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Bangladesh Case Study
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- 1Location and Background- South Asia
- Bordered by India in the North, Bay of Bengal in the south
- 730km of coastline and numerous coastal islands
- Eighth most populous country with 150 million people - 2Why bother protecting the area?1. Cultural importance - areas in the North (i.e Dhaka) have been westernised, so traditions must be maintained in the south
2. Mangroves = world heritage site and provide livelihoods for people
3. Rice and jute growing industry - both subsistence and also the low GDP ($958 per capita) means the country is reliant on cash crops
4. 150 million population - 1/3 in coastal regions
5. Bangladesh is an exemplar developing country - rapidly rising literacy rates, advances in health care and steady reduction in birth rates
6. 2015 - EU's 35th largest trading partner - 90% of exports are clothing dominated - 3Height above sea level variations- South near Bay of Bengal = very low lying land (1-3m above sea level)
- North = higher land, (20 -55m above sea level)
- Anomalous area = NE bordering India, considerably lower - 4Implications faced by population- Coastal erosion
- Pollution of coastal waters
- Contamination of groundwater with saline intrusion (meaning land is infertile for crops to grow)
- 1m sea rise would mean major issues for farming
- High risk of flooding from storm surges - 5How they have zoned the coastlineZone 1 = limited intervention, eastern coast, rapidly folding hills emerging from Bay of Bengal
Zone 2 = Maximum intervention, central region, major rivers enter Bay of Bengal
Zone 3 = Intervention, but less extensive that Zone 2, low lying coastal plain, scoured by channels but MANGROVES = protection - 6ICZM (inter coastal zone management)- Introduced in 2005
- Enables coastal people in Bangladesh to pursue sustainable economic development in a safe and secure environment = reduction in poverty :)
- Integrated proposals with Millennium Development Goals of the UN
- Priority investment programme = drawn up to focus funds on essential needs of the Bangladesh coastal zone - 7Key developments / initiatives of ICZM- 5000km of embankment + 123 dams to protect farmland from salinization
- More than 2000m storm surge shelters constructed, 27% pop. served. Also serve as centres for education, healthcare etc.
- Coastal Green Belt policy planted more vegetation
- 1500km2 mangroves afforested
- 1500 raised mounds for farm animals
- Flood Action Plan = funded by the World Bank - funds projects to monitor flood levels + construct flood bank/levees etc. - 8SustainabilityEnvironmental + protects farmland
Economic + tangible/intangible value of farmland/areas protected is greater than money spent to protect,
Social - dams can be visually disruptive
Political - uproar in some communities due to use of money/ maybe people in zones with less protection , but mostly positive
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- AS level Geography Flashcards on Bangladesh Case Study, created by Ani Martirossian on 19/02/2017.
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