A number of South Asian countries and China have made significant progress to improve the region's flood warning system, officials have said.
Countries plan to exchange rainfall and river flow data in order to provide advance warning of potential floods.
The idea is a decade old, but has not yet been implemented. Officials now say that a recent meeting in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, made headway as all participating countries were positive about sharing the information.
The gathering involved representatives from Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Nepal and Pakistan, while delegates from India attended the meeting as observers.
The region is home to some of the world's most flood-prone river basins, such as the Ganges, Bramhaputra, Meghna and Indus.