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Impact of Climate Change in Bangladesh: Role of Two Governments

Shakeel Ahmed Ibne Mahmood
Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Bangladesh is a very low energy consuming country; it is pursuing a low carbon growth path, while building its resilience to climate change, and reducing the risk of climate change, which represents national development. Bangladesh is one of the top 10 nations; mostly vulnerable to climate change and by the end of the century, Bangladesh is set to disappear under the waves. Both Bangladesh and India are parties to the convention that obliges them to maintain natural water flow in river catchment areas to conserve regional ecology and biodiversity. There are many Transboundary Rivers and ecological issues between Bangladesh and India that needs to be resolved. India, being the neighboring country, will also be affected, if the ecology and economy of Bangladesh collapses under the weight of climate and environmental crises. It is therefore in the interest of both India and Bangladesh to work together in directions that will enable Bangladesh to withstand the climate and economic challenges that it faces. Bangladesh and India should take into consideration during their discussions and reach ecology-friendly, win-win solutions, which are common ecological issues. Both the nations should be united in the campaign for protection of the nature, ecology, and environment.

Keywords: Poverty, Population, Migration, Government’s integrity

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Impact, Weather/Climate

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To determine the role of two governments on Impact of climate change in Bangladesh.

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The Secondary information was collected from The daily News papers (Daily Star, New Age, News Today, New Nation, etc.), German watch Global Climate Risk Index (CRI), The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), East Asia Forum, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR'B), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and World Health Organization (WHO) with many other different sources of journal and published materials. Information was retrieved from documents available mainly in electronic database, and on the websites of specialized agencies, using the terms ‘Climate Change’, and ‘Bangladesh’ with other researchers work was undertaken, including four leading Bangladesh daily newspapers also analyzed. Thirty five (35) documents were retrieved from the database (websites) of several national, and international agencies were browsed. The most important being online collection from different journals on climate change related issues. Collected documents were skim read to cases, whether they contained information on Bangladesh in conjunction with climate change.

Article Link (Online Journal): http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/JENE/article-full-text-pdf/2B6671C43041

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Achievement/Findings:

We need to create scope for joint projects (both from India and Bangladesh) on scientific research on tigers and the Sundarbans ecosystem. However, recent agreement on biodiversity says none of the two countries will do anything that may have an adverse impact on biodiversity and ecosystem, which is one of the main obligations of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992. Both Bangladesh and India are parties to the convention that obliges them to maintain natural water flow in river catchment areas to conserve regional ecology and biodiversity (Daily Star, 2011 m). There are many transboundary rivers and ecological issues between Bangladesh and India needs to resolve. There is no doubt that, India, being the neigh boring country, will also be affected if the ecology and economy of Bangladesh collapses under the weight of climate and environmental crises. It is therefore in the interest of both India and Bangladesh to work together in directions that will enable Bangladesh to withstand the climate and economic challenges that it faces. Bangladesh and India should take into consideration during their discussions and reach ecology - friendly, win - win solutions. Common ecological issues, such as 1) Farakka Barrage on the Ganges 2) Indian barrages on the River Teesta 3) Tipaimukh Dam on the River Barak 4 ) Interventions into the River Brahmaputra) Indian river linking project 5 ) Cross border flush floods 6) Cross border pollution 7) Approaches to the rivers (New Age, 2011c) It is imperative that India seeks to address the issue of migration from Bangladesh, by joining hands with the latter and ensuring economic development of the latter and not through knee jerk reactions like sealing the borders (East Asia Forum, 2013). Bangladesh government should ensure proper water sharing with India. An integrated water management and development project on the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna should be taken to resolve the water catastrophe of Bangladesh (New Age, 2011). Former caretaker advisor believes that the government should press for the formation of a Teesta River Commission a la the Mekong River Commission (in Southeast Asia) for total basis management in light of the framework agreement. Advisor believes that when there will be a climate of goodwill in both sides, only than people will build connectivity for them across the region (New Age, 2011). Nation should be united in the campaign for protection of the nature, ecology, and environment.

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