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LCG-DER Meeting 10 July 2014

Flood / Monsoon Preparedness 2014. Department of Disaster Management Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief. LCG-DER Meeting 10 July 2014. Introduction. Floods are normal events in the deltaic plains of Bangladesh. On average, nearly 18% of the country becomes flooded each year .

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LCG-DER Meeting 10 July 2014

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  1. Flood / Monsoon Preparedness 2014 Department of Disaster Management Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief LCG-DER Meeting 10 July 2014

  2. Introduction • Floods are normal events in the deltaic plains of Bangladesh. On average, nearly 18% of the country becomes flooded each year. • During severe floods the affected area may exceed 65% of the country, as was seen in 1998. • The runoff from GBM catchments of 1.72 million sq. km. passes through the river systems of Bangladesh of which only 7% lies within the country

  3. GBM basin and Bangladesh Brahmaputra Basin 552,000 sq. km Ganges Basin 1,087,000 sq. km Meghna Basin 82,000 sq. km

  4. Types of Flooding in Bangladesh • Flash floods – in the hilly South East region and Haor basin of North East • River Floods – known as monsoon flood • Rain-fed floods – mainly in south-west and major urban areas e.g. Chittagong, Dhaka etc. • Coastal Floods – during the cyclone and tropical storms in coastal belt

  5. Flooding in Bangladesh

  6. Flood Prone Areas in Bangladesh

  7. 2014 Flood Preparedness by GOB and other stakeholders • Government of Bangladesh • Flood Response Preparedness Planning • Pre-positioning of relief items • Local level flood preparedness by DMCs • SOS and D-Form training of DMCs • Other stakeholders • Humanitarian Clusters’ Contingency planning • Pre-positioning of relief items by UN, IFRC/BDRCS, I/NGOs

  8. Flood Response Preparedness Plan • Since 2013, DDM is leading the process of developing comprehensive Flood Response Preparedness Plan (with Technical Support from UNDP-ERF) • 2014 Flood Response Preparedness Plan is being finalized (stakeholder consultation 8 July 2014) • The overall OBJECTIVE of the Flood Response Preparedness Plan is to strengthen the existing capacity of the GOB to lead and ensure an effective, timely, and coordinated response that will mitigate the risks and reduce the impact of disaster on the vulnerable communities.

  9. Flood Response Preparedness Plan 2014 • The plan includes the following sections: • Back ground & Disaster Management System • Flood hazard and Risk Analysis • Flood forecasting and Warning System • Information Management • Pre-positioning of Relief Items (GOB & non- government) • Local Level Flood Response Preparedness (by DMCs) • Resource Mobilization Strategy (GOB and non-government)

  10. Flood Forecasting and Early Warning Capacity • Existing early warning on floods provides a lead time of 24, 48 and 72 hours • Increase of Flood Forecast Lead Time up to 5 days • Interactive Voice Response (IVR) for flood early warning dissemination • CDMP Supported Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BDM) in strengthening Early Warning Capacity, development of Weather Radio System and Enhancement of Application of Agro-Advisory Expert System • CDMP is currently piloting Flood Preparedness Programme in Gaibandha and Sirajgonj districts

  11. Thank You

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