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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