Urban flooding of Greater Dhaka in a changing climate : building local resilience to disaster risk (English)

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and one of the world’s rapidly growing megacities, is an urban hotspot for climate risks. Preparing for the unfolding impacts of climate-related changes – socio demographic, environmental, economic, and political - is a daunting task. It requires that Dhaka’s policymakers, like those in other megacities of South Asia’s low-lying deltas, understand how climate change is anticipated to affect natural hazards that lead...

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Dasgupta,Susmita;

Zaman,Asif Mohammed;

Roy,Subhendu;

Huq,Mainul;

Jahan,Sarwar;

Nishat,Ainun;
Document Date
2015/10/26
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
100228
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bangladesh,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2015/10/28
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Urban flooding of Greater Dhaka in a changing climate : building local resilience to disaster risk
Keywords
flood

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Dasgupta,Susmita; Zaman,Asif Mohammed; Roy,Subhendu; Huq,Mainul; Jahan,Sarwar; Nishat,Ainun.

Urban flooding of Greater Dhaka in a changing climate : building local resilience to disaster risk (English). Directions in development|environment and sustainable development Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/683381468001782892

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