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Bangladesh | 2020 severe monsoon floods | Urgent call for assistance

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Heavy monsoon rainfall, coupled with rising water levels in the three major river basins and hilly areas upstream, have led to major flooding in northern, north-eastern and south-eastern Bangladesh. Initially, the Forecast-based Financing Working Group predicted that five districts of Bangladesh would be affected, however, the situation is much more severe and a further deterioration is expected over the coming days. Food security and livelihoods in the Country have already been heavily impacted. There has been widespread damage, including to agricultural land and flood protection infrastructure, disrupting agricultural production. Furthermore, there have been severe losses of crops, poultry, livestock and fisheries, as well as major constraints to market access and food price fluctuations. Reduced employment opportunities, due to disruptions in food value chains, are also limiting income and the purchasing power of vulnerable households. Many households have already adopted negative coping mechanisms, such as selling their livestock below market price and eating fewer meals. This will further increase poverty levels. The severe monsoon floods this year are further exacerbating the humanitarian situation in a country already facing other emergencies, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar and the recent Cyclone Amphan. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is implementing humanitarian response activities to strengthen the resilience of agricultural livelihoods and protect the productive assets of vulnerable households affected by severe monsoon flooding in 2020.

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