• Investigation of Sundarbans ecosystem resiliency through multi temporal remote sensing data 

  Maruf, Billah (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-01-29)

  Mangrove ecosystems are distributed along the coast in the tropical and subtropical climate zone. They have a role as a defender from different calamities and critical breeding zone for shrimp and fish. In the recent past, ...
• Assessment of vegetation damage of the Sundarbans and inundation in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh for three recent cyclones using satellite images 

  Ariful, Islam (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-04-23)

  Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to tropical cyclones due to its unique geographical location, flat topography, and high density of population. Over the last few decades, climate change and sea-level rise have been increasing ...
• Impact of resuscitation of Ichamoti river, Pabna on urban land price by using hedonic pricing model 

  Azad, A. K. (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-09-26)

  Inrecentyears,manyriversandcanalsintheBangladeshRiverBasinhavedriedupordiedduetolossofhydrologicalconnectivitiesbetweenriversduetonaturalandanthropogenicinterventions.Moreover,thedegradationofurbanriverecosystemsposesase ...
• Investigation of tidal impact on nutrient exchange in some coastal rivers in south-west Bangladesh 

  Zahurul Islam, Md. (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2021-11-20)

  The objective of this research was to investigate the influence of tides on nutrient concentrations in the Pasur and Baleshwar rivers of southwest Bangladesh. The sampling of river water was carried out to study the variation ...
• Potential of urban rooftop agriculture as a climate change adaptation tool through efficient water mangement 

  Shahinara Begum, Musammat (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-01-08)

  Urban cities are facing the challenges of microclimatic changes with substantially warmer environments than adjacent rural areas and making cities uncomfortable embracing challenges like ecological imbalances, fresh food ...
• Assessment of vulnerability to water scarcity through gender lens in the context of informal settlements 

  Nazwa, Tahsin (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2021-10-02)

  Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is already posed with climate risks and water scarcity threat due to over dependency on groundwater, loss of surface water resources and poor water quality of peripheral rivers. As more ...
• Analysis of the hydro-morphodynamic processes in relation with risk of sedimentation in tidal rivers of southwest Bangladesh 

  Saif Uddin, Mohammad (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-07-02)

  In the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna(GBM) delta, the largest on Earth and one of the most dynamic tidedominated deltas, river sedimentation and associated waterlogging within polders is one of the significant water security ...
• Establishment of best-fitted rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for the hydrologic regions of Bangladesh 

  Zohuruzzaman, A. Q. M. (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-04-26)

  Frequency analysis is a fundamental approach for estimating the magnitude of extreme weather occurrences, including heavy rain, flooding, and other climatic phenomena. Rainfall frequency analysis iswidely used to design ...
• Community resilience to climate change through disaster resilient housing practice in coastal area: a case study of dacope upazila in Khulna 

  Rayhanur Rahman, Md. (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-08-13)

  Every year natural disasters, specially, cyclonic storm surges disrupt the lives and livelihood of people in the coastal area of Bangladesh. Since 1990s, activities like the construction of cyclone shelters, cyclone warning, ...
• Assessment of the variability in nutrient content of deposited sediment and crop diversity in selected tidal basins of Bangladesh 

  Nureza, Hafiz. (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-11-16)

  In Bangladesh, coastal polders have been constructed since 1960s to protect the land from floods as well as to intensify crop production. However, the polders altered the sensitive river-floodplain sediment balance and ...
• Impacts of future land use/land cover (LULC) and climate change on runoff of the teesta basin 

  Syadur Rahaman, Md. (Department of Institute of Water and Flood Management(IWFM), BUET, 2022-05-09)

  Teesta basin is one of the most important transboundary river basins in South Asia, shared by Bangladesh and India. Last few decades, the basin has exhibited significant land-use, and land cover (LULC) changes, and these ...
• Assessing land use change and its impact on ecosystem services in Khulna conurbation 

  Ferdous, Md Salman (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-02-28)

  Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world with a population of 165 million which is 2.11% of the world population. The population increased from 14.1 million to 165 million from 1981 to 2020.To ...
• Study of changing water conflicts and their implications for water security in polder-29 

  Hasan, Md. Hasibul (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-07-03)

  Water conflicts at the local level have received less attention globally as well as in Bangladesh and have comparatively been less researched. Local level water conflicts, mediated by hydrological, social, economic, ...
• Studying the meander bend migration of the Arial Khan river 

  Ferdoush, Jannatul (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-03-20)

  Arial Khan is a meandering river, flowing south-eastward direction after bifurcating from the right bank of the Padma River. Incessant channel shifting and bend migration are very common phenomena for this river. This study ...
• Determinants and gender considerations for survival strategies due to riverbank erosion: a case study at Dewanganj, Jamalpur 

  Ahmed, Sahika (Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2022-11-23)

  This study focuses on the survival strategies of riverbank erosion victims of Dewanganj, Jamalpur. Coping and adaptation strategies, determinants of destination choice and gendered considerations are the key factors here. ...
• Suitability of drinking water services in greater Southwestern coastal Bangladesh 

  Hossain, Mohammad Jobayer (Institute of Water and Flood Management, 2022-06-26)

  In Bangladesh, a major development challenge is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1 of safely managed drinking water, which not only accounts for access but also includes quality, quantity, reliability, ...
• Assessment of the potential of bioengineering intervention for retarding cyclonic wind and storm surge in coastal Bangladesh 

  Islam, Syed Labib Ul (Institute of Water and Flood Management, 2021-12-13)

  Bioengineering is the technique of using live materials – particularly vegetation to provide engineering solutions. Nature-based, eco-friendly, and flexible solutions are being widely explored around the world as we strive ...
• Development of a water pricing model for domestic water uses in Dhaka city using IWRM framework 

  Kashem, Sumaia (Institute of Water and Flood Management, 2021-10-23)

  Groundwater is the principal water source in the megacity, Dhaka for all kinds of uses. It is supplied at Uniform Volumetric Charge which is comparatively lower than most other Asian cities, and this promotes higher water ...
• Application of different remote sensing and GIS based multi-criteria approaches in mapping potential recharge zones of groundwater in the north-west of Bangladesh 

  Zzaman, Md. Rashed Uz (Institute of Water and Flood Management, 2021-02-23)

  Over-reliance on groundwater in the northwest region (NW) of Bangladesh is causing a drawdown of the water table and creating tremendous pressure on food security. In many parts of the region, this drawdown has raised ...
• Flood propagation assessment for developing a location-specific flood forecasting methodology in a floodplain 

  Iqbal, Ashik (Institute of Water and Flood Management, 2021-11-27)

  Monsoon flooding inundates a substantial part of Bangladesh, where 80% of the areas are floodplains. Sirajganj, located beside the Jamuna River in northwestern Bangladesh, is home to many communities living in the low-lying ...

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