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1. Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100
Presentation on
Department of Forestry and Environmental Science
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
A part of the coursework of Environmental Pollution and Climate change (FES 414)
WELCO
ME
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4th Year, 1st Semester

2. Contents
 What is delta?
 Features of Bangladesh delta
 Challenges and opportunities of Bangladesh delta
 Need of integrated delta plan
 Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100
 Funding and institutional framework for BDP 2100
 Goals of BDP 2100
 Hotspots of BDP 2100
 Hotspots issues and challenges
 Strategies of BDP 2100
 Major Challenges and limitation in implementing BDP 2100
 Possible recommendations for BDP 2100

3. A delta is a triangular area where a major river divides into several smaller
parts that usually flow into a larger body of water.
What is Delta??

4. Features of Bangladesh Delta
• The world’s largest river delta
• Formed at the junction of three rivers:
1. The Ganges
2. The Brahmaputra
3. The Meghna
• Around 57 trans-boundary river
• 54 with India and 3 with Myanmar
• Annual sediment: 1.0 to 1.4 billions loaded

5. • Rising temperature
• Charging flood
• Uneven Rainfall
• Agricultural droughts
• River erosion
• Sea level rise
• Salinity intrusion
• Cyclone and storm surges
• Water logging
• Sedimentation
• Trans-boundary challenges
Challenges and Opportunities of Bangladesh Delta
Challenges
• Fertile land
• A large number of river
• Large coastal marine area
• Marine area may serve as
international hub for trade
• 6000km dynamic inland water
transport system
• The Sundarban – The largest
natural mangrove in the world
• Unique ecological setting
2 Ramsar site, 14 Ecologically
critical area, 17 national park, 28
wildlife sanctuaries, 8 eco-parks, 2
botanical gardens.
Opportunities

6. Need of Integrated Delta Plan
Integrated activities
Appropriate uses of budget
Collaboration among different
sectors or ministries
Combining among institutions, policies,
and investments
Reduce difficulties during
implementation
Higher efficiency

7. An integrated long-term planning module: Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100
• Prepared by General Economic Division under Bangladesh Planning
commission
• Approved in 2018
• Expertise support provided by Government of Netherland
Vision: Achieving Safe, Climate Resilient and Prosperous Delta
Ensure long term water and food security, economic growth and
environmental sustainability while effectively reducing
vulnerability to natural disasters and building resilience to
climate change and other delta challenges through robust,
adaptive and integrated strategies, and equitable water
Governance.
Mission:

8. Bangladesh
Delta Plan
2100

9. Funding and institutional framework for BDP 2100
Funding arrangement
2.5% of GDP = 2.0% for new investments + 0.5% for Operating & management
80% Public fund 20% Private sector involvement
Major sources: GOB, Development partners, Environment and climate change related funds, PPP

10. Funding and institutional framework for BDP 2100
Major responsibilities vested to General Economic Division of Bangladesh Planning Commission
Supervising and guiding: Delta Governance Council (Inter ministerial forum)
For program and project selection: Project/Program Selection Committee (Members of GED)
Delta wing of General Economic Division will carry the main responsibilities

11. Goals of BDP 2100
Goal 1: Eliminate extreme poverty by
2030
Goal 2: Achieve upper middle income
country status by 2030
Goal 3: Being a prosperous country by
2041
Higher level goals
Goal 1: Ensure safety from floods and
climate change related disasters
Goal 2: Ensure water security and
efficiency of water usages
Goal 3: Ensure sustainable and integrated
river systems and estuaries management
Goal 4: Conserve and preserve wetlands
and ecosystems and promote their wise
use
Goal 5: Develop effective institutions
and equitable governance for in country
and trans-boundary WR management
Goal 6: Achieve optimal use of land and
water resources
Delta goals

12. Hotspots BDP 2100
BDP 2100 defined Hotspot as it is a broad grouping of districts and areas facing similar risks evolved
by Hydrology, climate change and natural hazards. Total six hotspot areas have been mentioned.
Barind and Drought Prone Areas
Haor and Flash Flood Areas
Coastal Zone
Chattogram Hill Tracts
Urban Areas
River Systems and Estuaries
The remaining area is identified as
“Cross-cutting” areas

13. Hotspots Issues and Challenges
Coastal zone Increasing sea level, salinity intrusion, cyclones and storm surges, tidal fluctuation,
freshwater scarcity
Barind and drought-
prone areas
Rising temperature, agricultural drought during the dry season, declination of groundwater
level, drainage congestion
Haor and flash flood
areas
Landfilling, encroachment, decreased sediment supply, precipitation, flash flood, or
monsoon flood
Chottogram hill tracts Loss of forest and vegetation cover, loss of biodiversity, flash flood, and freshwater scarcity
River system and
estuaries
River erosion, accretion, river avulsion, sedimentation
Urban areas Air and noise pollution, declination of groundwater level, unplanned development

14. Strategies Of BDP 2100
Strategies developed at three levels
National Level Strategies for six hotspots Strategies for cross-cutting areas
• Flood risk management
• Fresh water
• Combat storm surges
• Combat Salinity intrusion
• Ensure water supply
• Sanitation
• Develop drainage system in flood prone area
• Sustainable management of Biodiversity
• Sediment management
• Sustainable Land Use and Spatial Planning
• Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood
• Trans-boundary Water Resources Management
• Dynamic Inland Water Transport
• Blue Economy
• Renewable Energy
• Earthquakes

15. Is Bangladesh going according to plans?

17. What are the challenges and limitations of implementing Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100?

18. Major Challenges & Limitations in implementing BDP 2100
Population pressure on limited resources
1
• Resource allocation in equitable way
• Damaged socio-economic condition due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Unemployment

19. Major Challenges & Limitations in implementing BDP 2100
Absence of collaborative plan with other country
2
 Bangladesh gets 92.5% water
of surface water from outside of
the country
 Within 54 trans-boundary rivers, India
modified the flow of 48 rivers.
 BDP 2100 should include all the
countries of south Asia in an
integrated plan for good
water management

20. Major Challenges & Limitations in implementing BDP 2100
Economic constraints and Budget allocation
3
 Priorities of mega projects in budget allocation
 Current money depletion
 Delay in releasing allocated money

21. Major Challenges & Limitations in implementing BDP 2100
Lack of integrated institutional framework
4
 Too many institutions for governing maritime affairs
 BDP 2100 have not introduced any common platform
for bringing those institutions.

22. Major Challenges & Limitations in implementing BDP 2100
No planning for maritime protected area
5
 BDP 2100 have no plans for demarcation of maritime
protected area which is important for protecting biodiversity
natural and cultural resources.

23. Major Challenges & Limitations in implementing BDP 2100
Procrastination of project timeline and corruption
6
 Causes
 Delay of budget releasing
 Huge corruption
 Slow activity

24. What we need to do now to reduce those limitations and challenges?

25. Possible recommendations for BDP 2100
 For increasing the awareness among the mass people about BDP 2100, awareness rising program should be taken
throughout the country
 For better trans-boundary water management, associated country such as India, Myanmar should bring under integrated
water management strategy.
 To protect marine biodiversity, initiatives should be taken to announce marine protected area with better management
strategy.
 Strong evaluation and monitoring program should be taken for better implementation of BDP 2100.
 To bring all the institutions who works on maritime affairs, a common cell has to be established to increase the efficiency
and budget effectiveness of any activities.
 To meet all climatic challenges, an integrated management strategy should be prepared under BDP 2100.
 As GBS delta is covering almost all the South Asia, a regional water resource management strategy should be established
for better governance of water resources.
 Education, research, and training program should be initiated to increase knowledge about dynamic ocean environment,
climate change, natural hazards.

26. Prepared by Group 4: 2017631004, 2017631013, 2017631032, 2017631042, 2017631051, 2017631057, 2017631065
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