The Associated Programme On Flood Management Case Study – Bangladesh Flood Management
Bangladesh is one of the most
flood prone countries in the world,
which is situated in south Asian
sub-continent. A location map of
Bangladesh is given in fig. 1.
Because of its unique geographical
location and to1pography, flood of
different magnitudes and types
occurs every year. During the last
half century at least 8 nos. of
extreme flood events occurred
affecting 50% of land area. Since
early sixties of the last century the
country has adopted different kinds
of measures for flood management
with mixed experiences.
