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- Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund (BCCRF) And The Development Economics Research Group Present Urban Flooding of Greater Dhaka in a Changing Climate Building Local Resilience to Disaster Risk Susmita Dasgupta, Asif Zaman, Subhendu Roy, Mainul Huq, Sawar Jahan and Ainun Nishat Presenter: Dr. Susmita Dasgupta Lead Environmental Economist, DECEE 2016 Megacity Dhaka Location: Lower reaches of the Ganges Brahmaputra Delta Greater Dhaka Area: 1,548 sq. km Elevation: 0 10m MSL Average Rainfall: 2,000 mm per year Monsoon: June - September Population: 14 million (BBS 2012) Dinajpur Rajshah NT1 Deripara Tongi NIDS Dhaka Gabtoli ঢাকা Alipurduar Keranigang MEGHALAYA oshillong H Bangladesh apur Dhaka ঢাকা Jessore E Khulna Chowmuha ENGAL Satkhira Kolkata Population Density: 34,000 per sq. km Rajpur Sonarpur Sundarban angath Digha Dhaka will become the world's fifth largest city by 2025 (UN 2010) RIPUB Chittagong Chandanaish Cox's Baza ONSORTAL Sittwel 08/12/2016 1

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