Groundwater governance in Bangladesh: Established practices and recent trends

Bhattacharjee, Shubhra; Saha, Bijeta; Saha, Bohnni; Uddin, Md. Sadid; Panna, Chowdhury Hasanul; Bhattacharya, Prosun; Saha, Ratnajit

doi:10.1016/j.gsd.2018.02.006

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“…(Rahman et al, 2000;Bhattacharya et al, 2011;Cronin et al, 2017;Dey et al, 2017b). However, in terms of the Water Safety Planning (e.g., WHO, 2009) approach, appropriate strategies, and effective and socially accepted frameworks for water resources management, are also necessary for communities to reduce the risk of contamination of water (Flanagan et al, 2012;Cronin et al, 2017;Bhattacharjee et al, 2019). Thus, ensuring the availability and sustainability of water sources are highly essential for public health and meeting target of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…”

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Geogenic Arsenic and Microbial Contamination in Drinking Water Sources: Exposure Risks to the Coastal Population in Bangladesh

Saha

Dey

Rahman

et al. 2019

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Geogenic Arsenic and Microbial Contamination in Drinking Water Sources: Exposure Risks to the Coastal Population in Bangladesh

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Dey

Rahman

et al. 2019

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…In summary, WBE could be a promising tool for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in wastewater, but extensive and highly coordinated studies are required, including the quantification of individual virus load in feces and during the disease, because this information is very uncertain at the moment but is fundamental for accurate estimations. It is also important to mention that the origin of many natural resource management problems, particularly water and sanitation challenges in developing countries, are related to the governance of the service delivery provisions, which also pose risk for increased vulnerability to COVID-19, lacking adequate mechanisms for governing the COVID-19 crisis [41,42].…”

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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Communities Through Wastewater Surveillance—a Potential Approach for Estimation of Disease Burden

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The episodic outbreak of COVID-19 due to SARS-CoV-2 is severely affecting the economy, and the global count of infected patients is increasing. The actual number of patients had been underestimated due to limited facilities for testing as well as asymptomatic nature of the expression of COVID-19 on individual basis. Tragically, for emerging economies with high population density, the situation has been more complex due to insufficient testing facilities for diagnosis of the disease. However, the recent reports about persistent shedding of viral RNA of SARS-CoV-2 in the human feces have created a possibility to track the prevalence and trends of the disease in communities, known as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). In this article, we highlight the current limitations and future prospects for WBE to manage pandemics.

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“…The literature recognizes that lack of accountability and institutional weakness in the government of Bangladesh has hindered progress, particularly in the last 5-10 years (Johnston et al 2014;Bhattacharjee et al 2019). The role of Upazila Parishad (UPs), subdistrict councils, has also been recognized, mainly because appropriate and sustainable mitigation solutions are context-specific and there is no blanket solution (Feroze Ahmed and Ahmed 2014;Johnston et al 2014).…”

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The Influence of Underlying Stresses from Environmental Hazards on Resilience in Bangladesh: A System View

Lake

Fenner

2019

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, while its people also suffer from a range of environmental hazards linked to the growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases. These diseases are responsible for increasing morbidity and mortality and lead to other stresses within the population. Such stresses create continuous impacts on the health and well-being of the population, compounding their vulnerability and inhibiting their capacity to cope with frequent event-related shocks, such as floods and drought. A systems approach is taken to examine four important environmental hazards in Bangladesh-arsenic contamination of drinking water, arsenic transmission through the food chain, indoor air quality, and air pollution. A review of these hazards is presented in a conceptual framework that links human well-being with the key system components of infrastructure, institutions, knowledge, and behavior. This reveals key underlying factors between the hazards and uncovers system structures that can lead to more effective hazard mitigation, and the establishment of strategic intervention points. The article concludes that elimination of these continuous stresses will only come about through the culmination of multiple interventions over time, undertaken in an iterative manner that builds on the continual advancement of hazard understanding. The role of individual behaviors, together with factors such as risk awareness and perception of the hazards, has been identified as crucial for achieving successful mitigation solutions. Improved knowledge of the hazards, public awareness, and government accountability are focus points to reduce population exposure and enhance response capacity.

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Groundwater governance in Bangladesh: Established practices and recent trends

Cited by 40 publications

References 22 publications

Geogenic Arsenic and Microbial Contamination in Drinking Water Sources: Exposure Risks to the Coastal Population in Bangladesh

Geogenic Arsenic and Microbial Contamination in Drinking Water Sources: Exposure Risks to the Coastal Population in Bangladesh

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Communities Through Wastewater Surveillance—a Potential Approach for Estimation of Disease Burden

The Influence of Underlying Stresses from Environmental Hazards on Resilience in Bangladesh: A System View

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