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Flooding Case Studies: New Orleans & Bangladesh

Flooding Case Studies: New Orleans & Bangladesh. Causes of Flooding. Human Deforestation in Himalayas ( Bangladesh ) Poor water management ( New Orleans) Population (Bangladesh ) Low and flat plains (Bangladesh). Physical High rainfall (Bangladesh) Snowmelt (Bangladesh)

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Flooding Case Studies: New Orleans & Bangladesh

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  1. Flooding Case Studies:New Orleans & Bangladesh

  2. Causes of Flooding Human • Deforestationin Himalayas (Bangladesh) • Poor watermanagement(New Orleans) • Population (Bangladesh) • Low and flat plains (Bangladesh) Physical • High rainfall (Bangladesh) • Snowmelt (Bangladesh) • Relief (Bangladesh) • Coastalflooding (New Orleans) • Natural Disasters (New Orleans) • Changingthe micro climaticconditions(New Orleans)* • Dumping rubish in rivers and drains. *Possibility.

  3. New Orleans, USA. • Hurricane Katrina, 2005. • Causedby a badconstruction. • Is more vulnerable to natural disasterbecause of thezonewhereitslocated. • Government response waslacking. • The stormcaused more than 50 breaches in drainage canal leves.

  4. Bangladesh, India. • Causedbecause deltas. • Deltas are abletogrowfast • Low-lyingislands are very vulnerable tofloods • Poor comunications • 1987, 1988 and 1991 were of catastrophicconsequence.

  5. Recentfloods in 2004 and 2010. • 1987: affected 57,300 km2 of land, (about 40% of the total area of the country) • 1988: 82,000 Km2 (about 60%). • 1998: over 75% of the country areawasflooded. • 18 majorfloodsoccurred in the 20th century. • 2004: overhalf of country wasunderwater.

  6. Floods in Bangladesh • http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/floods-in-bangladesh/8296.html

  7. Effects of Flooding: Negative • Loss of lives & propety (Long-term, social) • Loss of livelihoods (Short-Term, social) • Healthissues. • Decreased of productionpower (Long-term, social-economical) • Overfloodedcrops (environmental)

  8. Psychosocialeffects (Long-term, social) • Hinderingeconomicgrowth and development (Long-term, economic) • Inundatedbyflood (Long-term, social) • Livestockloss (Long-term, economical) • Buildingsaffected (Long (MEDC)and Short term (LEDC), economical, social). • Politicalimplications (Short-term, social, political)

  9. Effects of Flooding: Positive • Agriculture (Long-term, economical) • Aliments & medical help (Short-term, social)

  10. Responses: New Orleans • American Red Cross • SalvationArmy • SouthernBaptistConvention • International Medical Crops • EuropanUnion • NATO • International Energy Agency • UnitedNations & UnitedNationsHigh CommissionerforRefugees • Word HealthOrganization • OPEC

  11. Responses: Bangladesh • American Red Cross • NGO • Bangladesh ArmedForces • UnitedNations • 1.3 Non-AlignedMovement • 1.4 Organisation of IslamicCooperation • 1.5 South AsianAssociationfor Regional Cooperation • Word HealthOrganization • Centre onIntegrated Rural Developmentfor Asia and thePacific • Bayof BengalInitiativeforMultiSectoralTechnical and EconomicCooperation • Developing8 Countries • Asia PacificTradeAgreement • WorldTradeOrganization

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