 There is an increasing need for strategic global assessments of flood risks in current and future conditions. In this paper, we propose a framework for global flood risk assessment for river floods. The goal is to establish flood hazard and impact estimates at a high enough resolution to allow for their combination into a risk estimate. We demonstrate the risk assessment approach in Bangladesh based on GDP per capita data, population, and land use maps for 2010-2050. This article was authored by H. C. Wincemias, L. P. H. Van Beek, B. John Mann, and others.