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This chapter emphasizes the importance of knowledge and understanding of the physical system and content in the strategic planning process, particularly in the context of Bangladesh’s unique deltaic environment formed by the confluence of three major rivers before they flow into the Bay of Bengal. It addresses the characteristics and persistent challenges and issues faced by the country, including transboundary concerns and the impacts of climate change. Altogether, the chapter provides the total picture of a time-bound diagnosis for which the strategic planning process needs to find and become (part of) an adaptive therapy. In Bangladesh, the main issues for water resources management are considered as flood, drought, drainage congestion, riverbank erosion, salinity intrusion, groundwater (both contamination and depletion), land subsidence, frequent cyclones, and storm surges, all with their consequences. Over time, some of these issues are exacerbated due to anthropogenic interventions which contributed to the deterioration of the quality of water. On top of these, transboundary problems and climate change impacts including sea level rise add to the complexity of the problems. Unfortunately, the magnitude of these problems is expected to increase in the near and far future. As such, human interventions should be restrained or limited so that the actions do not augment the problems more than what nature is already causing. Besides the physical systems, socio-economic issues and challenges of the country have been highlighted in the perspective of climate change. Important in the shorter term are also the transboundary issues the country is facing. As downstream located delta area, interventions like the construction of dams of the upstream countries India, China, Nepal, and Bhutan are highly relevant but very hard to influence. The felt need for preparing a comprehensive BDP 2100 has been elaborated against the background of the developments taking place with increasing uncertainties for people and businesses in the delta area.

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The Bangladesh Delta and Its Challenges

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    2025年

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  • Jaap M. de Heer,
  • Giasuddin Ahmed Choudhury

摘要

This chapter emphasizes the importance of knowledge and understanding of the physical system and content in the strategic planning process, particularly in the context of Bangladesh’s unique deltaic environment formed by the confluence of three major rivers before they flow into the Bay of Bengal. It addresses the characteristics and persistent challenges and issues faced by the country, including transboundary concerns and the impacts of climate change. Altogether, the chapter provides the total picture of a time-bound diagnosis for which the strategic planning process needs to find and become (part of) an adaptive therapy. In Bangladesh, the main issues for water resources management are considered as flood, drought, drainage congestion, riverbank erosion, salinity intrusion, groundwater (both contamination and depletion), land subsidence, frequent cyclones, and storm surges, all with their consequences. Over time, some of these issues are exacerbated due to anthropogenic interventions which contributed to the deterioration of the quality of water. On top of these, transboundary problems and climate change impacts including sea level rise add to the complexity of the problems. Unfortunately, the magnitude of these problems is expected to increase in the near and far future. As such, human interventions should be restrained or limited so that the actions do not augment the problems more than what nature is already causing. Besides the physical systems, socio-economic issues and challenges of the country have been highlighted in the perspective of climate change. Important in the shorter term are also the transboundary issues the country is facing. As downstream located delta area, interventions like the construction of dams of the upstream countries India, China, Nepal, and Bhutan are highly relevant but very hard to influence. The felt need for preparing a comprehensive BDP 2100 has been elaborated against the background of the developments taking place with increasing uncertainties for people and businesses in the delta area.