Climate Proofing Infrastructure in Bangladesh : The Incremental Cost of Limiting Future Inland Monsoon Flood Damage

Climate Proofing Infrastructure in Bangladesh : The Incremental Cost of Limiting Future Inland Monsoon Flood Damage

Two-thirds of Bangladesh is less than 5 meters above sea level, making it one of the most flood prone countries in the world. Severe flooding during a monsoon causes significant damage to crops and property, with severe adverse impacts on rural liv...

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Main Authors: Dasgupta, Susmita, Huq, Mainul, Khan, Zahirul Huq, Masud, Md. Sohel, Ahmed, Manjur Murshed Zahid, Mukherjee, Nandan, Pandey, Kiran
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
BANKS
BUILDING CODES
CAPITAL COST
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS
CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO
CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY
CLIMATE MODEL
CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS
CLIMATE PROOFING
CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE RISK SCREENING
CLIMATE RISKS
CLIMATE SCENARIO
CLIMATE-RELATED RISKS
CONGESTION
CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST ESTIMATES
CULVERTS
CYCLONIC STORM
DAMAGES
DISASTER
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER RELIEF
DRAINAGE
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
EARLY WARNING
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
EMERGENCY SHELTERS
EMISSION
EMISSION SCENARIO
EMISSION SCENARIOS
EROSION CONTROL
EVAPORATION
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
EXTREME EVENT
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME WEATHER
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
FATALITIES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLOOD
FLOOD CONTROL
FLOOD DAMAGE
FLOOD FORECASTING
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
FLOOD PROTECTION
FLOODED
FLOODING
FLOODS
FOOD SECURITY
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GCM
GLOBAL WARMING
HEAVY RAINFALL
HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES
HYDROLOGICAL YEAR
IMPACT OF CLIMATE
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPORTS
INCOME
INFORMATION ON CLIMATE
INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURES
INSPECTION
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
IPCC
IRON
LA NINA
LAND USE
LENGTH OF ROAD
LENGTH OF ROADS
MOBILITY
MONSOONS
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
NATURAL DISASTERS
NEGOTIATIONS
PEAK PERIOD
POPULATION DENSITY
POPULATION GROWTH
PP
PRECIPITATION
PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE
PUBLIC WORKS
RAIL
RAIL NETWORK
RAIL TRACK
RAIL TRACKS
RAILWAY
RAILWAYS
RAIN
RAINFALL DATA
RAINFALL RUNOFF
RELIEF OPERATIONS
RISK EXPOSURE
RISK EXPOSURES
ROAD
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD TYPE
ROADS
ROADWAY
RURAL ROADS
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
SEASON
STORM
STORM SURGES
SURFACE RUNOFF
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE INCREASE
TIDAL WAVES
TOTAL COST
TOTAL COSTS
TOTAL DAMAGES
TRAINS
TRANSPORT
TYPES OF ROADS
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101108095909
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3950

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