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Complete flood control in the geographical context, particularly in the deltaic form of Bangladesh is not at all a feasible option. Structural methods of flood protection are neither economica
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Introduction Bangladesh is considered to be a country worstly affected by recurring floods with devastating dimensions exposing the national economy in the hands of nature. Complete flood control in the geographical context, particularly in the deltaic form of Bangladesh is not at all a feasible option. Structural methods of flood protection are neither economically viable nor these are environment friendly. Therefore, non-structural methods are becoming popular in mitigating flood disaster. A good way to prevent/ reduce damages occurred from flood is to develop a Flood Forecasting and Warning System in the affected area. This study aims to fulfill such requirement by the extensive use of GIS, providing spatial information for assessment of flood vulnerability. Flood warning system was developed by integrating flood-forecasting results from Hydrodynamic Model MIKE 11 and GIS. The MIKE 11 flood forecasting system comprising of three modules of NAM, HD and FF is used for flood foresting. Geographic...
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