Bangladesh: Prepared for New Disasters?

Philip Tamminga

A chapter in The Humanitarian Response Index 2008, 2009, pp 130-138 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Bangladesh, one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, has faced dozens of major disasters over its short history as a nation. Located on the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh is particularly susceptible to seasonal cyclones, acting as a funnel for heavy precipitation from the Indian Ocean and creating extreme weather events. The country sits on the flood plain of several major rivers which drain from the mountainous regions of the Himalayas, making seasonal flooding another hazard often coinciding with the cyclone season.

Keywords: Disaster Management; Disaster Risk Reduction; Disaster Preparedness; Corruption Perception Index; Response Capacity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230584617_9

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