A Brief Report of the Pilot Implementation of Community-based Flood Management Strategy (CFMS) in Bangladesh
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A pilot implementation of the recently developed Community-based Flood Management Strategy (CFMS), under the aegis of Community Approaches to Flood Management Programme of BUP with assistance from the WMO, was attempted in two flood vulnerable Unions of Jamalpur district: (a) Nayanagar Union of Melandaha Thana and (b) Palbandha Union of Islampur Thana. Two facilitators from BUP were placed in the field office, starting on 5 June 2004, at a mid-point between the two command areas.
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