Flooding a common challenge
Most examples shared already this far on the forum have to do with flooding . This just tells us how common the problem is . As I read through the Dhaka case study it was like reading about my home country, Malawi.
Lack of proper drainage, poor waste disposal are some of the cause for Malawi as well. The poor coordination among egencies in the city and communities leaves a gap for accountability hence preventable human behaviour exacerbate the flooding . For example sand mining in community drainage promoting gully erosion to the point of broken road networks.
There are pockets of adaptations and mitigations being done with funding from development partners , proactive councils , community leaders and individuals . Some of the adaptatioms include cleaning up drainage , proper diaposal of wastes and prohibiting sand minning. Construction of water dikes is also commons.