Design and Dissemination of Community Oriented Flood Warning Message - Hossain, Saiful
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Bangladesh is vulnerable to flood due to its geophysical location. Floods continue to be major hazard in Bangladesh. Floods in 1987, 1988, 1998, 2004 and 2007 caused extensive damages in the rural and urban areas and set back in the country's efforts to poverty reduction. The impacts of floods are expected to worsen as the vulnerability of Bangladesh to natural disasters has been increasing due to several factors including high poverty, environmental degradation, high population growth, urban growth, weak governance and institutional factors, and climate change and variability. The experts are…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Bangladesh is vulnerable to flood due to its geophysical location. Floods continue to be major hazard in Bangladesh. Floods in 1987, 1988, 1998, 2004 and 2007 caused extensive damages in the rural and urban areas and set back in the country's efforts to poverty reduction. The impacts of floods are expected to worsen as the vulnerability of Bangladesh to natural disasters has been increasing due to several factors including high poverty, environmental degradation, high population growth, urban growth, weak governance and institutional factors, and climate change and variability. The experts are strongly recommending that an effective adaptation measure, community based early warning dissemination system can maintain the declining situation within tolerable limit.
Autorenporträt
Md. Saiful Hossain. Superintending Engineer, Bangladesh Water Development Board and Project Director, Bangladesh Weather and Climate services Regional Project. Has over 28 years of working experience with flood disaster management in Bangladesh. Field of expertise: Flood disaster management, awareness raising, forecasting, preparedness, etc.