More than 70% of large deltas are under threat from rising sea levels, subsidence and anthropogenic interferences, including the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) delta, the Earth’s largest and most populous delta system. This review describes GBM delta dynamics, examining these changes through the Drivers– Pressures–States–Impacts–Responses framework.
Bangladesh
River pollution and social inequalities in Dhaka, Bangladesh
This study seeks to understand the socio-spatial and seasonal inequalities in pollution risks in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The authors designed a direct observation method to record people’s daily river use activities across dry and wet seasons, complemented by monthly monitoring of river water quality, heavy metal and biotoxicity assessment a large-scale household survey along a 25km stretch of the Turag River and Tongi Khal in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Summary Report | Water Security for Climate Resilience
This Summary presents the main findings and recommendations of the Water Security for Climate Resilience Report.
Water Security for Climate Resilience Report
This report presents a synthesis of published and ongoing research by REACH which explores the relationship between water security, climate and climate adaptation decisions. The report draws on findings from REACH research conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Optimizing rural drinking water supply infrastructure to account for spatial variations in groundwater quality and household welfare in Coastal Bangladesh
This study examines decision-making to invest in drinking water infrastructure in coastal Bangladesh, where increasing saline intrusion in aquifers intersects with high levels of poverty for the 20 million people living in the coastal region
Drinking water services in coastal Bangladesh
This report presents empirical evidence on the existing state of drinking water services in coastal Bangladesh, highlighting challenges and opportunities for reforms in the institutional design, information systems, and sustainable finances under the proposed ‘SafePani’ model.
Policy reform for safe drinking water service delivery in rural Bangladesh
As the Government sets out to revise the 1998 National Policy for Safe Water Supply and Sanitation, the ‘SafePani’ model proposes reforms in institutional design, sustainable finance, and information systems, to advance SDG 6.1.
Policy reform for safe drinking water service delivery in rural Bangladesh (policy brief)
This policy brief presents the SafePani model, a new institutional framework for rural water service delivery in Bangladesh.
A New Multibranch Model for Metals in River Systems: Impacts and Control of Tannery Wastes in Bangladesh
A new multibranch INCA-Metals model has been developed to simulate the impact of tannery discharges on river systems and to evaluate a set of treatment scenarios for pollution control, particularly in the dry season.
Contrasting development trajectories for coastal Bangladesh to the end of century
This research applies an integrated assessment model to the south-west coastal zone of Bangladesh to explore the outcomes of four contrasting and plausible development trajectories under different climate and socio-economic scenarios.
