Category: Water Resources
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Present Status of the Drainage Network of Dhaka City: In reference to Recent Flooding Conditions
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh surrounded by river networks, which is, in turn, connected to a network of internal drainage system. Flood occurs frequently in this mega city due to both river flood and drainage congestions. Flood is the most common kind of disaster the city faced during the last fifty years since 1954. Flood…
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SAMOA INFRASTRUCTURE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
Samoan Islands are prone to climatic hazards that will likely increase in coming decades, affecting coastal communities and infrastructure around the islands. Climate models do not predict a reduction of such disaster events in the future in Samoa; indeed, most predict an increase in such events. Future rainfall in Samoa is uncertain as model results…
Bapon (SHM) Fakhruddin, PhD 