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Flood Action: An Opportunity for Bangladesh
The farmers of Bangladesh accommodate to seasonal flooding so successfully that they feed one of the densest populations on earth. However: most of the country is periodically inundated, and a large portion of the population lives on the edge of poverty. This article presents a dynamic program of floodproofing to foster economic growth through industrial development in which the government and the people would work together on hydrologic, engineering, economic, financial, social, cultural, and environmental issues.
Within Bangladesh. the problems are exacerbated by “tops down” management that neglects the poor. Internationally they are exacerbated by nonproductive debate between engineers who favor embankments and environmentalists who prefer natural conditions. Such confrontations just add obstacles to getting the best experts to work together. This paper moves away from “no win” institutional gridlock by presenting a strategy to define hydrologic risk, design a flood action program to reduce losses, invest the savings to form capital that will reduce flood disruptions and make more savings possible, and foster a functioning industrial economy in the midst of flooding. The concepts are drawn from Western literature of flood management and experience with flood action planning in Bangladesh
Flood Action: An Opportunity for Bangladesh
The farmers of Bangladesh accommodate to seasonal flooding so successfully that they feed one of the densest populations on earth. However: most of the country is periodically inundated, and a large portion of the population lives on the edge of poverty. This article presents a dynamic program of floodproofing to foster economic growth through industrial development in which the government and the people would work together on hydrologic, engineering, economic, financial, social, cultural, and environmental issues.
Within Bangladesh. the problems are exacerbated by “tops down” management that neglects the poor. Internationally they are exacerbated by nonproductive debate between engineers who favor embankments and environmentalists who prefer natural conditions. Such confrontations just add obstacles to getting the best experts to work together. This paper moves away from “no win” institutional gridlock by presenting a strategy to define hydrologic risk, design a flood action program to reduce losses, invest the savings to form capital that will reduce flood disruptions and make more savings possible, and foster a functioning industrial economy in the midst of flooding. The concepts are drawn from Western literature of flood management and experience with flood action planning in Bangladesh
Flood Action: An Opportunity for Bangladesh
James, L. Douglas (author)
Water International ; 19 ; 61-69
1994-06-01
9 pages
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