Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre explained

Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre is a government agency that forecasts floods in Bangladesh. It is headquartered in Dhaka.^{[1] [2] [3]} The centre is an important part of the government mechanism that deals with flooding in Bangladesh.^[4]

History

The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre was established in 1972 under the 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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Web site: Early Flood Warning Saves Lives . The Daily Star . 4 October 2017 . en . 11 March 2017.
4. Web site: Floods in Bangladesh: The way forward . The Daily Star . 4 October 2017 . en . 6 November 2007.
5. 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.
6. Web site: Anisul warns of severe flood next month . The Daily Star . 4 October 2017 . en . 27 July 2017.
7. Book: Singh . Ashbindu . Zommers . Zinta . Reducing Disaster: Early Warning Systems For Climate Change . 2014 . Springer . 9789401785983 . 170 . 4 October 2017 . en.
8. Web site: 17 June 2023 . Flood Bulletin (FFWC) . 17 June 2023 . FFWC . en.