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Economical and Social Barriers to Water Related Data Availability in the Bangladesh Context

Explore economic and social barriers impeding water-related data availability in Bangladesh, affecting disaster management. Discover the necessity of basin-level data for natural hazards, current data collections, and exchange practices in GBM basins. Learn about barriers such as costs, technology limitations, political will, and more. Dive into solutions for enhancing regional cooperation and efficient data sharing to overcome these challenges.

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Economical and Social Barriers to Water Related Data Availability in the Bangladesh Context

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  1. DATA FOR ALL ABU SALEH KHAN Deputy Executive Director Institute of Water Modelling Dhaka, Bangladesh Economical and Social Barriers to Water Related Data Availability in the Bangladesh Context 21st March 2009, Istanbul, Turkey

  2. Structure of the Presentation • Bangladesh in the Regional Context • Necessity of Water Related Data at Basin Level for Natural Hazards Management • Present Water Related Data Collection in Bangladesh • Present Water Related Data Exchange in the GBM Basins for Flood Management • Existing Economic and Social Barriers for Data Exchange in the GBM Basins • Way Forward

  3. Bangladesh in the Regional Context

  4. GBM BASIN

  5. Bangladesh - A Land of Hazards Sep 10, 1998 Dhaka Flood Average annual inundation 22% 68% area inundated in 1998

  6. Bangladesh - A Land of Hazards Water Stress About 1/4 th of the country suffer water stress in dry season

  7. Bangladesh - A Land of Hazards Cyclone About 1/4 th of the country susceptible to tidal surges In 1970, 300,000 people lost their lives

  8. GBM Basins Water Related Data Temperature change Precipitation change Glacier melt Water Level & Discharge Water ~ Land Sector Flooding Drought Salinity intrusion Cyclonic surge River erosion Water Related Data Requirement at GBM Basin Level for Disaster Management

  9. Causes of Vulnerability of Bangladesh • Low lying flat country • Draining the GBM basin flow generated from 1.75 million sq. km • Covering only 7-10% of total area • With huge water bodies • 75% of annual rainfall occurs during monsoon • 10% during post monsoon and winter • Agriculture is dependant on surface and groundwater irrigation • Salinity intrusion during dry season due to lack of freshwater flow • Drainage problems are severe in the coastal areas due to sedimentation • Cyclonic surge impose flooding in the coastal low lying areas • Flood Control Infrastructure Fragile

  10. Poor People Affected by Flood and Drought Areas affected by flood & drought Areas affected by flood duration and depth Poor people concentration

  11. Hydrological Stations in Bangladesh

  12. Data Collection Network Rainfall Gauging Stations Water Level & Discharge Stations Tidal Discharge & Water Level = Non Tidal Discharge & Water Level =

  13. Hydro-meteorological Data from India

  14. Hydro-meteorological Data from Nepal

  15. Hydro-meteorological Data from China

  16. Hydrometric Data Received from Upstream Countries By FFWC, Bangladesh

  17. Lead-time (travel time) with proposed up-stream data

  18. Lead-time (travel time) with proposed up-stream data 18

  19. GBM Basin Model: • Software - MIKE BASIN Platform developed by DHI, Denmark • Hydrometric data - Satellite & Ground measured • Topographic data – SRTM Land Level Data • Calibration – ongoing with measured data within Bangladesh • Validation – to be done Calibration Station

  20. Rainfall Stations: Data collected from different websites

  21. Result of Basin Model

  22. Frequent Flood Occurrence • Higher inter annual variation in area flooded • Reduction in areal coverage of moderate flooding events

  23. Economic and Social Barriers to Data Availability ~ Bangladesh Context Economic Barriers • Cost of Data • Technology for Data Transfer/Retrieval • Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Data Social Barriers • Sensitivity of Data • Political Will • Bureaucracy • Trust • Data as a Negotiating Tool • Capabılıty

  24. Way Forward • Regional Cooperation under UN Agencies • Water Related Data Website for GBM Basins Countries • GBM Basins Commission • Inter-Governmental Cooperation • Water Resources Planning taken on Regional Perspective

  25. Water a Medium of Cooperation in GBM Basins Flow Augmentation Net potential 5339 cumecs Flood Management Flood Forecasting Hydropower For around 400,000 sq.Km area Navigation Theoretical potential 233,800 Mw Present 22,722 Opening up Nepal, Bhutan and the Northeast to the sea Participatory Water Management Private Public Partnership Environmental Conservation & Restoration Fragmented Development Integrated Water Resources Management Thank you for your attention

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