ENVIRONMENT.

A CHALLENGE
FOR
BANGLADESH

ORDER OF THE DAY

# INTRODUCTION.
# AIM.
# CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHLLENGE.
# CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION.
# MAJOR FEATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION.
# FUTURE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION.
# CONCLUSION.
# QUESTION & ANS.

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IS TO INFORM YOU ABOUT

THE PRESENT AND FUTURE
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE
FOR BANGLADESH.

CAUSES OF ENVIROMENTAL
DEGRADATION

POPULATION AND POVERTY.

ECONOMIC GROWTH.
INDUSTRIALIZATION.
URBANIZATION.
DEFORESTATION.
DECERTIFICATION.
POLLUTION.

DEPLETION OF LAND
RESOURCES

Seria

Land use
category

Area

Million
(hactor)
9.25

Percentage

a. Classified

1.49

10.3

b. Unclassified

0.73

5.1

a. Village

0.27

1.9

b. Tea/Rubber

0.07

0.5

4.

Urban

1.16

8.1

5.

Water

0.94

6.5

6.

Other

0.84

3.5

7.

Total

14.75

l
1.

Agriculture

2.

State Forest

3.

64.2

Private Forest

100.0

DEGRADATION OF SOIL

HOUSEHOLD WASTE

---

77.0%

INDUSTRIAL WASTE

---

20.0%

CONSTRUCTION
& DEMOLITION WASTE --- 2.8%

CLINICAL WASTE

---

0.2%

FUTURE EFFECTS
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

CHANGE IN CLIMATE/ WEATHER.

POPULATION DISPLACEMENT.

AREA INUNDATION.

EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AFFECTED.

COASTAL ISLAND THREATEN.

AGRICULTURAL PRODOCTION LOSS.

COASTAL SHRIMP PRODUCTION.

EFFECT OF BIO-DIVERSITY
SER
NO

CLASS

NUMBER OF NUMBER
SPECIES
OF
EXTINCT

NUMBER
THREATENED

01

MAMMALS

125

10

11

02

BIRDS

579

13

03

REPTILES

124

04

AMPHIBIOUS

19

05

TOTAL

847

15

33

EFFECT ON ECONOMY.

EFFECT ON HEALTH.

THREAT TO SECURITY.

THREAT TO SOCIETY.

FACING
THE ENVIRONMENTAL
CHALLENGE

STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

ACTION PLAN ( NEMPA).

SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

PROGRAMME (SEMP).

BANGLADESH ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

PROGRAMME (BEMP).

AIR QUALITY MONITOR PROJECT (AQMP)

FINANCED BY WORLD BANK.

NATIONAL CONSERVATION STRATEG (NCS)

FINANCED BY IUCN.

STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT

FOREST POLICY-1993.

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ACT-1955.

ENVIRONMENTAL COURT BILL .

PARIBESH ADALAT.

THE FIFTH FIVE YEAR (1997-2002)

PLAN OF THE GOVERNMENT- 1998

PROMOTING APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT.

ENSURING CONSERVATION OF BIO-DIVERSITY AND

ITS SUSTAINABLE UTILISATION.

ENSURING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE POOR,

ESPECIALLY THE WOMEN, IN ENVIRONMENT
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

PROMOTING ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES

IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES/ PROJECTS.

MINIMISING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FROM

DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES.

MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PRESENT

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND DEGRADATION RELATED TO
SOIL, WATER AND AIR.

FULFILLING OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL

TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS FOR MINIMIZING ADVERSE IMPACT
ON GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT.

PROMOTING CO-OPERATION WITH REGIONAL AND

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS/ ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.

UNDERTAKING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR

INNOVATING TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION REGARDING
ENVIRONMENY.

CREATING PUBLIC AWARENESS IN ORDER TO

PARTICIPATE IN ENVIRONMENT PROMOTION ACTIVITIES.

WEAKNESSES OF NATIONAL MEASURES

POLITICAL COMMITMENT.

INSENSIBILITY OF THE BUREAUCRACY

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION.

LACK OF EXPERIMENT.

CONCLUSION

SPEAKER