Cyclone Sidr - Bangladesh

Cyclone Sidr - Bangladesh

Table of Contents


I: Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….……………Page 1

II: Information Gathered………...………………………………………………………………………Page 2
A. Discussion and Analysis Section A: Summary and Evaluation of Non-Academic Sources
(i) The New York Times…………………………………………………………………………...Page 2
(ii) Oxfam…………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 2
(iii) IRIN: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…………….…………….....Page 3
(iv) CNN News…………………………………………………………………………………….…Page 3
B. Discussion and Analysis Section A: Summary and Evaluation of Academic Sources
(i) United Nations Press Conference……………………………………………………………Page 4
(ii) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies……………………..Page 4
(iii) UNICEF: Cyclone Sidr Bangladesh Situation Report………………………………………Page 5
(iv) Global Weather Highlights 2007: Weatherwise Journal………………………………...…Page 5

III: List of References…………………………………………………………….……………………..Page 6

IV: Bibliography…………………………………………………………………...……………………..Page 7





I: Introduction
Bangladesh, a small country in South Asia with an estimated population of ‘150,448,340’ (Wikipedia 2007) was struck by a cyclone during the night of November 15th. The cyclone known as ‘Cyclone Sidr’ ripped through Bangladesh’s coastal region ‘causing extensive damage and tidal surges of up to 20 feet’ (Oxfam 2007). In addition to the havoc caused...