Pdf | 253.05 Kb

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Load more

SITREP FLOODS IN BANGLADESH 01 AUGUST 2007, 16:30 HRS Highlights of Current Situation: • Flood situation continued to deteriorate in most flood-affected districts and flood waters are roaring towards the capital. • The Brahmaputra-Jamuna rivers started falling at up-stream (Noonkhawa & Chilmari) points while it continued rising at down- stream points (Bahadurabad, Serajganj & Aricha). • The overall flood situation worsened in the northern and north-eastern part of the country and deteriorated in Jamalpur, Sirajgonj, Pabna & Tanglail. • The situation remained static in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Rangpur, and Bogra and is likely to improve in Netrakona, Sunamganj and Sylhet districts. • More areas are likely to inundate soon in Manikganj, Munshiganj, Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Dohar and Nawabganj upazilas of Dhaka. • Flood protection embankments were breached in some areas. • More than half of the country is partially inundated (34 out of 64 districts) with wide-spread disruption in communication. • Water born diseases like acute diarrhea and skin disease have broken out in some places (31/64 districts). • There are food, drinking water and shelter shortages in flood-hit areas. • At least 7 died in Sirajganj, Gaibandhai, and Jamalpur in the last 24 hours (31 July), unofficial sources say 11 died. During the beginning of the floods (20 July), at least 22 people died and 37 went missing in different flooding districts, unofficial sources reported. Rainfall: • Significant rainfalls recorded during the last 24 hrs ending at 6 AM today are: Sylhet: 135 mm, Knaighat: 76.0 mm, Lorergarh: 61.0 mm, Sherpur: 51.0 mm Flood affected Areas: 34 out of 64 districts are now partially or completely flood affected • In Chittagong division, Feni, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, Chandpur and Comilla are inudated. • In Sylhet division, Sylhet, Sunamganj and Habiganj are affected. • In Dhaka division, Dhaka, Manikganj, Jamalpur, Sherpur, Netrakona, Tangail, Mymensingh, Kishorganj, Munsiganj, Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur, Narayanganj and Shariatpur are engulfed. • In Rajshahi division, Pabna, Sirajganj, Bogra, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Chapainawabganj are inundated. • In Khulna division, Magura and Jhenaidah are affected. Courtesy: all maps & pictures collected from Flood Forecasting & weather centre, Bangladesh, the national news paper of Bangladesh on 01 August 2007 Impact of floods: • Nearly one million people in flood affected districts have now become marooned. • The affected populations are at risk to water borne, skin and other infectious diseases as well as drowning, snake bite and electrocution. 1 Death figure in last 24 hours: 7 persons • 4 persons died, including 3 children in Sirajganj district: drowned 2, electrocuted 1 and another 1 killed by snakebite; • 2 people drowned in Gaibanda district; • 1 person died from snake bite in Jamalpur district. Disease outbreak situation-DGHS Activities: • DGHS control room recorded a total of 1327 diarrhea cases with no deaths reported in the last 24 hours in 31 flood affected districts including ICDDRB. • Between 25-31 July, 11,383 diarrhea cases with 2 deaths in Jhinaidah district (CFR= 0.02%) were recorded countrywide. Distribution of Diarrhoea Cases by Districts 25 - 31 July , 2007 1000 Cases: 11,383, Deaths:02, CFR: 0.02% 2693 900 886 2 / 800 783 700 620 600 599 540 500 398 381 400 369 352 346 283 269 268 300 267 259 256 228 226 207 200 168 150 150 145 124 119 100 100 85 48 36 22 0 6 Feni Bhola Narail Pabna Natore Barisal Khulna Tangail Magura Comilla Jessore Pirojpur Dinajpur Faridpur Rangpur ICDDR'B Rajshahi Noakhali Habiganj Naogaon Joypurhat Gopalganj Jhenaidha Patuakhali Nilphamari Nawabganj Sunamganj Thakurgaon Panchagarh Lalmonirhat Narayanganj Mymensingh • Control Room at DGHS and all CS offices of respective districts have been alerted for monitoring the health situation on 24/7 basis and 2877Medical Teams are working in the districts to provide emergency medical service to the flood victims to tackle the health problems in 40 temporary treatment centers for mitigating of health impacts due to floods. WHO Activities: • WHO BAN EHA program is ensuring stockpiles of emergency medicines for disease outbreaks management; • Providing country-wide training on health education activities through Bureau of Health Education (BHE), DGHS; • Collaborating with Government health sector’s EPR program for any additional support, as and when needed; • Monitoring and surveillance of disease outbreak situation (diarrhea, dysentery, ARI, skin-, eye- and ear infections, etc.) in collaboration with the Control Room, DGHS with support from WHO Surveillance Medical Officers of IVD program. 2 Damages due to Floods: • Crops are under water in all the affected districts. • Neck-deep floodwater forced almost all shops, kitchen markets, and clinics in Sirajganj Sadar to close. • Fish in 10,000 ponds in the Netrokona district worth around Tk 20 Crore were washed away. • The ferry service is still suspended between Paturia & Nagarbari of Manikgonj. • Trains are suspended between Trimohoni and Balashighat due to one kilometer of railway line being under water. • Roads are disrupted and damaged between Kazipur and Sirajgonj, Sirajgonj - Bogra, Gaibandha - Balashighat, Netrakona Sadar - Kalmakanda, Durgapur - Kendua, Tangail - Kalihati, Tangail - Nagarpur and Dhaka – Shariotpur. • At least 120 roads in Sirajganj district went under water and most of these were completely or partially damaged. • Paddy on 10,7000 hectares and vegetables on 1,600 hectares went under water in Manikgonj. • 26,591 acres of land were completely damaged in Tangail. Flood Shelter: • Inadequate flood shelter and lack of toilets in most places; • Many families have taken shelter on boats, highways, embankments, schools and government buildings. Social Impact: • Educational institutions of the affected districts remain closed; • Day laborers are jobless and without wages in most floods affected areas. Immediate needs: • Water treatment systems in the flood-affected areas; • Essential food items such as rice, pulses, edible oil, and salt; • Essential supplies like O.R.S., WPT, Liquid Chlorine, IV Ringer’s Lactate, injectable, oral & topical antibiotics, antipyretics, antihistamines; • Short-term emergency relief operation should be mounted immediately in some affected areas. Control room: • Control rooms are working round the clock at the district and upazila headquarters in the flood-hit areas. Rescue and relief operation: Members of the Armed Forces with local administration are working round the clock in the affected areas rescuing marooned people: • shifting them to safer places; • distributing relief goods, rice, safe drinking water, WPT; • At least 173 tons of rice and Tk 4 lakh in cash have been allocated for relief in Sirajganj; • The district administration distributed 18 tons of rice and dry food in Durgapur, Kalmakanda and Khaliajuri upazillas in Netrokona; • Army personnel from the 17-Artillery Field Regiment are supplying drinking water to flood victims using their own water treatment equipment. Prepared by: WHO-BAN EHA team; WHO-NDSC Office, IEDCR Building, Mohakhali, Dhaka: 1212 Email: [email protected]; Call: 01199 816016 3.
Recommended publications
  • HCTT Monsoon Flood Humanitarian Response Plan: Monitoring Dashboard (5 September 2020)

    HCTT Monsoon Flood Humanitarian Response Plan: Monitoring Dashboard (5 September 2020)

    HCTT Monsoon Flood Humanitarian Response Plan: Monitoring Dashboard (5 September 2020) KEY FIGURES prioritized funding requested people people districts (US$) targeted reached 1,093,091 252,970* 7 $40M *Number of people partially reached by the multi-sectoral response OVERALL BREAKDOWN OF BENEFICIARIES Targeted 308,325 239,040 245,344 women (≥18) boys (<18) girls (<18) Reached 76,447 51,585 64,018 women (≥18) boys (<18) girls (<18) Targeted 300,383 32,985 men (≥18) people with disability Reached 60,920 5,190 men (≥18) people with disability SITUATION OVERVIEW Heavy monsoon rain and water from upstream sources caused slow-onset severe flooding in low lying areas of Northern Bangladesh. The 2020 floods has some remarkable characteristics in comparison with major floods in the recent past. It started earlier than usual (late June), it lasted more 60 days in some areas and, in Bahadurabad of Jamalpur, the Jamuna flowed at 20.79 m, 17cm above the last water level record set in 1988 according to Floods Forecasting Warning Centre (FFWC). According to the National Disaster Response Coordination Center (NDRCC), one (1) million households were waterlogged. The disruption of services hindered meeting basic needs and, people suffered from hunger, illness, thirst and filthiness. The NDRCC report informs that 5.5 million (highest at 4 August) people were directly affected and, that 1,059,295 households were inundated. Among them, 211,859 families were displaced, and 94,414 people were evacuated in 1,525 shelters. The Department of Public Health and Engineering (DPHE) informs that 928,60 tube-wells and 100,223 latrines were damaged.
  • Do Political Economy Factors Influence Funding Allocations for Disaster Risk Reduction?

    Do Political Economy Factors Influence Funding Allocations for Disaster Risk Reduction?

    Journal of Risk and Financial Management Article Do Political Economy Factors Influence Funding Allocations for Disaster Risk Reduction? Shafiqul Islam 1,*, Khondker Mohammad Zobair 2, Cordia Chu 3, James C. R. Smart 1 and Md Samsul Alam 4 1 School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia; j.smart@griffith.edu.au 2 Business School, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia; k.zobair@griffith.edu.au 3 Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia; c.chu@griffith.edu.au 4 Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK; [email protected] * Correspondence: shafiqul.islam@griffithuni.edu.au Abstract: Considering the importance of political economy in implementing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), this research investigates the significance of political economy in the distribution of DRR funding in Bangladesh. The study analysed data from self-reported surveys from 133 members of the sub-district level disaster management committee and government officials working with DRR. Employing the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method, we find that political economy factors explain 68% of the variance in funding allocations. We also show that four categories of political economy factors—power and authority, interest and incentives, institutions, and values and ideas—are significantly influential over the distribution of DRR funding across subdistricts of Bangladesh. Our findings offer important policy implications to reduce the potential risks surrounding political economy influences in fund allocation and advance climate Citation: Islam, Shafiqul, Khondker finance literature. Mohammad Zobair, Cordia Chu, James C. R.
  • Cropping Patterns in Mymensingh Region: Diversity, Constraint and Potential

    Cropping Patterns in Mymensingh Region: Diversity, Constraint and Potential

    Bangladesh Rice J. 21 (2) : 217-235, 2017 Cropping Patterns in Mymensingh Region: Diversity, Constraint and Potential A Khatun1*, N Parvin1, M M R Dewan2 and A Saha1 ABSTRACT A consistent and comprehensive database on cropping pattern, cropping intensity and crop diversity of a particular area is the prime importance for guiding policy makers, researchers, extentionists and development agencies for the future research and development planning. The study was carried out all the upazilas of Mymensingh region during 2015-16 using pre-designed and pre-tested semi- structured questionnaire with a view to document the existing cropping pattern, crop diversity and cropping intensity. The most dominant cropping pattern Boro−Fallow−T. Aman occupied about one- half of net cropped area (NCA) of the region distributed to 46 out of 47 upazilas. Single Boro cropping pattern ranked the second position which covered 23% of NCA distributed in 45 upazilas. A total of 129 cropping patterns were identified in the whole area of Mymensingh region under this investigation. The highest number of (30) cropping patterns were identified in Pakundia upazila of Kishoreganj and the lowest was (10) in Sreebardi of Sherpur. The lowest crop diversity index (CDI) was reported (0.111) in Mithamoin of Kishoreganj followed by 0.114 at Khaliajuri in Netrokona. The highest value of CDI was observed 0.933 at Dewanganj in Jamalpur followed by 0.920 at Bhairab in Kishoreganj. The range of cropping intensity values was recorded 101-249%. The maximum value was for Hossainpur and minimum for Itna and Mithamoin in Kishoreganj. At a glance the calculated CDI of Mymensingh region was 0.840 and the average cropping intensity was 187%.
  • A GATHERING STORM: Climate Change Clouds the Future of Children in Bangladesh

    A GATHERING STORM: Climate Change Clouds the Future of Children in Bangladesh

    A CLIMATE CHANGE CLOUDS GATHERING THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN STORM IN BANGLADESH 2 A GATHERING STORM: Climate change clouds the future of children in Bangladesh A GATHERING STORM CLIMATE CHANGE CLOUDS THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN IN BANGLADESH Cover photo: A child wades through water on her way to school in Kurigram district of northern Bangladesh during fl oods in August 2016. © G.M.B. Akash/Panos Pictures 2 A GATHERING STORM: Climate change clouds the future of children in Bangladesh CONTENTS Bangladesh: 20 districts most at risk from climate change 4-5 Foreword 7 On the cutting edge of climate change 10 Seawater contaminates water and crops 13 Rural communities at the mercy of the river 15 Youthful futures eroded by river’s daily assault 17 Children’s nutrition and health in jepoardy 20 Deepening climate crisis triggers exodus to the cities 24 Harsh realities in Dhaka’s slums 26 Risks for children pushed into the workplace 29 Dirty air deepens health risks facing climate migrants in the cities 32 Fragile environment imperils Rohingya refugees 33 Youth join the battle for climate action 34 Call to action: Shielding children from the effects of climate change 35 A family take to their boats after severe fl ooding in 2017 in the northern district of Kurigram. © UNICEF/ PRONOB GHOSH 4 A GATHERING STORM: Climate change clouds the future of children in Bangladesh MARCH 2019 5 BANGLADESH: 20 DISTRICTS MOST AT RISK FROM CLIMATE CHANGE PANCHAGARH LALMONIRHAT THAKURGAON NILPHAMARI Twenty of Bangladesh’s 64 Districts are exposed to and several more remote inland areas are particularly RANGPUR KURIGRAM the greatest risk from climate change-related disasters, vulnerable.
  • Conducting and Developing Disaster Management Plan at Upazila Level

    Conducting and Developing Disaster Management Plan at Upazila Level

    Conducting and Developing Disaster Management Plan at Upazila Level Upazila: Bakshiganj, Jamalpur Implemented By Upazila Disaster Management Committee Coordinated by Community Development Organization (CDO) Overall Assisted by: Comprehensive Disaster Management Program (CDMP II) Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Table of Contents First Chapter: Introduction to Local Area 1.1 Background 1.2 Mission 1.3 Introduction to Local Area 1.3.1 Geographical Location of District/Upazila 1.3.2 Size 1.3.3 Population 1.4 Brief description of Infrastructure and non-infrastructure-related data 1.4.1 Infrastructure 1.4.2 Social Resources 1.4.3 Weather and Climate 1.4.4 Other Second Chapter: Disaster, Danger and Vulnerability 2.1 Overall history of disaster 2.2 Sequence danger of Upazila 2.3 Describes the various danger and its current and future Figure 2.4 Vulnerability and capacity 2.4 The danger area 2.6 Rest of the sector development plan 2.7 Social Map 2.8 Danger and risk maps 2.9 You out of seasonal calendar 2.10 Living seasonal calendar 2.11 About lives and livelihood vulnerability 2.12 sector-based danger and risk description 2.13 Climate change and its potential impact Third Chapter: Disaster Risk Reduction 3.1 Identifying the cause of risks 3.2 Identifying ways to mitigate the risks 3.3 NGOs Development Plan 3.4 Disaster Management Action Plan 3.4.1Pre-disaster 3.4.2 Disaster Preparation time 3.4.3 Preparing for disaster 3.4.4 In normal times / risk reducing time Fourth Chapter: Emergency response 4.1 Emergency Operation Center (EOC)
  • Econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible

    Econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible

    A Service of Leibniz-Informationszentrum econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible. zbw for Economics Khandker, Shahidur Rahman Working Paper What Influences Patters of Women's Work in Rural Bangladesh? Center Discussion Paper, No. 489 Provided in Cooperation with: Economic Growth Center (EGC), Yale University Suggested Citation: Khandker, Shahidur Rahman (1985) : What Influences Patters of Women's Work in Rural Bangladesh?, Center Discussion Paper, No. 489, Yale University, Economic Growth Center, New Haven, CT This Version is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/160412 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Documents in EconStor may be saved and copied for your Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. personal and scholarly purposes. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle You are not to copy documents for public or commercial Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich purposes, to exhibit the documents publicly, to make them machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. publicly available on the internet, or to distribute or otherwise use the documents in public. Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, If the documents have been made available under an Open gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort Content Licence (especially Creative Commons Licences), you genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. may exercise further usage rights as specified in the indicated licence. www.econstor.eu ·~ -\ :OCO!n1IC GRCWI'H CENI'ER YALE UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 1987, Yale station 27 Hillhoose Avenue New Haven, Connecticut 06520 CENl'ER DISClJSSION' PAPER 00.
  • The List of Participants That Attended Training on Project Management

    The List of Participants That Attended Training on Project Management

    The list of participants that attended training on Project Management Information System (PMIS) The training was conducted By Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) Local Government Division Name, Designation & SL. No. Project Name with Code Mobile No. Date & Time Md. Ferdous Serniabat Accountant 04.04.2018-07.04.2018 1 01716038107 10.00 am - 1.30 pm 3731 -5018 Extention of Upazila project. 5022 important Urban infwtruter Development project. ABM Tarikul Islam 04.04.2018-07.04.2018 2 Accounts Officer 10.00 am - 1.30 pm 01713014883 Mohammad Selim 04.04.2018-07.04.2018 3 Assistant Engineer 10.00 am - 1.30 pm 3731 - 5012 Greater Dhaka, Tangail & kishoregonj 01711171075 District Shamsun Nahar 04.04.2018-07.04.2018 4 C/O 10.00 am - 1.30 pm 01717034009 BiplipKumar Dey 3731-5017 Greater Jessore Infrastructre development 04.04.2018-07.04.2018 5 Computer Oparetor project 10.00 am - 1.30 pm 01915092147 Quazi Md. Meher al Hafiz 04.04.2018-07.04.2018 6 Account Officer 10.00 am - 1.30 pm 01715008857 Sharnima Tasneem 3731-5054 HAOR Infrastructre and Livelihood Financial Management 04.04.2018-07.04.2018 7 Improvement project Child LEGD Specialyst 10.00 am - 1.30 pm 01911253831 Md. Habibur Rahman 04.04.2018-07.04.2018 8 [email protected] 10.00 am - 1.30 pm 01715109051 Kazi Shahedul Islam Senior Account officer 04.04.2018-07.04.2018 9 01971100754 10.00 am - 1.30 pm 3731-5072 TA Project capacity development project for participaery water Resources management Md. Deen Islam through integrated rural Development Office Assistant 04.04.2018-07.04.2018 10 01716792349 10.00 am - 1.30 pm Md.
  • Summary Emergency Appeal Operation Update Bangladesh

    Summary Emergency Appeal Operation Update Bangladesh

    Emergency appeal operation update Bangladesh: Floods and Landslides A marooned family in Kurigram looking for shelter on dry land. Photo: BDRCS Emergency appeal n° MDRBD010 GLIDE n° FL-2012-000106-BGD 12-month operation update 5 September 2013 Period covered by this Operation Update: 8 August to 30 June 2013 Appeal target (current): CHF 1,753,139 Appeal coverage: To date, the appeal is 95 per cent covered in cash and kind. The IFRC DREF allocation has been replenished. Appeal history: This Emergency Appeal was launched on 8 August 2012 for CHF 1,753,139 to support Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist 9,500 families (47,500 beneficiaries) for 10 months. The initial operation aimed to complete by 7 June 2013. However, considering the on-going works as well as follow-up activities, the operation asked for a timeframe extension and will continue until 30 September 2013. Thus, A Final Report will be available by 31 December 2013 (three months after the end of operation). On 4 July, CHF 241,041 was allocated from the IFRC Head of Delegation visited cash for work project site in Cox’s Bazar district. Photo: BDRCS. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC’s) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) in delivering immediate assistance to 5,000 families (25,000 beneficiaries) in eight districts: Bandarban, Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Sylhet, Sunamganj, Kurigram, Gaibandha and Jamalpur. Summary In response to the floods and landslides resulting from the torrential rain during June 2012, BDRCS, with the support of IFRC, provided immediate relief and subsequent recovery assistance to the ten most affected districts in the country’s northern and south-eastern regions.
  • Physico-Chemical Characterization of Some Selected Soil Series of Mymensingh and Jamalpur Districts of Bangladesh

    Physico-Chemical Characterization of Some Selected Soil Series of Mymensingh and Jamalpur Districts of Bangladesh

    J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 13(2): 197–206, 2015 ISSN 1810-3030 Physico-chemical characterization of some selected soil series of Mymensingh and Jamalpur districts of Bangladesh P. R. Sheel, M. A. H Chowdhury, M. Ali1 and M. A. Mahamud Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202 and 1Soil Science Division, BINA, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, E.mail: [email protected] Abstract The soil physico-chemical properties have been disturbed due to long continued intensive agricultural practices. Under this situation we are approaching rapidly to a very strong future challenge in sustaining the quality of our soil. This study was conducted to evaluate the physico-chemical properties of the selected soil series. The area covered Mymensingh and Jamalpur districts of Bangladesh. Soil samples were collected randomly from different profiles of Lokdeo, Tarakanda, Silmondi and Melandah soil series during March-May, 2014 and analysed. All soils were acidic and textural classes were sandy loam, silt loam, loam, and clay loam. Organic matter and total N contents low to very low. Available S content in the upper layers of most soils were medium to optimum and in the deeper layer low to medium. The exchangeable K, Ca and Na contents were also low. The upper layers of all the locations contained higher amounts of available Zn. The available Cu and Fe contents of most soils were very high. The soils of all locations contained very high amount of available Mn except the deeper layers (45-75 cm) of Melandah which contained optimum amount of available Mn. Soil pH showed negative correlation with total N and available S.
  • Usaid/Bangladesh Comprehensive Risk and Resilience Assessment

    Usaid/Bangladesh Comprehensive Risk and Resilience Assessment

    FINAL REPORT USAID/BANGLADESH COMPREHENSIVE RISK AND RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT September 2016 This document was prepared by TANGO International. Table of Contents List of Tables ................................................................................................................................. iii List of Figures ................................................................................................................................ iii Acronyms ....................................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... vi 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1 2. Shocks and stresses ................................................................................................................. 1 2.1 Types of shocks..................................................................................................................... 1 2.1.1 Natural............................................................................................................................ 1 2.1.2 Political .......................................................................................................................... 5 2.1.3 Economic ......................................................................................................................
  • Land Resource Appraisal of Bangladesh for Agricultural

    Land Resource Appraisal of Bangladesh for Agricultural

    BGD/81/035 Technical Report 3 Volume II LAND RESOURCES APPRAISAL OF BANGLADESH FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT 3 LAND RESOURCES DATA BASE VOLUME II SOIL, LANDFORM AND HYDROLOGICAL DATA BASE A /UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FAo FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION vJ OF THE UNITED NATIONS BGD/81/035 Technical Report 3 Volume II LAND RESOURCES APPRAISAL OF BANGLADESH FOR AGRICULTURALDEVELOPMENT REPORT 3 LAND RESOURCES DATA BASE VOLUME II SOIL, LANDFORM AND HYDROLOGICAL DATA BASE Report prepared for the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations acting as executing agency for the United Nations Development Programme based on the work of H. Brammer Agricultural Development Adviser J. Antoine Data Base Management Expert and A.H. Kassam and H.T. van Velthuizen Land Resources and Agricultural Consultants UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 1988 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopyingor otherwise, without the prior perrnission of (he copyright owner. Applications for such permission,with a statement of the purpose and extent of the reproduction, should be addressedto the Director, Publications Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viadelle Terme di Caracarla, 00100 Home, Italy.
  • Bangladesh: Flood Final Report Early Action

    Bangladesh: Flood Final Report Early Action

    Bangladesh: Flood Final report early action Early Action Protocol (EAP) Number: EAP2019BD02 Date of EAP activation: 26 June 2020 Early Action Timeframe: 2 months Early Action Protocol Approved: 20 December 2019 Number of people at risk: 3.7 million Number of people reached: 16,445 Budget: CHF 234,803 Date of publication: 4 February 2021 Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners currently actively involved in the operation: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), German Red Cross (GRC), Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCCC), American Red Cross (AmCross), Swiss Red Cross (SRC). Other partner organizations actively involved in the operation: Government of Bangladesh’s Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), Department of Disaster Management (DDM), Bangladesh Post Office (BPO), Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), World Food Programme (WFP). The Forecast based Action by the DREF allocated CHF 234,803 to implement early actions to reduce and mitigate the impact of Flood in Bangladesh. The early actions to be conducted have been pre-agreed with the National Society and are described in the Early Action Protocol. A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Summary of the Early Action Protocol (EAP) Bangladesh is well known as a land of rivers. The country is prone to flooding as it is located on the Brahmaputra River Delta, also known as the Ganges Delta, and the many distributaries flowing into the Bay of Bengal. There are over 230 rivers and tributaries across the country. Being part of such a basin and being less than 5 meters above mean sea level, Bangladesh faces the cumulative effects of floods due to water flashing from nearby hills, the accumulation of the inflow of water from upstream catchments and locally heavy rainfall enhanced by drainage congestion.