The natural resources of Bangladesh have been severely strained due to the fact of its large population. Land cultivation has reached its optimum levels. In reality, expansion of agricultural activities has begun consuming into forest land with firewood cutting contributing further to deforestation.
The environmental problems faced by the country have been further compounded by natural disasters that strike the country with unfailing regularity. This has resulted in a lot more straining of the agriculture method which supports the huge population.
Water supply is also a main concern with the individuals here and the cause is once once again environment mismanagement. Poor infrastructure for water purification processes and the spread of contaminants into potable water by floods and cyclone is also equally responsible for lack of clean water.
Drainage and irrigation systems as nicely as flood protection systems have been established by the authorities. Thousands of tube wells have been drilled to ensure that secure drinking water is produced obtainable to the citizens in both rural and urban areas.
Bangladesh has not remained isolated from global environmental issues but the other factors for creation of environmental issues can be traced to land degradation, salinity, unplanned development, discharge of untreated sewage and toxic industrial wastes into fresh water resources. It is reliably learnt that economic losses due to environmental damages account for around 2.7 percent of the country’s GDP.
Poor water management method and failure in implementing powerful remedial measures has caused losses of over $ 500 million. This is something that could have been easily avoided with some show of resourcefulness from the country’s administrators. The steady economic decline has developed a challenging scenario especially in the urban and industrialized areas. Studies reveal complicated linkages between poverty, growth and environmental management issues.
3 essential areas have been identified which demands attention on utmost priority. They are urban and indoor air pollution issues that threaten human well being, proper treatment procedures for urban and industrial sewage in Dhaka and halting the continuous decline of fisheries. These problems not only affect the day to day activities if the general population but also impacts the economy and the environment adversely.
There is an immediate will need to improve environmental governance to increase the high quality of life of its general population.