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6.6 Coastal Wetland Resources Management Strategies
National water policy in Bangladesh (1999) also gives due importance on research
and development and in article 3 the objectives of national water policy is to develop
a state of knowledge and capability that will enable the country to design coastal
water resources and wetland management plans by itself with economic efficiency,
gender equity, social justice and environmental awareness. Article 4.15 Research
and information management where strengthen and promote the involvement of
public and private research organizations and universities where some specific
objectives should be ensure such as; Appropriate technologies innovation and
implementation, Develop and promote coastal wetland and water resources management techniques and Produce skilled professionals for water resource
management.
The coastal wetland resources are totally dependent on the upstream fresh water
supply and availability in the coast, therefore some potential issues should be incorporated in national water policy in Bangladesh. If the present coastal wetland
resource management strategies analyses and compare with the national policies, it
will show the real coastal wetland resource scenarios. There are 257 rivers in
Bangladesh and they have important role to supply fresh water to the coastal areas
(Islam and Gnauck 2007a). The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Rivers carry almost
6 million m
3
/s of water and 13 million tons of suspended sediment per day during
Fig. 6.6 The lower Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna deltaic coastal wetlands region is affected by
salinity intrusion (Source: Islam 2014)
S.N. Islam et al.
6.6 Coastal Wetland Resources Management Strategies
National water policy in Bangladesh (1999) also gives due importance on research
and development and in article 3 the objectives of national water policy is to develop
a state of knowledge and capability that will enable the country to design coastal
water resources and wetland management plans by itself with economic efficiency,
gender equity, social justice and environmental awareness. Article 4.15 Research
and information management where strengthen and promote the involvement of
public and private research organizations and universities where some specific
objectives should be ensure such as; Appropriate technologies innovation and
implementation, Develop and promote coastal wetland and water resources management techniques and Produce skilled professionals for water resource
management.
The coastal wetland resources are totally dependent on the upstream fresh water
supply and availability in the coast, therefore some potential issues should be incorporated in national water policy in Bangladesh. If the present coastal wetland
resource management strategies analyses and compare with the national policies, it
will show the real coastal wetland resource scenarios. There are 257 rivers in
Bangladesh and they have important role to supply fresh water to the coastal areas
(Islam and Gnauck 2007a). The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Rivers carry almost
6 million m
3
/s of water and 13 million tons of suspended sediment per day during
Fig. 6.6 The lower Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna deltaic coastal wetlands region is affected by
salinity intrusion (Source: Islam 2014)
S.N. Islam et al.