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1 van Dam, J. C.; Wessel, J. (Eds.) 1993. Transboundary river basin management and sustainable development: Proceedings, Lustrum Symposium, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 18-22 May 1992. Vol.II. Paris, France: UNESCO. xi, 272p.
River basin development ; Ecology ; Water transfer ; International cooperation ; Water quality ; Monitoring ; Sedimentation ; Runoff ; Water management ; Water control ; Models ; Environmental effects ; Groundwater / Europe / France / Belgium / Germany / Austria / Netherlands / Jordan / Israel / West Africa / North Africa / India / Bangladesh / China / Sri Lanka / Japan / Middle East / Rhine River / Danube River / Jordan River / Niger River / Chad Basin / Indus River / Teesta River / Scheldt / Meuse / S-re / Mahaweli Project / Volta / Da River / Yodo River / River Vecht / Ganges Basin / Brahmaputra River / Meghana
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 VAN Record No: H016075)
2 Shrestha, H. M.; Singh, L. M. 1996. The Ganges-Brahmaputra System: A Nepalese perspective in the context of regional cooperation. In Biswas, A.K.; Hashimoto. T.(Eds) Asian international water: From Ganges-Brahmaputra to Mekong. Bombay, India: OUP. pp.81-94. (Water resources management series:4)
Greenhouse effect ; Water resources development ; River basins ; Regional cooperation ; Water scarcity / Nepal / Ganges River / Brahmaputra River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G570 BIS Record No: H020103)
3 Bhattacharyya, N. N.; Bora, A. K. 1997. Floods of the Brahmaputra River in India. Water International, 22(4):222-229.
Flood control ; Flood plains ; Rivers ; Natural disasters ; Hydrology ; Social impact / India / Brahmaputra River / Pandu
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H022113)
4 Myint, A. K.; Hofer, T. 1998. Forestry and key Asian watersheds: A paper prepared as background document for the Asia-Pacific Forestry Outlook Study of the Food and Agriculture Organization with Financial Support from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Kathmandu, Nepal: ICIMOD. 69p.
Forestry ; Forest management ; Watersheds ; River basins ; Geography ; Climate ; Hydrology ; Sedimentation ; Water quality ; Irrigation ; Natural resources / Asia / India / China / Indus River / Ganges River / Brahmaputra River / Mekong River / Yangtze River / Yellow River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G570 MYI Record No: H022439)
5 Gleick, P. H. 1998. The world's water 1998-1999: The biennial report on freshwater resources. Washington, DC, USA: Island Press. xii, 307p.
Water resources development ; Water supply ; International cooperation ; Conflict ; Water loss ; Water demand ; Water use ; Water rates ; Pricing ; Wastewater ; Desalinization ; Public health ; Sanitation ; Waterborne diseases ; Dams ; Environmental effects ; Climate ; Hydrology ; Water law ; Water policy ; Institutions ; Sustainability ; Watercourses / China / Lesotho / South Africa / Middle East / Israel / Jordan / India / Bangladesh / USA / Yangtze River / The Three Gorges Project / Senqu River / Ganges River / Brahmaputra River / Farakka
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 GLE Record No: H023445)
6 Hossain, A.; Miah, S. 1983. The Brahmaputra River Basin development. In Zaman, M. (Ed.), River basin development: Proceedings of the National Symposium on River Basin Development 4-10 December 1981, Dacca, Bangladesh Dublin, Ireland: Tycooly International Publishing. pp.85-98.
River basin development ; Hydrology ; Flood control ; Irrigation water ; Salt water intrusion ; Dams / China / Bhutan / India / Bangladesh / Brahmaputra River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ZAM Record No: H035666)
7 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). IWMI TATA Water Policy Research Program. 2005. India’s water economy: bracing up for a turbulent future. 4th IWMI-Tata Annual Partners’ Meet, Institute of Rural Management, Anand, India, 24-26 February 2005. Program and compendium of extended abstracts. Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India: IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program. 163p.
Water resource management ; Water resources development ; Conflict ; Water harvesting ; Groundwater irrigation ; Aquifers ; Recharge ; Fisheries ; Rice ; Watershed management ; Social aspects ; Water policy ; Water balance ; Reservoir operation ; Operating policies ; Flood control ; Remote sensing ; Erosion ; Water market ; Tank irrigation ; Rehabilitation ; Gender ; Water reuse ; Wastewater ; Water supply ; Drinking water ; Water quality ; Sanitation ; Villages / South Asia / India / Himalayas / Kashmir / Narmada / Haryana / Shiwalik Hills / Mumbai / Mekong Region / Brahmaputra River / Manipur / Indus / Bihar / Jharkhand / Uttar Pradesh / Orissa / Maharashtra / Andhra Pradesh / Haryana / Chhattisgarh / Karnataka / Gujarat / Kerala
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G570 IWM Record No: H036619)
8 Bhaduri, Anik; Barbier, E. 2008. Linking rivers in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River Basin: exploring the transboundary effects. In Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Sharma, Bharat R. (Eds.) Strategic Analyses of the National River Linking Project (NRLP) of India, Series 2. Proceedings of the Workshop on Analyses of Hydrological, Social and Ecological Issues of the NRLP, New Delhi, India, 9-10 October 2007. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) pp.373-395.
River basin management ; River basin development ; Development projects ; International cooperation ; Water transfer ; Water allocation ; Planning ; Flow ; Simulation models ; Computer software ; Environmental effects ; Risks / India / Bangladesh / Ganges River / Brahmaputra River / Farakka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G635 AMA Record No: H041813)
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The following paper explores the possible inter-linkage of the Ganges and Brahmaputra River Basin and analyzes its effect on future water allocation between the upstream country, India, and the downstream country, Bangladesh. We find that water transfer from the Brahmaputra River could be mutually beneficial for both countries. However, the only possible motivation for the richer upstream country, India, to agree to transfer water to the poorer downstream country, Bangladesh, is political altruism. Using a political economy model we find that, if there is a good political relationship between India and Bangladesh, then India could be altruistic toward Bangladesh and transfer more water downstream. Changes in political altruism factor, however, could entice India to exercise unilateral diversion, in which case simulations predict that Bangladesh would incur large environmental damages. Political uncertainty may also result in unilateral diversion of water by India, and could prevent agreement on water transfers from the Brahmaputra. We therefore explore the conditions under which Bangladesh could accept an Indian proposal to transfer water from Brahmaputra, despite political uncertainty.
9 Chaturvedi, M. C. 2013. Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna waters: advances in development and management. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. 423p.
River basins ; Water resources development ; Water management ; Water availability ; Water supply ; Groundwater management ; Watersheds ; Waterway transport ; International waters ; Arsenic ; Irrigation water ; Climate change ; Flooding ; Hydrogeology ; Precipitation ; Evaporation ; Sedimentation ; Soils ; Erosion ; Land degradation ; Fauna ; Flora ; Biodiversity ; Political geography ; Development policy ; Environmental management ; Socioeconomic environment ; Agricultural development ; Water power ; International relations / India / Bangladesh / Nepal / Bhutan / Ganges River / Brahmaputra River / Meghna River / Mahakali River / Kosi River / Gandak River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 631.7.2 G635 CHA Record No: H045900)
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10 Brichieri-Colombi, S. 2008. Could Bangladesh benefit from the river linking project? In Mirza, M. M. Q.; Ahmed, A. U.; Ahmad, Q. K. (Eds.). Interlinking of rivers in India: issues and concerns. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. pp.261-274.
Rivers ; Flow discharge ; International law ; Water sharing ; Costs ; Social aspects ; Environmental effects ; Upstream ; Risks / Bangladesh / Brahmaputra River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.6 G000 MIR Record No: H045882)
11 Grafton, R. Q.; Wyrwoll, P.; White, C.; Allendes, D. (Eds.) 2014. Global water: issues and insights. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University (ANU Press). 248p.
Water management ; Water resources ; International waters ; International agreements ; Water supply ; Water security ; Water scarcity ; Water footprint ; Virtual water ; Water market ; Water use ; Water demand ; Wastewater treatment ; Groundwater ; Water quality ; Watercourses ; Assessment ; Energy generation ; Agriculture ; Rice ; River basins ; Aquifers ; Dams ; Irrigation systems ; Wells ; Sanitation ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; Natural gas / Africa / West Africa / India / Bangladesh / Iran / Australia / Tamil Nadu / Murray-Darling Basin / Guarani Aquifer / Brahmaputra River / Himalayan Region / Mekong River / Tehran
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046531)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046531.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046531.pdf
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12 Wirsing, R.G. 2014. The Brahmaputra: water hotspot in Himalayan Asia. In Grafton, R. Q.; Wyrwoll, P.; White, C.; Allendes, D. (Eds.). Global water: issues and insights. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University (ANU Press). pp.77-81.
Water resources ; Water power ; Water supply ; International waters ; Rivers ; Dams ; Diversion / India / China / Bangladesh / Brahmaputra River / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046546)
http://press.anu.edu.au/apps/bookworm/view/Global+Water%3A+Issues+and+Insights/11041/ch03.6.xhtml#toc_marker-21
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046546.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046546.pdf
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13 Islam, S. N. 2016. Deltaic floodplains development and wetland ecosystems management in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna rivers delta in Bangladesh. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2(3):237-256. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-016-0047-6]
Natural resources management ; Deltas ; Floodplains ; Wetlands ; Ecosystem management ; Rivers ; Salt water intrusion ; Hydrological factors ; Ecological factors ; Sustainability ; Socioeconomic development ; Living standards ; Coastal area ; Mangroves / Bangladesh / India / Ganges Delta / Ganges River / Brahmaputra River / Meghna River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047975)
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The Ganges delta has a great importance for its exceptional hydro-geological settings and deltaic floodplain wetland ecosystems. The floodplain is formed by the deposition of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna River. The physical characteristics of floodplains, geographic location, the multiplicity of rivers and the monsoon climate render wetland ecosystems highly vulnerable to natural disaster and anthropogenic activities. Flooding is a natural annual phenomenon of a river system which occupies a unique position in the culture, society and economy of Bangladesh. There are 257 rivers in Bangladesh, from which 59 rivers are transboundary rivers. All of these rivers play a prospective role in the economic development of the country. The deltaic floodplains of the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Rivers Delta are undergoing rapid hydro-morphological changes due to natural and anthropogenic causes. Historically, these three rivers have played a strong role in formation of deltaic floodplains and wetland ecosystems in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) Rivers Delta. The GBM rivers system is continuously developing the active deltaic floodplains in the coastal region of Bangladesh. The deltaic wetlands are under threat due to extension of agricultural land use, shrimp cultivation, and saline water intrusion in the tidally active delta region. The main reasons of ecosystem degradation are the settlements development, urbanization processes and substantial uses of deltaic natural resources. The study investigated the role of river systems in the formation and development process of delta and salinity intrusion and its impact on wetland ecosystems in the tidally active deltaic floodplains in the coastal region. The objective of this study is to understand the role of river systems in the delta formation process and an analysis of deltaic floodplain and degraded wetland ecosystems of the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Rivers Delta in Bangladesh.
14 Yeophantong, P. 2017. River activism, policy entrepreneurship and transboundary water disputes in Asia. Water International, 42(2):163-186. (Special issue: Transboundary River Cooperation: Actors, Strategies and Impact). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2017.1279041]
International waters ; International cooperation ; Conflict ; Water policy ; Water resources ; Water governance ; Entrepreneurship ; River basins ; Dams ; Water power ; Development projects ; Civil society organizations ; State intervention ; Social aspects / Asia / India / Myanmar / China / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Mekong River / Brahmaputra River / Nu-Salween River / Xayaburi Dam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048011)
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This article examines the role of non-state actors – namely, ‘river activists’ – in the management of major transboundary rivers in Asia. Focusing on unresolved disputes over the utilization of the water resources of the Mekong, Nu-Salween and Brahmaputra Rivers, it argues that aside from riparian governments, these activists have contributed considerably to shaping the nature of socio-political contestation in these cases. Drawing upon a ‘policy entrepreneurship’ framework for analysis, civil society actors are revealed to play an important, if not leading, role in catalyzing and framing water disputes at the national and transnational levels, with cascading consequences for regional water governance.
15 Hanasz, P. 2017. Muddy waters: international actors and transboundary water cooperation in the Ganges-Brahmaputra problemshed. Water Alternatives, 10(2):459-474.
International waters ; Water governance ; Water law ; Foreign investment ; World Bank ; International cooperation ; River basins ; Aid programmes ; Rriparian zones / South Asia / India / Nepal / Bhutan / Bangladesh / Ganges River / Brahmaputra River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048168)
http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol10/v10issue2/365-a10-2-15/file
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048168.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048168.pdf
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The portion of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna mega-basin shared between Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, and Bangladesh is one of the poorest, most densely populated, ecologically vulnerable, and socially and politically unstable areas in the world. As such, reducing the potential for transboundary water conflict by increasing cooperation between riparian states has been of increasing interest to policy-makers and foreign aid donors. The World Bank-led South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI) commenced in the mid-2000s. Yet, in more than a decade of existence, neither SAWI nor other international initiatives, have been able to improve transboundary water interactions between India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. In part this is because of the sheer complexity of transboundary water governance, and in part because of contextual factors. Addressing transboundary water issues is not a priority for the riparian states; there is significant distrust between them and resentment about India’s hydro-hegemony; and bilateral, rather than multilateral, arrangements prevail. These factors make collective action both more urgent and more difficult. If they are to increase transboundary water cooperation, international actors should, among other things, resolve historical grievances; strengthen water-sharing institutions; build trust between riparian states; and work toward outcomes based on principles of water justice.
16 Chun, K. P.; He, Q.; Fok, H. S.; Ghosh, S.; Yetemen, O.; Chen, Q.; Mijic, A. 2020. Gravimetry-based water storage shifting over the China-India border area controlled by regional climate variability. Science of The Total Environment, 714:136360. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136360]
Water storage ; Climate change ; Precipitation ; Drought ; Temperature ; Monsoon climate ; Water depletion ; Satellite observation ; Gravimetry / China / India / Indus River / Ganges River / Brahmaputra River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049784)
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The regional water storage shifting causes nonstationary spatial distribution of droughts and flooding, leading to water management challenges, environmental degradation and economic losses. The regional water storage shifting is becoming evident due to the increasing climate variability. However, the previous studies for climate drivers behind the water storage shifting are not rigorously quantified. In this study, the terrestrial water storage (TWS) spatial shifting pattern during 2002–2017 over the China-India border area (CIBA) is developed using the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), suggesting that the Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra basin (IGBB) was wetting while the central Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) was drying. Similar drying and wetting patterns were also found in the precipitation, snow depth, Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and potential evaporation data. Based on our newly proposed Indian monsoon (IM) and western North Pacific monsoon (WNPM) variation indices, the water shifting pattern over the CIBA was found to be affected by the weakening of the variation of IM and WNPM through modulating the regional atmospheric circulation. The weakening of IM and WNPM variations has shown to be attributed to the decreasing temperature gradient between the CIBA and the Indian Ocean, and possibly related to increasing regional temperatures associated with the increasing global temperature. As the global warming intensifies, it is expected that the regional TWS shifting pattern over the CIBA will be further exaggerated, stressing the need of advancing water resources management for local communities in the region.
17 Vij, S.; Warner, J. F.; Biesbroek, R.; Groot, A. 2020. Non-decisions are also decisions: power interplay between Bangladesh and India over the Brahmaputra River. Water International, 45(4):254-274. (Special issue: Power in Water Diplomacy) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1554767]
International waters ; Water resources ; River basins ; Decision making ; Political aspects ; International cooperation ; Hydropower ; Climate change adaptation ; Conflict ; Negotiation ; Treaties / India / Bangladesh / Brahmaputra River / Arunachal Pradesh / Assam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049843)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02508060.2018.1554767?needAccess=true#aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGFuZGZvbmxpbmUuY29tL2RvaS9wZGYvMTAuMTA4MC8wMjUwODA2MC4yMDE4LjE1NTQ3Njc/bmVlZEFjY2Vzcz10cnVlQEBAMA==
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049843.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049843.pdf
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This article shows how Bangladesh and India intentionally maintain the status quo for the Brahmaputra River at the transboundary level, using material and ideational resources. Results show that India wants to reduce its hegemonic vulnerabilities and Bangladesh aims to maintain its control over the Brahmaputra river, simultaneously building its technical and negotiation skills. We conclude that the underlying processes of maintaining the status quo can be comprehended as ‘non-decision making’. The analysis presented will help policy actors to push towards a forward-looking climate change adaptation planning for the Brahmaputra River.
18 Mia, Md. U.; Rahman, M.; Elbeltagi, A.; Abdullah-Al-Mahbub, Md.; Sharma, G.; Islam, H. M. T.; Pal, S. C.; Costache, R.; Towfiqul Islam, A. R. Md.; Islam, Md. M.; Chen, N.; Alam, E.; Washakh, R. M. A. 2022. Sustainable flood risk assessment using deep learning-based algorithms with a blockchain technology. Geocarto International, 30p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2022.2112982]
Flooding ; Risk assessment ; Disaster risk management ; Machine learning ; Blockchain technology ; Neural networks ; Sustainable development ; Floodplains ; Rain ; Forecasting ; Datasets ; Mapping ; Normalized difference vegetation index ; Models / Bangladesh / Brahmaputra River / Jamalpur / Gaibandha / Kurigram / Bogra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051339)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10106049.2022.2112982
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051339.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051339.pdf
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The couplings of convolutional neural networks (CNN) with random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), long short-term memory (LSTM), and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) ensemble algorithms were used to construct novel ensemble computational models (CNN-LSTM, CNN-XG, CNN-SVM, and CNN-RF) for flood hazard mapping in the monsoon-dominated catchment, Bangladesh. The results revealed that geology, elevation, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and rainfall are the most significant parameters in flash floods based on the Pearson correlation technique. Statistical method such as the area under the curve (AUC) was used to evaluate model performance. The CNN-RF model could be a promising tool for precisely predicting and mapping flash floods as it is outperformed the other models (AUC = 1.0). Furthermore, to meet sustainable development goals (SDGs), a blockchain-based technology is proposed to create a decentralized flood management tool for help seekers and help providers during and post floods. The suggested tool accelerates emergency rescue operations during flood events.
19 Fanaian, S.; Fanaian, F. 2023. A tug of war between centralization and decentralization: the co-evolution of urban governance and water risks in Guwahati, India. Environmental Research Communications, 5(6):065012. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/acdc86]
Climate change ; Water supply ; Drinking water ; Towns ; Governance ; Domestic water ; Decision making ; Governance ; Institutions ; Policies ; Infrastructure ; Sewage / India / Guwahati / Brahmaputra River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052007)
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7620/acdc86/pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052007.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052007.pdf
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Intermediate cities in Asia and Africa house more than 60% of the world's urban population. More than 54% of the people here face high levels of water stress and are increasingly vulnerable to water-related risks such as floods, limited access to safe drinking water and water pollution. These urban water risks are complex outcomes of climate change, land use changes, governance failures, and social inequities. This study examines the co-evolution of three water risks and governance responses through the case of Guwahati, India. Guwahati, on the Brahmaputra River in the Northeast of India, serves as a case of an intermediate city to demonstrate changes in water risk governance trends. We focus on studying the connected governance responses to changes in three interrelated water risks, i.e., domestic water supply, urban floods, and river pollution. The shifts in the socio-political structures for these risks are assessed by combining historical institutionalism with multi-level perspective theory. The results show that despite the growing diversity of actors and devolution of responsibilities in cities to mitigate water risks, there is an ongoing tug-of-war between centralized and decentralized modes of decision-making. Contrary to the recommendations for decentralized urban governance, the trend is currently tugging towards a centralized decision-making mode. However, when differences arise between the local and national, local actors within their limited frames of action manage to circumnavigate nationally dictated mandates to fit local needs.
20 Paszkowski, A.; Laurien, F.; Mechler, R.; Hall, J. 2024. Quantifying community resilience to riverine hazards in Bangladesh. Global Environmental Change, 84:102778. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102778]
Resilience ; Flooding ; Erosion ; Communities ; Vulnerability ; Riverbanks ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Indicators ; Vulnerability ; Livelihoods ; Risk reduction ; Risk management / Bangladesh / Ganges River / Brahmaputra River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052616)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378023001449/pdfft?md5=b7479e4725d7b2c4908628ab751e2bee&pid=1-s2.0-S0959378023001449-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052616.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052616.pdf
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Every year, 30–70% of Bangladesh is inundated with flood waters, which combined with erosion, affect between 10 and 70 million people annually. Rural riverine communities in Bangladesh have long been identified as some of the poorest populations, most vulnerable to riverine hazards. However, these communities have, for generations, also developed resilience strategies – considered as the combination of absorptive, adaptive, and transformative approaches – to manage significant flooding and erosion. It is not clear whether such existing strategies are sufficient to generate resilience in the face of increasing hazards and growing pressures for land. In this study, we quantify community resilience to flooding and erosion of 35 of the most poverty-stricken and exposed communities in riverine Bangladesh by applying the systematic resilience measurement framework provided by the Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities tool. The low levels of resilience observed in the riverine communities, as well as their continued focus on enhancing absorptive capacities are alarming, especially in the face of growing climate threats and continued population growth. Innovative transformative responses are urgently required in riverine Bangladesh, which align with and complement ongoing community-centred efforts to enhance rural resilience to riverine hazards.
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