Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre
| Formation | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | ffwc |
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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mission". ffwc.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Satellite Data Is Saving Lives with Flood Forecasting in Bangladesh". usaid.gov. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Early Flood Warning Saves Lives". The Daily Star. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Floods in Bangladesh: The way forward". The Daily Star. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Bharati, Luna; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (2016). The Ganges River Basin: Status and Challenges in Water, Environment and Livelihoods. Routledge. ISBN 9781317479475. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Anisul warns of severe flood next month". The Daily Star. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Singh, Ashbindu; Zommers, Zinta (2014). Reducing Disaster: Early Warning Systems For Climate Change. Springer. p. 170. ISBN 9789401785983. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Flood Bulletin (FFWC)" (PDF). FFWC. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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