequent rain and the changing climate have increased flooding in Bangladesh. The country is currently facing a devastating flood that has submerged towns and destroyed homes and crops, adding to the suffering already wrecked by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Developed with funding from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the overall goal of the risk transfer solution is to enhance households' and communities' abilities to absorb climate shocks, improve their ability to reduce and manage risk and maintain food security.

"Heavy precipitation and onrush of water from upstream have already inundated not only the project areas, but also whole districts in the northern and eastern regions of the country. Vulnerable people, especially casual labourers and smallholder farmers have been affected most with loss of wages and agricultural produce", said Young-ah Doh, country director of KOICA Bangladesh Office. 

"KOICA believes that the innovative approaches, namely Index-based Flood Insurance, Forecast-based Financing and Seasonal Livelihood approaches, which are being piloted in this project will help reduce human suffering and the losses of the affected people. With a mission to leave no one behind with People-centered Peace and Prosperity, KOICA stands by the people of Bangladesh." 

"While climate change affects us all, many low-income communities like casual laborers in the agricultural sector are bearing the brunt of the impact that further drives inequality, even with them being the least responsible to contribute to climate change", said Oxfam  Bangladesh's Country Director Dipankar Datta.

 "We hope that the government will replicate and scale up our newly launched index-based flood insurance product to minimize the risk of extreme vulnerabilities and inequalities faced by the marginalized communities involved in agriculture in this country." 

Managing Director & CEO of Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd Farzanah Chowdhury said, "I am excited about this partnership with WFP and Oxfam in Bangladesh as the product will be addressing the challenges faced by agriculture laborers due to climate change. Moreover, through supporting marginalized people by ensuring their financial security during devastating floods, it will also strengthen the SDG journey of Bangladesh."

Technical partners, Weather Risk Management Services (WRMS), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), and Save Earth Climate Services Ltd provided historical data to develop the index-based flood insurance product. 

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