Recent land and shelter related conflicts and consequences : the case or Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh | |
| Author | Dey, Soncita |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.DP-24-05 |
| Subject(s) | Rohingya (Burmese people)--Social conditions Refugee camps--Bangladesh--Social conditions Conflict management--Bangladesh |
| Note | A thesis submitted in patial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Development Planning Management and Innovation |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The Rohingya community, a major ethnic group centered in Rakhine state, Myanmar, is most known for being the largest group of refugees in Bangladesh following the catastrophic influx that occurred in 2017 following the genocide carried out by the Myanmar military in Myanmar. Since then, the Rohingya Refugee Crisis has gained international prominence when referring to problems with human rights in South-East Asia. The 1951 Refugee convention gave the refugees rights to the moveable and immovable property following the article 13. But as a non-signatory country of the refugee convention Bangladesh govt. addressed the Rohingya living in Bangladesh as Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Population (FDMN). Land and shelter are the major element in this study to explore with the objectives of nature, causes and consequences of the conflicts among Rohingya refugee with coping mechanisms. The research used qualitative approach to investigate land and shelter related dispute and conflict. The study here investigated the conditions of Rohingya population living in the extended refugee camps and settlement in relation to the land and shelter and found remarkable lacking rights-based approach implication that contribute to violent or non-violent consequences. Lacking land causes lacking sufficient shelters for the huge Rohingya population settled in refugee camps in Cox’sbazar. The continuous increasing demand because of growing refugee numbers created land and shelter related conflicts with violent and non-violent nature. The study also recommends for further scope of research to dig into the concerns and depict analytical picture about conflicts over land and shelter. |
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Development Planning Management and Innovation (DPMI) |
| Chairperson(s) | Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed, |
| Examination Committee(s) | Chatterjee, Joyee S.;Tsusaka, Takuji W. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | AIT Scholarship |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2024 |