1C Natural Hazards Impacting Disease - Bangladesh Flooding Flashcards
What is Bangladesh located on?
A delta
How many river inputs does the delta have ?
3
What are the three river inputs of the delta?
The ganges
The Brahmaputra
The Meghna
Is Bangladesh prone to flooding?
YES
What do the Bangladesh floods support?
It supports a large rural population
How many tonnes of fertile soil do the floods deliver?
More than 1 billion tonnes
What percent of the land benefits from the flooding?
80 percent
What causes the flooding in Bangladesh?
Increased risk due to climate change
What did the 2020 floods cause?
An epidemic of diarrhoea and other water Bourne disease
What happened to the drinking water in the 2020 floods?
Drinking water became contaminated by bacteria present in floodwater
What percent of the country was flooded within the first two months?
40 percent
How many homes were waterlogged by the 2020 flood?
750,000
How many hectares of crops were destroyed in the 2020 floods?
110,000 hectares
How many people died in the 2020 floods?
83
How many people were affected by the 2020 floods?
3.3 million
What is the solution to Bangladesh’s flooding issue?
To provide clean water and efficient sanitation
What have NGO’s encouraged in Bangladesh?
Encouragement of hand washing
Water purification tablets
Promotion of breastfeeding
How many lives have the policies saved in Bangladesh?
As many as 70,000 lives in 2015 alone
What environmental factors affects the spread of disease in Bangladesh?
Floods annually
Low lying country, coastal flooding
Increasing Hugh magnitude floods
What human factors affect the spread of disease in Bangladesh?
Large rural population
Hugh population density
