M. Monirul Qader Mirza, R. A. Warrick, Neil Ericksen
M. Q. Mirza, R. A. Warrick, Neil Ericksen, G. J. Kenny
Abstract The Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna (GBM) river basins occupy about 1.75 x 106 km2 of the Himalayan region. More than half a billion people in Nepal, India, Bhutan and Bangladesh are directly or indirectly dependent on the water resources of the GBM rivers. These river basins are characteriz...
M. Monirul Qader Mirza, R. A. Warrick, Neil Ericksen, G. J. Kenny
Abstract The Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna/Barak rivers are lifelines for millions of people in South Asia in Nepal, India, Bhutan and Bangladesh. They supply water for food and fibre production and for industrial and domestic purposes. They are also sources of disastrous floods that cause substant...
Neil Ericksen, Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, A. R. Chowdhury
M. Q. Mirza, Neil Ericksen
Bangladesh is a very flat delta built up by the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna/Barak river systems. Because of its geographical location, floods cause huge destruction of lives and properties almost every year. Water control programs have been undertaken to enhance development through mitigating the thre...
R. A. Warrick, G. J. Kenny, G. C. Sims, Neil Ericksen et al.
Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, R. A. Warrick, Neil Ericksen, M. Q. Mirza
R. A. Warrick, G. J. Kenny, G. C. Sims, Neil Ericksen et al.