Improved Community Flood Resilience

Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to natural hazards. Its location, meteorological features, riverine conditions, and the funnel-shape of the Bay of Bengal, combined with climate change, a rapidly growing population, and unplanned urbanization, contribute to multiple disaster risks. Due to climate change, Bangladesh’s low-lying riverine and coastal districts are flooded with increasing frequency and intensity. Faridpur district lies within the lower Ganges River floodplain and is bordered by four major rivers; the Padma, the Madhumati, the Arial Khan, and the Kumar. Analysis of the 2016 floods revealed that five percent of the population in Faridpur (2,946 families) were seriously affected. These communities are recurrently flooded during the monsoon and are exposed to high flood risk and riverbank erosion.