buet - adpc 8/disaster...9 research at durp, buet murp theses on disaster-related issues 1993...

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BUET presents...

Disaster Management in Bangladesh

Delineation of Flood Zones of Dhaka City

Relief Assessment with GIS

Bangladesh: Regional Setting

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Bangladesh: Administrative Units

6 Divisions64 DistrictsThanas/UpazilasUnions

Bangladesh: Administrative Units

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Bangladesh:Shaded Relief

Bangladesh: Network of Rivers

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Catchment of Major Rivers

Bangladesh:Population Density

1-500501-750751-1000

1001-15001501-20002000+

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Organisations involved with DM

MoWR• Water Resources Planning Organisation

(WARPO)• Bangladesh Water Development Board

(BWDB)• Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre

(FFWC)• Institute of Water Modelling (IWM)

Organisations involved with DM

Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief• Disaster Management Bureau

Ministry of LGRD• Local Government Engineering Department

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Organisations involved with DM

Ministry of Defense• Space Research and Remote Sensing

Organisation (SPARRSO)• Bangladesh Meteorological Department

(BMD)• Survey of Bangladesh (SOB)• Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guards

Organisations involved with DMInter Ministerial Committees• National Disaster Management Council• Inter-Ministerial Disaster Management

Coordination Committee• National Disaster Management Advisory

Committee (NDMAC)• District Disaster Management Committee• Upazila Disaster Management Committee• Union Disaster Management Committee

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Organisations involved with DMNGOs• CARE (Disaster Management Project)• Network for Information, Response and

Preparedness Activities on Disaster (NIRAPAD)

• Disaster Forum• Red Crescent

Organisations involved with DM

Research Institutes• Centre for Environmental GIS (CEGIS)• Dhaka University• Khulna University• Bangladesh University of Engineering and

Technology (BUET)

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Organisations involved with DM

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

– Dept. of Civil Engineering– Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engg.– Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning– Institute of Water and Flood Management– Accident Research Centre– National Centre for Earthquake Research

Research at DURP, BUET

MURP theses on disaster-related issues1993 Institutional Development Program for Flood

Disaster Management and Rural Development in Bangladesh

1993 Effects of Greater Dhaka Town Protection Embankment on the Changes in the Trend of Settlement Pattern in the Fringe Areas

1993 Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of Greater Dhaka Flood Protection Embankment on Adjacent Areas

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Research at DURP, BUET

MURP theses on disaster-related issues1993 Socio-economic and Environmental Effects

of the 1991 Cyclone in Coastal Bangladesh1994 Cyclone Shelter Planning for Disaster

Management and Community Development in Bangladesh

1995 Institutional Framework for Cyclone Disaster Management in Bangladesh

1994 Social Forestry Programme for Coastal Protection Against Cyclone Surge

Research at DURP, BUET

MURP theses on disaster-related issues1996 Formulation of Planning and Land Use

Policies for Disaster Management in Chittagong Metropolitan Area

2001 Fire Hazard Modelling in Dhaka City2002 Development of Information System for the

Local Level Cyclone Disaster Management2002 GIS for Estimating Emergency Relief

Requirements for Flood Victims

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Floods in Bangladesh

Floods in Bangladesh

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Floods in Bangladesh

Estimating Relief Requirements for Flood Victims

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Data UsedDEM Raster WARPO

Settlement Data Vector LGED

Population Data Attribute BBS

Boundaries, infrastructure,water bodies

Vector WARPO &LGED

Administrative HQs,community facilities,ghats, helipads,govt. offices & NGO offices

Vector WARPO &LGED

Danger level and water level Attribute FFWC

Study Area

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Study Area

Upazila Keshabpur Manirampur

No. of Unions 9 17

No. of Villages 142 249

Population 2,00,438 1,66,306

Area (sq. km) 258.53 444.72

Elevation Model

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Flooded Area (Water Level = 6m)

Flood Depth

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Affected Population

Flood Shelters

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Catchment of Shelters

Affected Population Popn. affected by floodShelter Popn.

Shallow Medium Deep V. deep1 12135 26 2024 416 0

2 23744 248 1295 385 0