Hurtig urbanisering og tab af vådområder omkring Dhaka har gjort Bangladeshs hovedstad mere sårbar overfor oversvømmelser og andre naturkatastrofer.
DHAKA, 18. juni, 2012 (IRIN): “Our wetlands are our only surface-water drainage system. As the wetlands are receding, Dhaka is becoming more vulnerable to water-logging and flooding,” Mohammed Ataur Rahman, director for the Centre for Global Environmental Culture (CGEC) told IRIN.
The city is located in the world’s largest delta system, the Ganges-Brahmaputra or Sunderbans Delta, a network of rivers and streams more than 350km wide.
“Nowadays, even an inch of rain will cause water-logging in Dhaka. Heavy rainfall can easily flood the whole city,” Rahman said.
The fastest growing city
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