TITLE:
Shelter for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: A Study about the Crisis and Management of Shelter in the Refugee Camps of Cox’s Bazar
AUTHORS:
Nushrat Tashmin, Azmery Iqbal Afnan, Abeda Tabassum, Md Kamruzzaman Tusar, S. M. Musfiqur Rahman, Reba Farzana
KEYWORDS:
Refugee, Rohingya Refugee, Shelter Management, Shelter Solutions, Humanitarian Emergency
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.4,
April
25,
2021
ABSTRACT: The present study deals with the issue of shelter management of the Rohingya
refugees of Bangladesh. The situation of Rohingya inflow has created complex
humanitarian emergency in Bangladesh. In this study, the researchers have used
different methods to have in-depth insights on the selected issue of shelter
management, such as: case study method, key informant interviews and so on.
Also researchers have followed the secondary data analysis method to have
general insights from different sources on the selected subject area. Without
the comprehensive response regarding the shelter management there will be a
massive crisis situation for those who are living in refugee camps. Here the
aim should be to save lives during the rainy season as they are living in
low-lying land of Southern Bangladesh which is bestrewed with rolling hills and
susceptible to flash floods and landslides. Moreover the risks of heavy rainfall and cyclone demand immediate action to
rescue vulnerable refugees in the camps and the situation requires strengthening
vulnerable shelters of the refugee camps to lessen the probability of
destructive landslides. Government and Non-Government organizations should play
an important role for providing corresponding support to vulnerable
refugee households for building and upgrading their shelters which will be
resistant in the monsoon season. Also they should promote better and
sustainable living conditions in the refugee camps as well.