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Cxb-Ddp Phase I Final Draft.Pdf ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AUEO Assistant Upazila Education Officer BBS Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics BDT Bangladesh Taka BEZA Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority BSEZ Bangladesh Special Economic Zone BIWTA Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority CA Constitutional Amendment Acts CBE Community Based Enterprise CBO Community Based Organization CNDPF Comprehensive National Development Planning Framework CoxDA Cox’s Bazar Development Authority CPF Community Policing Forum CSO Civil Society Organization CSS Centrally Sponsored Schemes CxB Cox's Bazar DAP Detailed Area Plan DC Deputy Commissioner DCR Development control regulation DDC District Development Committee DDM Department of Disaster Management DDP District Development Plan DG Director General DGFP Directorate General of Family Planning DGHS Directorate General Of Health Services D-LAC The Legal Aid Services Act, 2000 DMDP Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan DMTDP District Medium Term Development Plans DPC District Planning Committee DPCU District Planning Coordination Units DPHE Department of Public Health Engineering DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DTIDP District Towns Infrastructure Development Project ECA Ecologically Critical Area EDIG Economic Dialogue on Inclusive Growth EMP Environmental Management Plan FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FDMN Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals FGD Focus Group Discussion FLR Forest Landscape Restoration GBV Gender-based violence GDP Gross Domestic Product GIS Geographic Information System GoB Government of Bangladesh HEA Household Economic Assessment HQ Head Quarter ICT Information Communication Technology IEC Information, Education and Communication ILO International Labour Organization IOM International Organization for Migration IPV Intimate Partner Violence JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency KDA Khulna Development Authority KPI Key Person Interview LASA The Legal Aid Services Act, 2000 District Development Plan for Cox’s Bazar- Phase I (Draft) LGED Local Government Engineering Department LGI Local Government Institution MIS Management Information Systems MNCH Maternal New-born Child Health MOHFW Ministry of Health and Family Welfare MSNA Multi-Sector Needs Assessment MSU Management Support Unit MT Metric Ton MVA Mega Volt Amp NDPC National Development Planning Commission NDPF National Development Policy Framework NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NPPPP National Physical Planning Policy and Plan NTDs Neglected Tropical Diseases PA Protected Area PHC Primary Health Care POCC Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges PPMED Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division PTI Primary Teacher’s Training Institute PWD Public Works Department RBM Results Based Management RC Resident Coordination RCC Regional Coordinating Committees RDP Regional Development Programme RHD Roads and Highways Department RPCU Regional Planning Coordinating Units SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SFC State Finance Commissions SLF Basic Sanitary Landfill SRDI Soil Resource Development Institute TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training UDD Urban Development Directorate UEO Upazila Education Officer UH&FWCs Union Health and Family Welfare Centers ULAC Union Legal Aid Committee UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNO Upazila Nirbahi Officer UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services UP Union Parishad URC/TRC Upazila/ Thana Resource Centre UZP Upazila Parishads VGD Vulnerable Group Development WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene WFP World Food Programme XEN Executive Engineer Table of Contents I. Overview ............................................................................................................................. 8 A. Cox’ Bazar: An Overview ................................................................................................. 8 B. Structure of the Report ...................................................................................................10 C. Context of the Development Plan: ..................................................................................10 The DDP Process and Timeline .........................................................................................12 D. Local Governance in Bangladesh ...................................................................................13 E. The Process-Phase I ......................................................................................................15 II. Plans, Norms and Standards .............................................................................................16 A. District/ Region Development Plans International Experience ........................................16 B. India ...............................................................................................................................16 C. Uganda...........................................................................................................................18 D. Sri Lanka ........................................................................................................................19 E. Georgia ..........................................................................................................................21 F. Ghana ............................................................................................................................22 G. Botswana .......................................................................................................................23 III. An overview of the Development Plans for Cox’s Bazar and Planning Norms and Standards .................................................................................................................................25 A. An overview of the Development Plans for Cox’s Bazar .................................................25 B. CoXDA Development Plan: Cox’s Bazar Town and Sea Beach upto Teknaf ..................25 C. Ramu Upazila Development Plan by UDD ......................................................................25 D. Upazila Towns Infrastructure Development Project Master Plan ....................................26 E. An overview of planning norms and standards ...............................................................26 F. Concluding Observations ...............................................................................................30 IV. Sectoral Features ...........................................................................................................31 A. Demographics ................................................................................................................31 B. Economy and Employment .............................................................................................31 C. Livelihoods .....................................................................................................................32 D. The Urban Sector ...........................................................................................................35 E. Land Use, Environment and Hazards .............................................................................35 F. Water Resource: ............................................................................................................40 G. Agriculture ......................................................................................................................41 H. Education and Skills: .....................................................................................................44 I. Health .............................................................................................................................46 J. Water and Sanitation ......................................................................................................49 K. Waste Management .......................................................................................................50 L. Community Safety and Justice (UNDP) ..........................................................................51 M. Transport and Communication ....................................................................................51 N. Social Safety Net (WFP/ILO) ......................................................................................57 O. Energy and Electricity (UNOPS) .................................................................................57 P. Tourism ..........................................................................................................................58 Q. Safety and Security .....................................................................................................61 V. Key Sectoral Challenges/Tasks For Phase Ii ..................................................................64 A. Demographics: ...............................................................................................................64 B. Economy and Livelihood ................................................................................................64 C. Land Use – Environment and Protection (Disaster) ........................................................64 D. Agriculture, Fishing, Livestock: .......................................................................................65 E. Forestry ..........................................................................................................................65
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