Bangladesh Environmental management Framework (EMF) for River Management Improvement Program (RMIP). Country/Territory Bangladesh Document type Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Biodiversity Disasters Erosion Flood Nutrition Poverty Bank Waterworks Surface water Inland waters Freshwater resources management Potable water Irrigation Livestock water use Water quality standards Water supply Ecosystem preservation Freshwater fishes Geographical area Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Entry into force notes 2015-2023 Abstract The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) through the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) is planning to initiate the River Management Improvement Program (RMIP)1 primarily to rehabilitate and improve the existing right bank embankment of the Brahmaputra River, and also to undertake river bank protection and construction of a road over the embankment. The program will be implemented in phases and in the first phase, works will be carried out for the 50 km priority reach of the embankment; the remaining works will be implemented under subsequent phase(s). The timeframe of the three phases are: 2015 to 2020 (phase I); 2017 to 2022 (phase II); and 2018 to 2023 (phase III). The overall objectives of the RMIP are to reconstruct the BRE and secure it against erosion. Arresting erosion is the primary interest of the local population living alongside the riverbank. Secondary objectives are to: (i) develop the local area to catch up with the rest of the country and reduce poverty; and (ii) strengthen BWDB’s capacity as a competent agency for mitigation of flooding and bank erosion within an overall strategy for Integrated Flood Risk Management. Full text English Website www.bwdb.gov.bd