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Impact of Riverbank Erosion on Population Migration and Resettlement of Bangladesh

Received: 16 August 2016     Accepted: 31 August 2016     Published: 4 March 2017
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This study is concerned with riverbank erosion and population migration which has more impact on Bangladesh. The study is highly subject to riverbank erosion. Origin and Destination survey method are used for finding population migration and resettlement pattern and tracking population migration and resettlement. Riverbank erosion is causing socio-economic and environmental problems in Bangladesh. Different research had identified that people who suffered from riverbank erosion ended up as landless migrated people and this migration is a major contributory factor to recurrent poverty in Bangladesh. The study was found that two-third people migrate permanently one union to another union because they get support from their neighbors, relatives, friends and they also stay here due to low living cost comparatively another area. There are no specific policies to rehabilitate the erosion-hit people. Thus, it is time to formulate policies to address prevention of riverbank erosion as well as to rehabilitate the river-erosion migrants.

Published in Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.sjams.20170502.11
Page(s) 60-69
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Keywords

Erosion, Impact, Migration and Resettlement

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  • Department of Statistics, Noakhali Sciences and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh

  • Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Saver, Bangladesh

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