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Floods in Bangladesh: history, dynamics and rethinking the role of the Himalayas

  • Publisher(s): United Nations University (UNU)
  • Reference code: DRR10320
  • Publication date: 2006
  • ISBN/ISSN: 9280811215
  • Author(s): Hofer, Thomas; Messerli, Bruno
  • Number of pages: 468 p.
  • Price: Unknown

Content: The project on Bangladesh floods: background, framework and key questions; Floods in Bangladesh: understanding the basic principles; Data situation: the need to compromise; The history of flooding in the lowlands of the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers; Understanding Bangladesh floods in the context of highland-lowland linkages; Erosion and sedimentation processes in the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin in the context of highland-lowland linkages; Floods in Bangladesh: The human dimension; Synthesis; Annexes.

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Keywords

  • Hazards:Flood
  • Countries/Regions:Asia, Bangladesh

  • Short URL:http://preventionweb.net/go/529

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