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11 May 2022 | SERVIR-HKH

Underpinning flood preparedness in Bangladesh

Manish Shrestha

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Paddy fields in Netrokona District. Bangladesh’s north-eastern districts account for a sixth of the country’s total boro rice (winter rice) production (Photo: Manish Shrestha/ICIMOD)

Bangladesh’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), under the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), shoulders a gargantuan task. In April and May each year, as flash floods inundate and wash away crops just before the harvesting period in Bangladesh’s north-eastern districts – Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Netrokona, Sunamganj, and Sylhet – the FFWC coordinates flood disaster mitigation and management efforts in close consultation with other line government ministries and agencies.

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