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Role of Roads and Water Control Structures on Polder Water Management
ROLE OF ROADS AND WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES ON POLDER WATER MANAGEMENT MD. IBNUL HASAN MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DHAKA, BANGLADESH AUGUST, 2018 i ROLE OF ROADS AND WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES ON POLDER WATER MANAGEMENT by MD. IBNUL HASAN A thesis submitted for the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DHAKA, BANGLADESH AUGUST, 2018 ii iii iv Dedicated To My Loving Parents v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all, the author likes to express his deepest gratitude to the gracious Almighty Allah for His unlimited kindness and blessings to fulfill the thesis work successfully. The author wishes to express his heartiest gratitude and sincere thanks to his supervisor Dr. Rowshan Mamtaz, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET for her proper guidance, invaluable suggestions and continuous supervision at all stage of this research work. The author is indebted to her for his affectionate encouragement and endless contribution to new ideas and helpful co-operation throughout the thesis work. The author also appreciates her sincere effort, which came to a great help to write this thesis. The author also likes to gratefully acknowledge the support and assistance provided by Dr. Cecilia Borgia from MetaMeta, Netherlands and Anika Tahsin from IWFM, BUET. The author also likes to thank Mr. Rahul Dev Paul, Mr. Subrata Paul and Mr. Fahim Hasan for their assistance. The author likes to express a very special indebtedness to his parents whose encouragement and support was a continuous source of inspiration for this work. -
The Nexus Between Socio-Ecological System, Livelihood Resilience, and Migration Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh
sustainability Article The Nexus between Socio-Ecological System, Livelihood Resilience, and Migration Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh Bishawjit Mallick Chair of Environmental Development and Risk Management, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany; [email protected] or [email protected]; Tel.: +49-351-463-42590 Received: 19 May 2019; Accepted: 7 June 2019; Published: 17 June 2019 Abstract: This research aims to ascertain how, and to what extent, livelihood resilience influences migration decisions (to migrate or not to migrate) of people who live in vulnerable socio-ecological systems (SESs). To do so, first, the characteristics of different SESs are determined; secondly, livelihood resilience across the SESs are analysed; and finally, the influence of livelihood resilience on the ‘migration decision’ (i.e., to migrate or not to migrate) is explained. The explanation of migration is based on the patterns, location, purpose, scope, and extent of migration. This paper addresses these issues based on empirical evidence from five rural coastal communities in Bangladesh. Findings show that resilient people would like to stay put and the decision differs across SESs, for example, the majority of people living in salt-shrimp-dependent SESs intended to migrate in the future, whereas the majority of people living in rain-fed agriculture-dependent SESs preferred to not migrate. Thus, the ability to migrate is therefore not only dependent on economic capability but also on the socio-ecological context of the place in which people live. Keywords: socio-ecological system (SES); livelihood resilience; migration decisions; (Non)Migration; Bangladesh 1. Introduction A Socio-Ecological System (SES) is a system that can be defined at several spatial, temporal, and organizational scales and which may be hierarchically linked [1,2]. -
TR 16-B Field Trip Reports from 2014
Blue Gold Program Technical Report No. 16 - B Field Trip Reports from 2014 Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Dhaka Bangladesh Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) May 2015 Technical Report 16 Field Trip Reports from 2014 Date : 05/05/2015 Blue Gold Program address client in style ~DocClientAddress (Arial 8) Mott MacDonald, Amsterdamseweg 15, 6814 CM Arnhem, Postbus 441, 6800 AK, Arnhem, Nederland T +31 (0)26 3577 111 F +31 (0)26 3577 577 W www.mottmac.com Green corner – Save a tree today! Mott MacDonald is committed to integrating sustainability into our operational practices and culture. As a world leading consultancy business we are always seeking to improve our own performance and reduce the environmental impact of our business. Meanwhile, many of our staff are committed to living sustainably in their personal lives – as an employee-owned company Mott MacDonald shares their concerns. We feel an ethical obligation to reduce our emissions and resource use and have committed to reducing our per capita carbon footprint by a minimum of 5% year on year. We print our reports and client submissions using recycled, double-sided paper. Compared to printing single sided on A4 virgin paper, double sided printing on recycled paper saves the equivalent of two trees, over a ton of CO2 and a cubic metre of landfill space for every 100 reams. By choosing the greener path we have been able to achieve efficiencies benefiting both Mott MacDonald and our customers. We would like to share some of the principles of our own ‗Going Green‘ initiative: • When possible we scan rather than print and consider what really needs to be on paper • We use electronic faxing when practicable • We work on e-forms • We use recycled paper when possible and print on both sides • Reducing paper in the office creates a better working environment for our staff and our clients We believe that you, as one of our esteemed clients, will share our concern to conserve precious resources for the benefit of our planet and its inhabitants. -
1St Field Visit Report
Living Polders: Dynamic Polder Management for Sustainable Livelihoods, Applied to Bangladesh Visit to Polder 30 in Khulna and Polder 35/3 in Bagherhat Conducted during: 8th to 10th February, 2017 Institute of Water and Flood management (IWFM) Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) General Information Project Name: Living Polders: Dynamic Polder Management for Sustainable Livelihoods, Applied to Bangladesh Date of Visit: 8th to 10th February, 2017 Visited Places Polder 30 in Batiaghata Upazila, Khulna (8th February) Corresponding GoB offices (9th February) Polder 35/3 in Bagerhat Upazila, Khulna (10th February) Conducted by Nureza Hafiz, Research Assistant, Living Polders Project Institute of Water and Flood Management, BUET Nazim Uddin Rahi, Research Assistant, Living Polders Project Institute of Water and Flood Management, BUET Cooperated by Mukta Dutta B.Sc. Student, Environmental Science, Khulna University Sabiha Yeasmin Neela B.Sc. Student, Environmental Science, Khulna University Supervised by Dr. M Shah Alam Khan, Project Leader, Living Polders Professor, Institute of Water and Flood Management, BUET, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh. Locally supervised by Dr. Md. Atikul Islam Professor, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh. Introduction In the coastal areas of Bangladesh with the construction of Polders to reduce flood risk, salinity intrusion and maximize the agricultural production, the other problems like land subsidence, sedimentation, water logging and salinization have become severe by the time being. By addressing these problems, ‘Living Polders’ project is working in the south- western region to develop a sustainable solution considering the social and physical dynamics of the area. As a part of the ongoing baseline study a field visit was conducted in Polder 30 (Batiaghata and Gangarampur union) and Polder 35/3 (Kara Para, Dema and Malliker Ber Union) during 8th to 10th February, 2017. -
Severity of Associated Weeds in Rabi Crops and Their Control Measures Perceived by Farmers
The Journal of Agricultural Sciences - Sri Lanka Vol. 16, No 3, September 2021. Pp 452-465 http://doi.org/10.4038/jas.v16i03.9471 Severity of associated weeds in Rabi crops and their control measures perceived by farmers S. M. A. Islam1, M. A. I. Rana1, M. Ahmed2 and M. M. Islam2* Received: 23rd April 2020 / Accepted: 26th July 2021 ABSTRACT Purpose: The study was conducted to identify the associated weeds of Rabi (winter) crops and their control measures used by the farmers at Dumuria and Batiaghata upazila in Khulna district of Bangladesh. Research Method: Data were collected from purposively selected 73 respondents using structured interview conducted from 4 January to 20 April, 2019. Findings: In the study area, Echinochloa crussgalli and Cynodon dactylon were found as dominant within rice fields with the highest severity index of 25.34% and 20.54% respectively. In sesame fields, Cucumis melo var. agrestis and Cynodon dactylon were found with 16.78% and 12.33% severity index respectively. The severity index of Cynodon dactylon was the highest in majority of the vegetable crops. The weeding of rice, potato, bitter gourd, spinach, country bean was done within the critical weeding regime but in the rest of the crops weeding was not done during the critical weeding regime. Originality/value: Farmers spend about 40% of the total production cost on weed control and the critical weeding regime has a major impact on effectiveness of weed control, overall economic benefit and net income. Key Words: Associated weeds, Critical weeding regime, Rabi crops, Severity index INTRODUCTION 1998). Competition and Allelopathy are the important ecological interactions between the Bangladesh is predominantly an agrarian crop and weeds. -
Rights Jessre Dedicated to the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights 119/2 Mahima Mahal, Jail Road, Jessore, Bangldesh
2017 ANNUAL REPORT RIGHTS JESSRE DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 119/2 MAHIMA MAHAL, JAIL ROAD, JESSORE, BANGLDESH. Phone: +88 04217400, email: [email protected], Website: www.rightsjessore.org Message For Rights Jessore (RJ ) 2017 is the remarkable year of making steady progress to fulfill its goal and Mission . From the very beginning of its journey. Rights Jessore is dedicated to the protection and promotion of human Rights particularly for vulnerable people in the society. Since then RJ has been emphasizing on networking, capacity building of the stakeholders, Community involvement in the development process and documentations of human rights violations incidents to create an enabling environment for the prevention and protection of human rights particularly for the vulnerable people in the society. Since then RJ has been emphasizing on networking, capacity building of the stakeholders, community involvement in the development process and documentations of human rights violations incidents to create an enabling environment for the prevention and protection of human rights. The organization has always been a catalyst to bring the community voice to the policy makers which helps hasten the development process. About two decades of its effort for introducing innovation in program approach and remarkable achievements in the field of prevention and protection of human trafficking made RJ a specialized organization of its genre. This annual Report highlights the major initiatives and achievements of Rights Jessore for the year 2017. The readers will also get some useful information from the report about the survivors. Rights Jessore works for, and their struggle, enthusiasm and hard work for better life. -
Indigenous Knowledge of Plant Uses by the Community of Batiaghata, Khulna, Bangladesh
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.22.216689; this version posted July 27, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-ND 4.0 International license. Indigenous knowledge of plant uses by the community of Batiaghata, Khulna, Bangladesh Tama Ray1*, Md. Sharif Hasan Limon1, Md. Sajjad Hossain Tuhin1 and Arifa Sharmin1 1Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh. *Correspondence: [email protected] bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.22.216689; this version posted July 27, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-ND 4.0 International license. 1 Abstract 2 Southwestern region of Bangladesh is very rich in floral diversity, and their diversified uses. An 3 extensive survey was conducted to investigate ethnobotanical applications of botanical species 4 by the community of Khulna, Bangladesh. We focused on plants and community relationships, 5 identify the most important species used, determine the relative importance of the species 6 surveyed and calculated the Fidelity level (FI) and Cultural Significance Index (CSI) concerning 7 individual species. In total, we have listed 136 species of 114 genera under 52 families, of which 8 32% (45 species) were used for folk medicine. Inheritance of traditional knowledge of medicinal 9 plants was the primary source of knowledge acquisition through oral transmission over the 10 generations. -
Dynamic Polder Management for Sustainable Livelihoods, Applied to Bangladesh
Living Polders: Dynamic Polder Management for Sustainable Livelihoods, Applied to Bangladesh Visit to Beel Pakhimara and Polder 30: Water Sample Collection Feasibility Assessment Conducted during: 24th to 26thMay, 2017 Institute of Water and Flood management (IWFM) Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) General Information Project Name: Living Polders: Dynamic Polder Management for Sustainable Livelihoods, Applied to Bangladesh Date of Visit: 24th to 26th May, 2017 Visited Places Khulna University, Tala Upazila (24th May) Beel Pakhimara, Sampling in Kobadak River (25th May) Polder 30 Batiaghata, Sampling in Rupsa River(26th May) Conducted by Nazim Uddin Rahi, Research Assistant, Living Polders Project Institute of Water and Flood Management, BUET Nureza Hafiz, Research Assistant, Living Polders Project Institute of Water and Flood Management, BUET Cooperated by Quazi Aseer Faisal B.Sc. Student, Environmental Science, Khulna University Syed Hasib Ali B.Sc. Student, Environmental Science, Khulna University Supervised by Dr. M. Shah Alam Khan, Project Leader, Living Polders Professor, Institute of Water and Flood Management, BUET, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh. Locally supervised by Dr. Md. Atikul Islam Professor, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh. Introduction For the physical modeling of the ‘Living Polders’ study area, it is needed to collect water and soil quality data. The field visit was aimed to- (i) Understand the feasibility of the study area for sampling (ii) Understand the suitability of the equipments and (iii) Observe the condition and environment of the site to develop adequate sample collection strategy. Description Beel Pakhimara, Kobadak River: Beel Pakhimara is in Tala Upazila of Shatkhira district having an area of 6.53sq.km, and situated in Polder 6-8. -
Distribution of Ethnic Households, Population by Sex, Residence and Community
Table C-12 : Distribution of Ethnic Households, Population by Sex, Residence and Community Ethnic Ethnic Population in Main Groups Administrative Unit UN / MZ / ZL UZ Vill RMO Residence Population WA MH Community Households Monda Chakma Barmon Others Both Male Female 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 47 Khulna Zila Total 483 2054 1022 1032 1003 51 38 962 47 1 Khulna Zila 424 1808 892 916 1003 5 31 769 47 2 Khulna Zila 55 231 121 110 0 42 7 182 47 3 Khulna Zila 4 15 9 6 0 4 0 11 47 12 Batiaghata Upazila Total 2 22 21 1 0 0 0 22 47 12 1 Batiaghata Upazila 2 22 21 1 0 0 0 22 47 12 3 Batiaghata Upazila 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 12 11 Amirpur Union Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 12 23 Baliadanga Union Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 12 35 Batiaghata Union Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 12 35 1 Batiaghata Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 12 35 3 Batiaghata Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 12 47 Bhanderkote Union Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 12 59 Gangarampur Union Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 12 71 Jalma Union Total 2 22 21 1 0 0 0 22 47 12 83 Surkhali Union Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 Dacope Upazila Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 1 Dacope Upazila 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 2 Dacope Upazila 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 Chalna Paurashava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 01 Ward No-01 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 02 Ward No-02 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 03 Ward No-03 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 04 Ward No-04 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 05 Ward No-05 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 06 Ward No-06 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 07 Ward No-07 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 08 Ward No-08 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 17 09 Ward No-09 Total 0 0 0 0 0 -
EIA Report of Polder 30-CEGIS
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Ministry of Water Resources Bangladesh Water Development Board Blue Gold Program Final Report on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on Rehabilitation of Polder 30 September 2015 Acknowledgement The Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS), a Public Trust under the Ministry of Water Resources, is greatly indebted to the Blue Gold Program (BGP) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) for assigning the CEGIS to render consultancy services on Environmental Studies for Blue Gold Program for Polder 30. Mr. Sujoy Chakma, Director, Planning-III, BWDB and Project Coordination Director (PCD) of Blue Gold Program; Mr. Md Masud Ahmed, earlier Director and PCD of BGP; Mr. Md Abul Kausar, Executive Engineer, Planning-III and other officials of BWDB guided and supported CEGIS EIA team in conducting the environmental and social study. Other officials of BGP cooperated with necessary supports during the baseline survey. Mr. Hero Heering, Program Director; Mr. Dirk Smits, Team Leader; and Mr. Alamgir Chowdhury, Deputy Team Leader of BGP provided support with available necessary data and documents on Polder 30 and also contributed with their knowledge and experiences. The EIA team of CEGIS wishes to express gratitude to Engr. Md Waji Ullah, Executive Director, CEGIS for his continuous support, constructive guidance, comments and suggestion during the preparation of the EIA report . The Chief Engineer of Southwest Zone; Superintending Engineer of Khulna O&M Circle; and Executive Engineer and officials of BWDB, Khulna Division-II also provided necessary information and cooperation to the study team during the field visits. The BGP officials of Khulna office extended their cooperation during field visits of the EIA team. -