CASE STUDY-SUNDARBANS

Question 1

where is it located?

Answer 1

South West of Bangladesh and is the worlds largest contiguous mangrove forest.

Question 2

what are the social challenges?

Answer 2

-almost 50% of the population(4 million) live in poverty
-resources are being over exploited
-people are at risk of being attacked by tigers
-limited access to services

Question 3

what is a social opportunity?

Answer 3

-community members are being taught ways to develop new skills which reduce their dependence on forests and wildlife by the USAID

Question 4

what are the economic impacts?

Answer 4

-many goods and services are produced from the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans
-attracts around 200,000 tourists each year

Question 5

what are the environmental impacts?

Answer 5

-as sea levels rise more land will disappear
-salt levels rise causing it to be increasingly difficult to grow crops and harder to find fresh drinking water
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Question 6

what do the mangrove forests provide protection against?

Answer 6

-strong winds
-tsunamis
-coastal erosion
-floods

Question 7

what’s the estimate value of 1 hectare of mangrove forest?

Answer 7

$12,000 annually

Question 8

How has ICZM been used in the sundarbans

Answer 8

-introduced in 2005 to pursue a sustainable economic development and leads to reduction in poverty

Question 9

What parts did they invest in for the ICZM?

Answer 9

-Protect and safeguard the pop from natural disasters
-Protect the natural environment
-Management of freshwater
-development of tourism

Question 10

Give an example of adaptation in Bangladesh.

Answer 10

Over 2000 cyclone storm surge shelters have been constructed, saving 27% of the coastal population at risk of flood hazard. These multiple-storey constructions are intended to serve each village as a social center when not functioning as a storm refuge, being used as schools and community centers

Question 11

Give an example of mitigation in Bangladesh.

Answer 11

In the last few decades, over 148,000 hectares of mangrove afforestation had been promoted by the Forest Department along on and offshore coastlines of the central region of Bangladesh

Question 12

by how much is the coastline eroding each year?

Answer 12

71% of the forested coastline is also retreating by as much as 200 meters a year