The coast of Bangladesh is known as a zone of multiple vulnerabilities as well as opportunities. It is prone to severe natural disasters, such as cyclones, storm surges, floods, etc. In combination with other natural and man-made hazards, such as erosion, the high arsenic contents of groundwater, water logging, water ... Read More
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Oct2017
19
Oct2017
Social forestry activities: such as the establishment of shelter belts to protect chars from storms and cyclones. Mangrove plantation helps in the development of newly accreted char. Foreshore, block, embankment and other strip plantation support for the protection of inhabitants and internal infrastructures from the cyclone surge and storm as ... Read More
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Oct2017
10 Vent drainage sluice working well to drainage out of water from Char Nangulia area to Meghna river. The sluice construction activities were implemented by BWDB, Noakhali through CDSP-IV fund at Caring Char.
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Oct2017
Eighty per cent of Bangladesh lies on a floodplain less than 5 metres above sea level. As sea levels rise and seasonal storms become more severe, millions of farmers living along the country's southern coast could lose their land and livelihoods, putting the entire country's food security at risk. Fighting ... Read More
10
Oct2017
BANGLADESH DELTAPLAN NEEDS YOUR INPUT
Bangladesh and the Netherlands have worked together for 4 years to formulate the Bangladesh Deltaplan 2100, and everyone is now invited to ... Read More
08
Oct2017
The coastlines of Bangladesh are constantly moving. Surveys, based on satellite images, have shown that each year there is a net accretion of around 20 km2: newly formed land of about 52 km2 minus eroded land of around 32 km2. With an assumed density of 800 people per km2, this ... Read More