Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre explained
Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre is a government agency that generates and forecasts floods in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] [2] [3] The centre is an important part the government mechanism that deals with Flooding in Bangladesh.[4]
History
Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre was established in 1972 under Bangladesh Water Development Board.[5] It is under the Ministry of Water Resources.[6] [7] The centre has 109 water level monitoring stations and 61 forecasting stations throughout Bangladesh.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Mission. ffwc.gov.bd. 4 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004140019/http://www.ffwc.gov.bd/index.php/about-us/mission. 4 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: Satellite Data Is Saving Lives with Flood Forecasting in Bangladesh. usaid.gov. 4 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004140117/https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/frontlines/climate-change-2015/satellite-data-saving-lives-flood-forecasting. 4 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: Early Flood Warning Saves Lives. The Daily Star. 4 October 2017. en. 11 March 2017.
- Web site: Floods in Bangladesh: The way forward. The Daily Star. 4 October 2017. en. 6 November 2007.
- Book: Bharati. Luna. Sharma. Bharat R.. Smakhtin. Vladimir. The Ganges River Basin: Status and Challenges in Water, Environment and Livelihoods. 2016. Routledge. 9781317479475. 4 October 2017. en.
- Web site: Anisul warns of severe flood next month. The Daily Star. 4 October 2017. en. 27 July 2017.
- Book: Singh. Ashbindu. Zommers. Zinta. Reducing Disaster: Early Warning Systems For Climate Change. 2014. Springer. 9789401785983. 170. 4 October 2017. en.
- Web site: 17 June 2023 . Flood Bulletin (FFWC) . 17 June 2023 . FFWC . en.
