In the monsoon months of 2022, the north and northeastern region of Bangladesh was hit by an unprecedented flood. It is considered as the worst flood in the last 122 years to hit this part of the country. The flood affected 18 districts; the five worst districts were Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulivazar, Habiganj and Netrokona. It led to the loss of 12 lives and impacted 7.2 million people. According to the government D-form 2022 assessment, the total damage is 67550.84 million BDT (equivalent to 722.24 million USD)1.
In collaboration with the Dept. of Disaster Management, Govt. of Bangladesh (GoB), UNDP Bangladesh has decided to conduct a recovery needs assessment focusing on Housing.
The overarching purpose of this report is to analyze the impact of the northeastern floods of 2022 on lives and livelihoods to provide strategic guidance on housing recovery and reconstruction using build-back better principles.