Marine Spatial Planning: Bangladesh Perspective

Authors

  • Md. Asraful Alam Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18034/apjee.v5i2.254

Keywords:

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), Marine Ecosystem, Marine Resources, Marine Biodiversity, Coastal Management, Climate change, Blue Economy

Abstract

The concept of Blue Economy has triggered the coastal states to explore their marine resources from their own maritime boundaries. Bangladesh has to be one step advance in the competition as its land based resources are very limited in comparison to its huge population. It must be very critical for Bangladesh if it does not have a well-planned policy adopted in considering both the economic and environmental aspects. MSP can only be the process for Bangladesh to go ahead for consumption of marine resources without jeopardy to marine environment. The existing national policies, plans and legislations for ocean governance are very scattered in nature which needs to be an integrated and uniform legal stand. The study analysis those legal loopholes and recommends for an effective MSP in the Bay of Bengal.

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Author Biography

  • Md. Asraful Alam, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University

    Lecturer, Department of Maritime Law and Policy, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Dhaka, BANGLADESH

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2018-12-31

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2018): July - December Issue

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Alam, M. A. . (2018). Marine Spatial Planning: Bangladesh Perspective. Asia Pacific Journal of Energy and Environment, 5(2), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.18034/apjee.v5i2.254

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