The objective of the First Phase of the River Bank Improvement Project for Bangladesh is to reduce the adverse impacts of flooding and erosion along the Brahmaputra right embankment, enhance its sustainable management and improve accessibility along the Brahmaputra Right-bank Embankment (BRE) corridor.
... Vea más + Negative impacts include: loss of trees and crops, loss of asset, loss of structure, loss of land acquisition, loss of income, and loss of livelihood. Mitigation measures include: revetment works by the project; replacement value for land and other assets; all affected persons will be eligible for relocation and resettlement at project costs; BWDB will establish a system of early warning under this project; mosque, school and madrasahs will be constructed with better condition and facilities. Graveyard will be shifted to nearby locations; and severely affected HHs will receive additional cash compensation; laborers will receive cash compensation and job opportunity during construction period. Training on poultry, fisheries farming and new skill development training will be provided. The project will take more enhancement measures through livelihood program.
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The objective of the First Phase of the River Bank Improvement Project for Bangladesh is to reduce the adverse impacts of flooding and erosion along the Brahmaputra right embankment, enhance its sustainable management and improve accessibility along the Brahmaputra Right-bank Embankment (BRE) corridor.
... Vea más + Negative impacts include: impact on water quality, dust, and air pollution, impact on cultural heritage, noise pollution, soil erosion, waste management, loss of vegetation, and loss of ecology. Mitigation measures include: the road surface will be maintained regularly for smooth traffic flow and reduction of vehicular emissions; tree plantation will be carried out along the road embankments to reduce the impacts on air quality; during design of road component, a detailed traffic noise modeling will be carried to out to design noise barriers (e.g. walls, vegetation) along the embankments to reduce the noise levels near sensitive receptors such as schools; and the contractors will be required to prepare code of conduct to be followed by all site personnel, to respect religious beliefs and sites, and to conduct in a culturally appropriate manner. In addition, chance find procedures will be followed in case of accidental discovery of any sites or artifacts of religious, historical, or cultural importance.
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The objective of the First Phase of the River Bank Improvement Project for Bangladesh is to reduce the adverse impacts of flooding and erosion along the Brahmaputra right embankment, enhance its sustainable management and improve accessibility along the Brahmaputra Right-bank Embankment (BRE) corridor.
... Vea más + Negative impacts include: impact on water quality, dust, and air pollution, impact on cultural heritage, noise pollution, soil erosion, waste management, loss of vegetation, and loss of ecology. Mitigation measures include: the road surface will be maintained regularly for smooth traffic flow and reduction of vehicular emissions; tree plantation will be carried out along the road embankments to reduce the impacts on air quality; during design of road component, a detailed traffic noise modeling will be carried to out to design noise barriers (e.g. walls, vegetation) along the embankments to reduce the noise levels near sensitive receptors such as schools; and the contractors will be required to prepare code of conduct to be followed by all site personnel, to respect religious beliefs and sites, and to conduct in a culturally appropriate manner. In addition, chance find procedures will be followed in case of accidental discovery of any sites or artifacts of religious, historical, or cultural importance.
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The objective of the First Phase of the River Bank Improvement Project for Bangladesh is to reduce the adverse impacts of flooding and erosion along the Brahmaputra right embankment, enhance its sustainable management and improve accessibility along the Brahmaputra Right-bank Embankment (BRE) corridor.
... Vea más + Negative impacts include: impact on water quality, dust, and air pollution, impact on cultural heritage, noise pollution, soil erosion, waste management, loss of vegetation, and loss of ecology. Mitigation measures include: the road surface will be maintained regularly for smooth traffic flow and reduction of vehicular emissions; tree plantation will be carried out along the road embankments to reduce the impacts on air quality; during design of road component, a detailed traffic noise modeling will be carried to out to design noise barriers (e.g. walls, vegetation) along the embankments to reduce the noise levels near sensitive receptors such as schools; and the contractors will be required to prepare code of conduct to be followed by all site personnel, to respect religious beliefs and sites, and to conduct in a culturally appropriate manner. In addition, chance find procedures will be followed in case of accidental discovery of any sites or artifacts of religious, historical, or cultural importance.
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The objective of the First Phase of the River Bank Improvement Project for Bangladesh is to reduce the adverse impacts of flooding and erosion along the Brahmaputra right embankment, enhance its sustainable management and improve accessibility along the Brahmaputra Right-bank Embankment (BRE) corridor.
... Vea más + Negative impacts include: loss of trees and crops, loss of asset, loss of structure, loss of land acquisition, loss of income, and loss of livelihood. Mitigation measures include: revetment works by the project; replacement value for land and other assets; all affected persons will be eligible for relocation and resettlement at project costs; BWDB will establish a system of early warning under this project; mosque, school and madrasahs will be constructed with better condition and facilities. Graveyard will be shifted to nearby locations; and severely affected HHs will receive additional cash compensation; laborers will receive cash compensation and job opportunity during construction period. Training on poultry, fisheries farming and new skill development training will be provided. The project will take more enhancement measures through livelihood program.
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The objective of the First Phase of the River Bank Improvement Project for Bangladesh is to reduce the adverse impacts of flooding and erosion along the Brahmaputra right embankment, enhance its sustainable management and improve accessibility along the Brahmaputra Right-bank Embankment (BRE) corridor.
... Vea más + Negative impacts include: loss of trees and crops, loss of asset, loss of structure, loss of land acquisition, loss of income, and loss of livelihood. Mitigation measures include: revetment works by the project; replacement value for land and other assets; all affected persons will be eligible for relocation and resettlement at project costs; BWDB will establish a system of early warning under this project; mosque, school and madrasahs will be constructed with better condition and facilities. Graveyard will be shifted to nearby locations; and severely affected HHs will receive additional cash compensation; laborers will receive cash compensation and job opportunity during construction period. Training on poultry, fisheries farming and new skill development training will be provided. The project will take more enhancement measures through livelihood program.
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Bangladesh, with two-thirds of its land area less than five meters above sea level, is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world.
... Vea más + Low-lying coastal districts along the Bay of Bengal are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise, tidal flooding, storm surges, and climate-induced increases in soil and water salinity. This paper investigates the impact of drinking water salinity on infant mortality in coastal Bangladesh. It focuses on the salinity of drinking water consumed during pregnancy, which extensive medical research has linked to maternal hypertension, preeclampsia, and post-partum morbidity and mortality. The study combines spatially-formatted salinity measures for 2001-09 provided by Bangladesh with individual and household survey information from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys for 2004 and 2007. It uses probit and logit analyses to estimate mortality probability for infants less than two months old. Controlling for many other determinants of infant mortality, the analysis finds high significance for salinity exposure during the last month of pregnancy and no significance for exposure during the preceding months. The estimated impact of salinity on infant mortality is comparable in magnitude to the estimated effects of traditionally-cited variables such as maternal age and education, gender of the household head, household wealth, toilet facilities, drinking water sources, and cooking fuels.
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas WPS7200 FEB 01, 2015