Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon
DHAKA, Bangladesh, August 13 (IPS) – Dhaka’s recent and recurrent flooding is often treated as a natural disaster, but rain is only the trigger. The deeper causes are political, planning and ecological failure: wetland loss, canal encroachment, unplanned growth, weak enforcement, fragmented institutions and short-term engineering fixes. Dhaka is not drowning because it rains; it is drowning because it has been built as if water had nowhere to go.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh, August 13 (IPS) – Dhaka’s recent and recurrent flooding is often treated as a natural disaster, but rain is only the trigger. The deeper causes are political, planning and ecological failure: wetland loss, canal encroachment, unplanned growth, weak enforcement, fragmented institutions and short-term engineering fixes. Dhaka is not drowning because it rains; it is drowning because it has been built as if water had nowhere to go.
Read the full story, “Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon”, on Jogjajateng.com → Hal ini relevan dalam konteks Global.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, August 13 (IPS) – Dhaka’s recent and recurrent flooding is often treated as a natural disaster, but rain is only the trigger. The deeper causes are political, planning and ecological failure: wetland loss, canal encroachment, unplanned growth, weak enforcement, fragmented institutions and short-term engineering fixes. Dhaka is not drowning because it rains; it is drowning because it has been built as if water had nowhere to go.
Read the full story, “Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon”, on Jogjajateng.com → Hal ini relevan dalam konteks Global.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, August 13 (IPS) – Dhaka’s recent and recurrent flooding is often treated as a natural disaster, but rain is only the trigger. The deeper causes are political, planning and ecological failure: wetland loss, canal encroachment, unplanned growth, weak enforcement, fragmented institutions and short-term engineering fixes. Dhaka is not drowning because it rains; it is drowning because it has been built as if water had nowhere to go.
Read the full story, “Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon”, on Jogjajateng.com → Hal ini relevan dalam konteks Global.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, August 13 (IPS) – Dhaka’s recent and recurrent flooding is often treated as a natural disaster, but rain is only the trigger. The deeper causes are political, planning and ecological failure: wetland loss, canal encroachment, unplanned growth, weak enforcement, fragmented institutions and short-term engineering fixes. Dhaka is not drowning because it rains; it is drowning because it has been built as if water had nowhere to go.
Read the full story, “Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon”, on Jogjajateng.com → Hal ini relevan dalam konteks Global.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, August 13 (IPS) – Dhaka’s recent and recurrent flooding is often treated as a natural disaster, but rain is only the trigger. The deeper causes are political, planning and ecological failure: wetland loss, canal encroachment, unplanned growth, weak enforcement, fragmented institutions and short-term engineering fixes. Dhaka is not drowning because it rains; it is drowning because it has been built as if water had nowhere to go.
Read the full story, “Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon”, on Jogjajateng.com → Hal ini relevan dalam konteks Global.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, August 13 (IPS) – Dhaka’s recent and recurrent flooding is often treated as a natural disaster, but rain is only the trigger. The deeper causes are political, planning and ecological failure: wetland loss, canal encroachment, unplanned growth, weak enforcement, fragmented institutions and short-term engineering fixes. Dhaka is not drowning because it rains; it is drowning because it has been built as if water had nowhere to go.
Read the full story, “Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon”, on Jogjajateng.com → Hal ini relevan dalam konteks Global.
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