4.6 - Chittagong

Question 1

What is the coastal management in Chittagong, Bangladesh?

Answer 1

• Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (2012) supported by Asian Development Bank, aims to climate-proof the area
• Improves road connections, raises embankments
• Creates new markets with sheds raised on platforms above 2050 SLR
• Improving tropical cyclone sheltetrs
• Training in climate resilience and adaptation measures

Question 2

Positives of coastal management?

Answer 2

• Alleviates poverty (by 10%) by providing job opportunities
• Reducing risk of disaster

Question 3

Negatives of coastal management?

Answer 3

• Disturbance of people and natural habitats (esp. during construction, permanent removal of veg, relocation of households - 200 people)

Question 4

Has management worked in Chittagong?

Answer 4

• 69% of city still covered by high flood tides
• Faster erosion rates due to tropical cyclone frequency, upstream dam development, deforestation of mangroves
• Lack of compensation packages for those who lose property/have to be relocated (some families have had to move 7 times over last 25 years)
• Rapid development = management can’t keep up
• Fewer resources = less resistant structures in place
• Funding dependent on loans and grants