Developing and Pilot Testing a Specialists Course on Riverbank Protection
Pilot and Demonstration Activity: Bangladesh
Developing and Pilot Testing a Specialists Course on Riverbank Protection
This PDA aims to develop and run a pilot post-graduate Specialists Course on Riverbank Protection that will be mainstreamed into the school curriculum.
| Project site | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Cost | US$ 49,200 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Approval date | May 2009 |
| Completion date | - |
| Category | Basin Management |
| ADB officer |
Kenichi Yokoyama |
| Partner | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
Bangladesh is struggling to counter large-scale river erosion at important places along the banks of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna with little success. With new technology and a good knowledge base, the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) helped establish new guidelines and a comprehensive planning framework for successful and cost-effective riverbank protection.
Through this PDA, BUET will develop and run a specialized course on riverbanks protection that includes key planning, design, and monitoring elements. BUET will also develop short courses for engineers and scientists working in the water sector and broaden the knowledge base on riverbank protection to develop potential as a regional knowledge hub.
- Improved knowledge and experience of engineers leading to better and more cost effective river management; contribution to regional knowledge about stabilization of large alluvial rivers
- Improved knowledge and experience of engineers leading to better and more cost effective river management
- Inception Report (November 2009) [ PDF ]
- Proposal (January 2009) [ PDF ]
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