Sustainable Coastal Zone Management: Need for a Holistic Approach for Bangladesh

Md Ataur Rahman Khan

doi:10.5539/jms.v10n2p112

Abstract

Coastal Zone is the most vulnerable area which is often attacked by cyclones, storm surges, floods, erosion and affected by climate change impacts like prolonged drought, salinity intrusion &amp; greater temperature extremes. These realities are true both for the developed nations and a developing country like Bangladesh. This review study aims to explore the coastal management approaches in the UK &amp; EU and the prevailing coastal management scenarios of Bangladesh. Based on the existing coastal management situations of Bangladesh, this study suggests that Bangladesh needs a holistic coastal management mechanism that should be supported by legislation, run by administrative and institutional frameworks, staffed by multidisciplinary experienced professionals under a Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMA) for sustainable coastal zone management.

Highlights

The coast is a dynamic landform where continuous interactions among coastal land, sea and atmosphere take place (Kay & Alder, 1999; Viles & Spencer, 1995)
Coastal Zone is the most vulnerable area which is often attacked by cyclones, storm surges, floods, erosion and affected by climate change impacts like prolonged drought, salinity intrusion & greater temperature extremes
This review study aims to explore the coastal management approaches in the UK & EU and the prevailing coastal management scenarios of Bangladesh

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Introduction

The coast is a dynamic landform where continuous interactions among coastal land, sea and atmosphere take place (Kay & Alder, 1999; Viles & Spencer, 1995). The area of intermingling is difficult to measure as it changes frequently, so to say, in minutes and hours (Pethick, 1984). This dynamic coast generates complex coastal processes Coastal issues like prediction of sea level rise, easing storm hazard, control of seashore erosion, estuary reclamation etc. and coastal risks, such as, impacts of climate change, coastal flooding, coastal erosion, accretion etc. are vital in the domain of coastal management (Carter, 1988; Davis, 1992)

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