Bangladesh: Building Long-Term Flood Resilience through a Comprehensive System Approach

• Country: Bangladesh
• Summary: Bangladesh: Building Long-Term Flood Resilience through a Comprehensive System Approach
• BDT Ref No: 118522009
• Deadline: 19 May 2025
• Financier: World Bank (WB)
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
• Document Ref. No.: 0002015819
• Purchaser's Detail:
  Login to see full purchaser details. Login to see full purchaser details. Login to see full purchaser details. Login to see full purchaser details. Login to see full purchaser details. Login to see full purchaser details. Login to see full purchaser details. Login to see full purchaser details. Login to see full purchaser details.

  Login to see details
• Description:
• Frequent floods in Bangladesh - fluvial, pluvial, coastal,as well as flash floods - have had a significant impact on lives andlivelihoods. Bangladesh is a deltaic country consisting of floodplains createdby over 400 rivers and channels. Twenty five percent of the country is lessthan 1 meter above sea level, and 50 percent is less than 6 meters above sealevel. It is located at the foot of the Himalayan Mountain range, which is theworld-s highest precipitation zone. During the monsoon season, winds from thesea heading towards land raise the water levels in the Bay of Bengal,inhibiting drainage from the rivers into the sea. As rainfall levels are alsohigh during the monsoon seasons, river flows, local rain, and raised waterlevels for the Bay of Bengal result in flooding of vast areas. Recurringflooding in Bangladesh affects a greater share of the population than othernatural hazards, with once every three to five years, up to two-thirds of thecountry is inundated. Most of the well-researched locations when it comes tofloods in Bangladesh are along the major rivers (Jamuna, Padma, Meghna rivers),the big cities (e.g., Dhaka), and to some extent the coastal areas. It is notthe case for smaller rivers such as Muhuri, Kahua, Dakatia, Feni, Little Feni,and Gomati rivers, which were some of the main sources of the devastating Eastern Flash Flood in August 2024 that affected almost six million people. Betterunderstanding the flood dynamics in these affected regions more specifically(which include the smaller rivers indicated above) and in other flood-proneareas more broadly, its flood behavior, and potential interventions, isnecessary to increase flood resilience in these areas. This assignment willattempt to address this gap, with an ultimate aim to inform the Government ofBangladesh (GoB)-s planning for flood resilience in such areas. This assignment aims to support long-term and comprehensivethinking how to build long-term resilience, focusing in the area of interest(i.e., ...
• Documents:

 Tender Notice