Collaborative Research: Bangladesh Delta: Assessment of the Causes of Sea-Level Rise Hazards and Integrated Development of Predictive Modeling Towards Mitigation and Adaptation
BanD-AID

Call
- Coastal
Project Website
http://belmont-bandaid.org/
Principal Investigator
C. K. Shum, The Ohio State University, United States
Partners
Jurgen Kusche, University of Bonn, Germany Boris Braun, University of Cologne, Germany Fabrice Papa and Stephane Calmant, Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees, France J. Craig Jenkins, The Ohio State University, United States Faisal Hossain, Tennessee Technological University, United States Zahirul Khan, Institute of Water Modelling, India Michael Kuhn, Curtin University, Australia Raquib Ahmed, University of Rajshahi, India
Funders
- ANR (The French National Research Agency), DFG (German Research Foundation), NSF (National Science Foundation)
Project Objective
Band-AID proposes to build a robust Belmont Challenge identified Earth System Analysis & Prediction System (ESAPS) for Bangladesh, to adapt/mitigate the detrimental hazards including sea-level rise.
Band-AID will quantify (1) causes of sea-level rise and land motion and their robust vertical datum link, and (2) human interactions that governs coastal vulnerability in Bangladesh. This knowledge will be used for the integrated development of a natural and social science framework employing robust predictive modelling towards the adaption of sea-level rise and other hazards in coastal Bangladesh.
Call Objective
The purpose of this call was to promote the development, comparison and transfer of coastal scientific approaches. The focus was on the vulnerability, resilience and adaptation options of coastal societal, managed and natural systems to multiple drivers.
Region
- Asia
Country
- Bangladesh
Duration
36 months
Call Date
2012
Project Award Date
2012