- set up in 1990 > aim > reduce impact of annual floods
- over 3 million killed by flooding in the past 30 years
- economically desirable for urban areas, not rural > dependant on fishing/farming
- short term management
> boat rescue/emergancy supplies/fodder for livestock/repair/rebuild/aid
- long term
> reduce deforestation (nepal/himalayas)
> building of 7 large dams > $30-40 million > 40 yrs
> build 5000 flood shelters
> build 350km of embankments 7m high > $6 billion
> create floodwater storage areas
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