THE CORFU PROJECT AND ITS WORK IN DHAKA

The Collaborative Research on Flood Resilience in Urban Areas (CORFU) project is funded by the European Commission. It aims to lead to a more scientific management of flood risk, and increase the resilience of cities to flooding, through joint research and investigation. The project involves partners from Europe and Asia, and eight case study cities, one of which is Dhaka. This paper will describe in greater depth the specific aims and methodologies of the project, and describe the progress to date conducted in the Dhaka Case study and the next steps in the project.