In 1983 Government created
Master Plan Organization (MPO) with a mandate to prepare a National Water
Plan. MPO became WARPO under act no. xii of 1992. Flood Plan Coordination
Organization (FPCO) was created in 1989 and has been merged with WARPO
in January 1996. WARPO is a multi-disciplinary
organization with a team of 44 professionals from a wide range of
disciplines. The Water Resources Planning Act 1992
and the National Water Policy of the Government of Bangladesh mandated and
assigned various important responsibilities. These are grouped into two
categories, namely: routine core function and periodic function. All those
responsibilities are summarized below:
The Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO) is an agency of the
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh under the Ministry of
Water Resources. WARPO is a key organization of the Government dealing
with nation wide water resources planning and management and thus forming
an apex body in the water sector. The mandates outline WARPO as the
macro-level planning organization for integrated water resources
management (IWRM), which is broadly recognized as the framework to address
the issues of water resources for its wise use and development.
1.
Monitoring
implementation of the National Water Management Plan (NWMP) and its
impact
2.
Upkeep of water
resource assessments
3.
Maintenance, updating
and dissemination of the National Water Resources Database (NWRD)
and MIS
4.
Functioning as a
“clearing house”
5.
Secretariat to the
National Water Resources Council (NWRC) and the Executive Committee
of the National Water Resources Council (ECNWRC)
6.
Responding to the
NWRC/ECNWRC requests for information and advice
1.
Periodic update
of the National Water Management Plan (NWMP)
2.
Assisting other
agencies in planning, monitoring, studies and
investigations
3.
Adhoc
advice on policy, strategy, institutional and legal
issues
4.
Special studies and
research as required from time to
time
The core functions will have
to be performed on a day-to-day basis and the periodic functions are those
that will occur from time to time. The intention of the Government is to
build WARPO as a centre of excellence in the water
sector.
1.
National Water Plan-I
(NWP-I), 1987
2.
National Water Plan-II
(NWP-II) 1991
3.
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Flood Action Plan (FAP) Studies
4.
Bangladesh Water and
Flood Management Strategy, 1995
5.
National Water Policy,
(NWPo) 1999
6.
NWMP
Development Strategy Report, 2001
7.
National Water
Management Plan – 2001 (Approved on 31 March 2004)
8.
Guidelines for
Environmental Assessment of Water Management ( Flood Control,
Drainage & Irrigation) Projects, 2001
9.
National Water
Resources Database (NWRD) and MIS
10.
Integrated Coastal
Resources Database (ICRD), 2005
11.
Options for Ganges
Dependent Area Study (OGDA), 2001
12.
State
of Water Resources System, 2001 (Draft)
13.
Coastal Zone Policy,
2005
14.
Coastal Zone Strategy,
2006
15.
Impact Assessment of
Climate Changes in the Coastal Zone
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