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Impact of Riverbank Erosion Hazard in the Jamuna Floodplain Areas in Bangladesh

M R Rahman
Institute of Environmental Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The paper provides an overview of Bangladesh populations displaced by river erosion. The study describes the physical environmental conditions of the study area with a special attention to natural disasters of the region. It focuses the socio-demographic profile of the victims of the study area. Caused riverbank erosion a considerable proportion of the victims are compelled to leave the original homestead plot and take shelter by the road side embankment, neighbors land and relative land. The health condition of the victims is very low. Since the natural environmental situations, the economic crisis and poverty have been found to be related to natural disaster like riverbank erosion, so in this decade of environment the policy makers and researcher at the national level need to be aware of the magnitude of the environmental conditions of the riverbank erosion victims. In fact that, caused riverbank erosion every year unemployment, landless and poverty are increasing which is responsible to country wide unstable condition.

Keywords: Riverbank, Impact, Hazard, Jamuna, Bangladesh

Location: Institute of Environmental Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205

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Program Area: Resource Development and Management

Non-commodity: Impact

Objectives:

1. This provided informations which are very much helpful for the academicians, national planners, development workers, and the policy implementers of Bangladesh.

Methodology:

Effected peoples are stands by the side of Jamuna River. A vast of amount of land of this village already in Jamuna River. Some peoples have been lost residence some have been lost cultivated land, some have been lost others and it is being continued. Through administering the structured questionnaire schedule the household census data have been obtained. These data reveal that one village has 263 households with a population of 1050. Out of them 164 households with a population of 580 are riverbank erosion victims. Another village contains 170 households and its total number of population is 720. Out of them 87 households with a population of 302 are riverbank erosion victims. Primary and secondary data are being used in the present study. The principal tools for collecting the primary data are questionnaires and interviewing two techniques of the survey method. The major sources of data used in this study are collections and analysis of local level office report, evaluation of government and semi-government projects, programs and census reports, published reports and articles etc. The present study includes some case histories and case studies of the victims and notable issues to constitute another part of data collection.

Source of Information: J. Sci. Foundation, 8(1&2): 55-65, June-December 2010; ISSN 1728-7855

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Achievement/Findings:

This study has been conducted to focus on the socio-economic and environmental conditions of the riverbank erosion victims of Bangladesh. Without any adequate institutional and structural support the victims own formulated and undertaken strategies to confront the precarious condition. They make efforts both physically and socially to survive with the precarious conditions by riverbank erosion. It is found that the influences of the ecological and the socio-economic conditions and the formulated and undertaken strategies by the victims are effective to survive with the changing environment. The existing conditions influence them to formulate this kind of strategies. By developing social relationships with their social counterparts the victims of riverbank erosion have adopted more effective strategy in coping with their precarious conditions. They share sorrows and pleasures with their counterparts. This study explores the existing socio-economic and environmental conditions of riverbank erosion victims. This study also explores the survival strategies in precarious condition by the victims. This study has both academic and policy related implications. In this decade of environment, the policymakers and development researchers at the national need to be aware of the nature of socio-economic and environmental conditions of riverbank erosion victims in Bangladesh. Every year caused riverbank erosion unemployment landlessness and poverty is increasing which is responsible for the unstable condition in whole the country.

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