Measuring Progress of Recovery from People's Perception: A Study on Cyclone Aila Recovery in Koyra, Bangladesh

Abstract

This research presents the study on assessing cyclone Aila recovery in Koyra, Bangladesh. It aimed at measuring the progress of recovery from people's perception. A score-based quantification methodology was developed to this aim which included a series of focus group discussion and a scoring technique to construct synthetic recovery curve from peoples' perception. Prevailing condition of different sectors (local economy, coastal polders, etc.) in different years (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2017-18) since cyclone Aila hit was quantified following the score-based assessment technique. This allowed to illustrate the changes of sectoral condition as the recovery evolved. The research is still ongoing as a part of an academic programs. This paper only presents the initial findings of the recovery assessment with a case study on progress of economic recovery and recovery of coastal polder. The preliminary results show that there is a sign of improvement of economic condition than that of before Aila hit. On the other hand, the condition of coastal polder is weaker than before Aila.