BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AS FLOOD CONTROL
MEASURES:
Flooding is a natural phenomenon, which cannot be prevented. Complete flood control is not in the interests of most Bangladeshi farmers. The flood control measures and policies should be directed to mitigation of flood damage, rather than flood prevention. Resources should be allocated to help people adopt a life style that is conformable to their natural environment. Indigenous solutions through changing the housing structures and crop patterns can help reduce flood damage. Moreover, good governance, appropriate environmental laws, acts and ordinances will be necessary to achieve sustainable economic development and to reduce any environmental degradation. In addition, implementation of an improved real-time flood and drought control warning system can reduce damage caused by floods.
A greater understanding of the processes that contribute to increased flooding propensity, however, can help us mitigate the adverse effects on human lives, environment, and economy. To mitigate flooding propensity in Bangladesh, both the GOB and the people will have to shift their paradigms, as well as will have to adopt BMPs in agriculture, forestry, landuse planning, water resources management, and urbanization. The BMPs pertaining to flood control are those activities that will help reduce the run-off, will increase the carrying capacity of drainage system, and will increase land elevations with respect to sea level or riverbeds. Table 1 summarizes the BMPs and the expected effects on mitigation of flooding problems in Bangladesh.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AS FLOOD CONTROLMEASURES:Flooding is a natural phenomenon, which cannot be prevented. Complete flood control is not in the interests of most Bangladeshi farmers. The flood control measures and policies should be directed to mitigation of flood damage, rather than flood prevention. Resources should be allocated to help people adopt a life style that is conformable to their natural environment. Indigenous solutions through changing the housing structures and crop patterns can help reduce flood damage. Moreover, good governance, appropriate environmental laws, acts and ordinances will be necessary to achieve sustainable economic development and to reduce any environmental degradation. In addition, implementation of an improved real-time flood and drought control warning system can reduce damage caused by floods.A greater understanding of the processes that contribute to increased flooding propensity, however, can help us mitigate the adverse effects on human lives, environment, and economy. To mitigate flooding propensity in Bangladesh, both the GOB and the people will have to shift their paradigms, as well as will have to adopt BMPs in agriculture, forestry, landuse planning, water resources management, and urbanization. The BMPs pertaining to flood control are those activities that will help reduce the run-off, will increase the carrying capacity of drainage system, and will increase land elevations with respect to sea level or riverbeds. Table 1 summarizes the BMPs and the expected effects on mitigation of flooding problems in Bangladesh.
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