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Nearly 60% of Bangladesh’s population is exposed to high flood risk, a higher proportion of the population than in any other country in the world other than the Netherlands, and around 45% are exposed to high fluvial flood risk, the highest figure in the world. Climate change is exacerbating this risk and causing damage with an increasingly high financial and humanitarian cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This policy brief examines the physical and socioeconomic factors that make Bangladesh so vulnerable to flooding, particularly in a changing climate, before reviewing how the country has addressed this challenge to date and how it might respond better in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bangladesh is highly prone to flooding because of its location in the Bengal Delta and its low-lying, flat topography. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
Several factors linked to climate change are increasing the country’s flood risk, including the increasing frequency of extreme precipitation events and more erratic rainfall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
The magnitude of peak river flow could increase by 36% on average under a high-emissions scenario and by 16% under a low-emissions scenario by 2070–2099 relative to 1971–2000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Effective flood policies are ever more important to increase resilience and adaptation and reduce the likelihood of cascading humanitarian and economic impacts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Early efforts to address flooding that focused on structural measures such as building embankments have not been fully effective and in places may have made flood-prone areas appear safer than they are, in turn exposing a higher share of the population to flood risk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
More recent government policies have adopted a ‘living with floods’ approach, using measures such as discouraging settlements in high-risk zones and providing water-resistant construction materials and salt-resistant crops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Barriers to implementing more effective flood risk management in Bangladesh include insufficient knowledge about vulnerabilities and local needs; a lack of capacity in local institutions such as the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief; governance issues; and poor access to funding for investment in adaptation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Governance of flood and disaster risk could be improved through needs assessments, more community participation, better coordination between government and non-governmental organisations, and between government agencies themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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