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Bangladesh Case Study
Cyclone Prone
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What do you know about
Bangladesh?
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Geographical Background• Born as a country in 1971 when independence from Pakistan was
declared• Surrounded by India it straddles the fertile Ganges – Brahmaputra delta• It is one of the most densely populated countries on earth, with 141m
people cramped into only 144,000km2, giving it a population density of 981 people per km2 (2004 figures)
• It is also one of the least developed countries with a per capita income of $2300 (purchasing power parity) compared with a world average of $10,200
• However the economy is developing with average annual growth rates of 5%
• Muhammad Yunus the 2006 Nobel Peace price winner us from Bangladesh and has contributed to this growth through his micro-credit scheme
• However, the vast majority of people still work within the primary sector and rely on farming and fishing.
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Cyclones• Bangladesh is cyclone prone, 1970 Bhola Cyclone killed
between 125,000 and 500,000 people. In 1991 Cyclone Gorky was responsible for 138,000 deaths. And now we have Cyclone Sidr 2007.
• The cyclones develop over the Bay of Bengal tracking west and northwards. Cyclone Sidr began as a atmospheric disturbance near the Andaman Islands on 9th November
• The warm waters of the Bay fuel the growth of the storm. Sidr eventually made landfall as a CAT 4 storm on November 15th
• The low lying delta lands of Bangladesh provide no protection from the high winds and store surges.
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Cyclone Sidr track and landfall
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