river erosion
Jamuna erosion / A village on verge of disappearance
At least 50 families residing in Char Poulee village under Tangail Sadar upazila are passing sleepless nights as the Jamuna river’s erosion worsened this monsoon.
Erosion fear grips 1,000 families
Nearly a thousand families on the bank of the Padma river in Daulatdia union under Rajbari’s Goalanda upazila are passing days in fear of erosion.
Of damaged dams and sleepless nights
Displacement fear looms over thousands living in 5 unions of Khulna’s Koyra
Of river erosion and the people it displaces
Displacement due to river erosion is an entirely different story.
Why Western approaches can't prevent river erosion in Bangladesh
It is because the physical nature of rivers in Bangladesh are different from that of the rivers in Western countries.
Living with the river or fighting against it?
It is neither possible nor desirable to eliminate flooding completely, for floods are intricately linked to the very survival of people in this delta country.
Take measures to combat river erosion
Government must help local communities become more resilient to such calamities
The great Padma story
Shorn of its sacred grandeur the Padma has embraced its secularised and earthier image with some muscularity, audacity and flair.
Climate-related disasters / 9.4m displaced in seven years
At least 1,053 people were killed and 9.4 million more displaced internally in different climate-related disasters in 58 districts in seven years from 2014, says a recent study.
A village on verge of disappearance
At least 50 families residing in Char Poulee village under Tangail Sadar upazila are passing sleepless nights as the Jamuna river’s erosion worsened this monsoon.
Erosion fear grips 1,000 families
Nearly a thousand families on the bank of the Padma river in Daulatdia union under Rajbari’s Goalanda upazila are passing days in fear of erosion.
Of damaged dams and sleepless nights
Displacement fear looms over thousands living in 5 unions of Khulna’s Koyra
Of river erosion and the people it displaces
Displacement due to river erosion is an entirely different story.
Why Western approaches can't prevent river erosion in Bangladesh
It is because the physical nature of rivers in Bangladesh are different from that of the rivers in Western countries.
Living with the river or fighting against it?
It is neither possible nor desirable to eliminate flooding completely, for floods are intricately linked to the very survival of people in this delta country.
Take measures to combat river erosion
Government must help local communities become more resilient to such calamities
The great Padma story
Shorn of its sacred grandeur the Padma has embraced its secularised and earthier image with some muscularity, audacity and flair.
9.4m displaced in seven years
At least 1,053 people were killed and 9.4 million more displaced internally in different climate-related disasters in 58 districts in seven years from 2014, says a recent study.
Why are Sitrang’s victims still waiting for relief and rehabilitation?
Government help must be both quick and sustainable