Mitigation and adaptation process of marine plastic pollution in the Cox Bazar Area of Bangladesh | |
| Author | Momo, Salman Jahan |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.MPA-22-18 |
| Subject(s) | Marine pollution--Bangladesh Plastic marine debris--Bangladesh |
| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Marine Plastics Abatement |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The world is currently facing a plastic pollution crisis whereas the mismanaged plastics pollute the land, waterways and eventually the ocean. Plastic has brought many advantages to people’s daily life and economical activities. However, both the very high “consumption/production” and “waste mismanagement” result in plastic’s leakage to the environment leading to significant impacts in ecosystems. Cox’s Bazar is one of the longest undivided sea beaches in the world and is thus a very popular and crowded tourist attraction in Bangladesh which competed to be the seventh wonder of the world. Nevertheless, this place is no exception to the plastic pollution global crisis. With the ocean currents bringing huge amounts of debris to the shores every day in addition to other challenges, it is of great urgency to double efforts tackling plastic pollution. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the plastic pollution and plastic waste management situations in Cox’s Bazar. As such, interviews were conducted with the local residents (household, businessmen, fishermen) and tourists and availability of dustbin was also investigated. A questionnaire was designed to collect information related to the plastic footprint, awareness, and satisfaction of both tourists and the local residents. The result showed that plastic consumption was found higher among the tourist areas compared to local residents as they rely on Single Use Plastic excessively while roaming around the area especially beach area. Moreover, different correlations exist between awareness, plastic footprint and satisfaction components, with slightly different results from the analyzed responses between tourists and the local residents (Businessmen & fishermen). Finally, brief recommendations were provided for technological, regulatory, and managerial improvements to better tackle plastic pollution in Cox’s Bazar. The result from this study could be used for further analysis to combat the existing plastic waste. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Marine Plastic Abatement (MPA) |
| Chairperson(s) | Guerrero Cruz, Simon |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ekbordin Winijkul;Tatchai Pussayanavin |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Japan |
| Degree | Research studies project report (M.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2022 |