Challenges and opportunities in artisanal fisheries (Sonadia Island, Bangladesh): The role of legislative, policy and institutional frameworks

Alam, Shawkat; Rahman, Mizanur; Arif, Abdullah Al

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105424

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“…Environmental justice could not be ensured for ordinary people (Rahman, 2021b). The declining fish stocks in the shallow waters occur due to commercial fishers’ ascendancy in the estuaries and territorial waters by pushing out the artisanal fishers (Alam et al , 2021). The annual deforestation rate was 0.46 percent for the period 1930- 2015, maintaining an accelerated rate (Reddy et al , 2016), which resulted in perpetuating degradation of natural habitat.…”

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Achieving Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 in Bangladesh: the crossroad of the governance and performance

Rahman

2021

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PurposeThis paper aims to assess the performance of achieving the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by aligning with the recent initiatives taken by different ministries and divisions in Bangladesh. It also examines the institutional challenges associated with the implementation of SDGs.Design/methodology/approachBoth primary and secondary data were analysed by applying different techniques. The initiatives taken by various ministries and divisions of Bangladesh resonated partially with 84 targets of SDGs.FindingsAmbiguous mandates of different ministries and divisions have caused overlapping jurisdiction, followed by conflicts of interest and lack of cohesion. Inaccurate stakeholder analysis, data unavailability, lack of competency and accountability, and a top-down policy approach can be considered as the major institutional bottlenecks in achieving SDGs.Originality/valueThis paper advocates revising the map to incorporate the right stakeholders to avoid erroneous monitoring, evaluation, and finally, inaccurate reporting. The reallocation of business for ministries and divisions is warranted to abolish jurisdictional overlapping and conflict of interests and make SDGs friendly. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic recession, Bangladesh may be able to multiply its achievement with the same resources and efforts by addressing those drawbacks.

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Achieving Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 in Bangladesh: the crossroad of the governance and performance

Rahman

2021

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“…Our findings stand in line with their conclusion as most of the fishers were in an unhealthy relationship with the informal money lenders, which adversely affected community cohesion and indicated a negative interaction between community and household level resilience features. Alam et al (2021) mentioned another insight into this scenario: they reported small-scale fishers' need to borrow money without collaterals as they were excluded from the formal banking sector and were with limited access to social safety nets. Our study revealed that some fisher family members received loans from NGOs before the pandemic hit and loan installment collection was suspended during the pandemic following the instruction by Microcredit Regulatory Authority, a government organization (Rahman and Reza, 2021).…”

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“…Small-scale fishers, an integral part of maritime fisheries, typically live in coastal communities and catch fish mainly using conventional techniques and facilities (Alam et al, 2021). They depend on knowledge passed on to their local communities through generations (Rahman, 2017).…”

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“…They depend on knowledge passed on to their local communities through generations (Rahman, 2017). Small-scale fishing communities are regarded as one of the most vulnerable groups in the fishing industry unless the legal and institutional system allows adequate protection (Alam et al, 2021). Many drivers of changes, such as climate change, habitat alteration, and national policies, affect the livelihoods of the small-scale fishing community (Jentoft and Chuenpagdee, 2015;Berkes and Ross, 2016;Nayak and Berkes, 2019;Lazzari et al, 2021;Selim et al, 2021).…”

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Multilevel Resilience of Fishing Communities of Coastal Bangladesh Against Covid-19 Pandemic and 65-Day Fishing Ban

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The unusual situation that arose due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 65-day fishing ban (national policy to boost depleted fish stocks) affected the lower-income fishing communities in coastal Bangladesh. Shocks and stresses were posed, and community people adopted strategies to adapt to the changes. In the process of adaptation, social-ecological systems resilience at different levels plays a crucial role. Though resilience is acknowledged as multilevel feature, studies on the interaction between the levels while understanding communities’ responses to shock and stress are limited. Thus, in this study, we explored the shocks and stresses the fishing community faced and their views on the resilience feature at different levels (i.e., individual, household, and community level) in coastal Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic and 65-day fishing ban period. The study found that the most resilience promoting features (e.g., diversified livelihood, friendship, and network of supports) were adopted at the individual and household levels. However, positive and negative interactions were explored between resilience features at all levels. Low community-level resilience was not translated into a lack of household-level resilience, and strong individual-level resilience did not mean high household-level resilience. It was noted that the increased resilience of a particular individual or household could negatively affect community resilience. Resilience features showed inconsistent interactions within or among the three levels’ resilience features. The study also revealed that multilevel resilience features stressed the importance of combining persistence (i.e., keeping fishing as the main livelihood) and adaptation process (e.g., livelihood diversification). The study showcases the importance of considering multilevel resilience that offers insight into crucial resilience factors which would not be evident if only one level were studied. The overall finding of this study will contribute to framing governance strategies to ensure sustainable coastal management even in the time of any abrupt or expected changes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the fishing ban policy.

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“…The agricultural market chain is distorted and fragile. A group of intermediaries determine the fate of the producers and consumers (Alam et al 2020;Rahman et al 2020b;Rahman and Neena 2018). The Department of Agriculture Extension should work closely with the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to uproot the intermediaries from the market and clear all market barriers.…”

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Consumers' Perceptions of Organic Foods in Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities

Rahman

2021

SSRN Journal

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This study aims at exploring the consumers' perceptions of organic foods. Additionally, this paper attempts to explore the existing problems to promote organic production. The significant issues include lack of awareness about organic technology and consumers' trust in products and marketing systems. It is revealed that multi-factors influenced the choices of purchasing organic food. Educational qualification had a positive relationship with health and environmental awareness. However, there is a great potential to produce organic foods, particularly in a hilly region, and collect wild honey as organic foods from Sundarbans in Bangladesh. The cheaper wage is an opportunity for Bangladesh to intensify organic food production, generating decent jobs concomitantly. Lack of awareness, ecological consciousness, consumers' trust, certification, quality control mechanism, modern technologies, information literacy, storage capacity, and crop insurance were identified as the hindrances of flourishing the organic markets. In addition, the agricultural market chain is fragile, which is full of several intermediary groups. Furthermore, the availability of cheaper labor forces is a significant advantage of producing organic products that need intensive care.

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Challenges and opportunities in artisanal fisheries (Sonadia Island, Bangladesh): The role of legislative, policy and institutional frameworks

Cited by 21 publications

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Achieving Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 in Bangladesh: the crossroad of the governance and performance

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 in Bangladesh: the crossroad of the governance and performance

Multilevel Resilience of Fishing Communities of Coastal Bangladesh Against Covid-19 Pandemic and 65-Day Fishing Ban

Consumers' Perceptions of Organic Foods in Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities

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