Environmental Degradation and Intra/Interstate Conflicts in Bangladesh

Author(s): M. Abdul Hafiz, Nahid Islan
Editor(s): Günter Bächler, Kurt R. Spillmann
Series: CSS Environment and Conflicts Project
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Publisher(s): ENCOP is an international project on violence and conflicts caused by environmental degradation. © 1993 Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 1993

This paper examines the impact of environmental degradation on Bangladesh. Due to its geographic location and a confluence of various physiological and morphological characteristics, Bangladesh is subject to environmental degradation at the national, regional, and global level. The author examines the main areas of environmental concern and their impact on the country's social, political and economic structures. The paper also investigates whether the environment's degradation and its social impact is likely to provoke conflict within Bangladesh or between Bangladesh and its neighbors.

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