Is Bhasan Char Island, Noakhali district in Bangladesh a sustainable place for the relocated Rohingya displaced people? An empirical study

Islam, Rafiqul; Islam, Touhidul; Alam, Mohammad Shaheenur; Hussain, Mohammed; Haque, Muhammad Mazedul

doi:10.1007/s43545-021-00281-9

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“…15 Department of Ocean & Earth Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA. 16 Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 17 Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.…”

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“…These recognitions are important because the fate of river deltas and their growing populations are closely tied to riverine sediment supply 10 , which has a direct effect on land reclamation efforts, household migration decisions, and the ability to occupy marginal (vulnerable) lands [13][14][15] . For instance, the relocation of >20,000 Rohingya refugees to a newly emergent tidal island in the Ganges-Brahmaputra river-mouth estuary is a vivid example involving each of these issues 16,17 . In fact, the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 proposes numerous coastal barriers (i.e., cross-dams) to trap sediment in the same region and accelerate the growth of new land for potential reclamation and human occupation 18 .…”

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Sediment delivery to sustain the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta under climate change and anthropogenic impacts

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The principal nature-based solution for offsetting relative sea-level rise in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta is the unabated delivery, dispersal, and deposition of the rivers’ ~1 billion-tonne annual sediment load. Recent hydrological transport modeling suggests that strengthening monsoon precipitation in the 21st century could increase this sediment delivery 34-60%; yet other studies demonstrate that sediment could decline 15-80% if planned dams and river diversions are fully implemented. We validate these modeled ranges by developing a comprehensive field-based sediment budget that quantifies the supply of Ganges-Brahmaputra river sediment under varying Holocene climate conditions. Our data reveal natural responses in sediment supply comparable to previously modeled results and suggest that increased sediment delivery may be capable of offsetting accelerated sea-level rise. This prospect for a naturally sustained Ganges-Brahmaputra delta presents possibilities beyond the dystopian future often posed for this system, but the implementation of currently proposed dams and diversions would preclude such opportunities.

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“…The planned and ongoing relocation of approximately 100,000 Rohingya refugees from Cox's Bazar to Bhasan Char, a 13,000-acre silt-based island formed 20 years ago that is 2 m above sea level received considerable amounts of funding along with their own investments in millions from the US, and China for the Bangladesh government to invest (Hossain, 2020; Islam et al, 2021). The Bangladeshi government has relocated around 30,000 Rohingya refugees to the island since December 2020 and aims to further move 100,000 refugees to Bhasan Char (Human Rights Watch, 2021a).…”

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The Conflict, Climate Change, and Displacement Nexus Revisited: The Protracted Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh

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Marlowe

2023

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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This article examines the relationships between conflict, climate change, and disaster in forced displacement contexts. We present these nexus dynamics through the case of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who are exposed to climatic hazards and other vulnerabilities that threaten their lives and livelihoods. Having fled persecution by the Myanmar military, Rohingya refugees face a range of conflict- and climate-related risks, both in the overcrowded and disaster-prone camps in Cox's Bazar and on the island of Bhasan Char where Bangladeshi authorities have relocated tens of thousands of people. The protracted refugee crisis has exacerbated social tensions between the Rohingya and host communities; limited access to resources and exposure to significant hazards that exacerbate conflict-induced displacement challenges. This paper contributes to the nascent literature on the region's conflict, climate change, and disaster displacement nexus by examining how cascading risks and state fragility contribute to increased instability. The article demonstrates the need for a more nuanced understanding of how conflict-induced displacement leads to new threats and vulnerabilities in hazard-prone environments.

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“…Bran Adams, a director of HRW, predicted that the island will be like a prison because commuting to and from it is difficult and because there is no guarantee that the Rohingya will be entitled to move freely (HRW 2019). Additional concerns have been expressed over how young Rohingyas will be provided education facilities, which was easily accessible in the Cox's Bazar camps, and how primary and secondary health facilities will be provided to the Rohingyas by different groups (Wiseman 2021).…”

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Implications of the Rohingya Relocation from Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char, Bangladesh

Islam

Siddika

2021

International Migration Review

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This IMR Dispatch attempts to elucidate the different concerns of human right groups and international communities over the relocation of the Rohingyas, a forcefully displaced ethnic minority of Myanmar, from the Cox's Bazar refugee camps, in mainland Bangladesh, to a newly developed island, Bhasan Char, in the Bay of Bengal. Of the nearly 1 million Rohingyas currently living in Cox's Bazar camps, the Bangladesh government has started relocating 100,000 Rohingyas to Bhasan Char. International organizations have expressed three concerns over this relocation strategy: first, that the Rohingyas have been relocated to Bhasan Char forcibly, second, that since Bhasan Char is a newly built island, there are potential environmental risks for the Rohingyas, and third, that this relocation does not ensure that the Rohingyas’ human rights will be respected on the island. The Bangladesh government, however, has dismissed these allegations, arguing that the relocation of 100,000 Rohingyas is voluntary and that the island provides them an opportunity for improved living. This IMR Dispatch reflects on those allegations concerning the relocation strategy, with the goal of drawing migration scholars’ attention to these developments. Since the Rohingyas are already a forcibly displaced community, migration scholars should pay close attention to this re-migration or onward migration of large numbers of Rohingyas to a new island and its implications for host-country approaches to forced migration.

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Is Bhasan Char Island, Noakhali district in Bangladesh a sustainable place for the relocated Rohingya displaced people? An empirical study

Cited by 11 publications

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Sediment delivery to sustain the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta under climate change and anthropogenic impacts

Sediment delivery to sustain the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta under climate change and anthropogenic impacts

The Conflict, Climate Change, and Displacement Nexus Revisited: The Protracted Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh

Implications of the Rohingya Relocation from Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char, Bangladesh

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