coastal region; community wellbeing; sustainability indicators; water resources management; water sustainability; waterlogging; Coastal regions; Community wellbeing; River management; Sustainability index; Sustainability indicators; Tidal river; Water resources management; Water sustainability; Waterlogging; Wellbeing; Biochemistry; Geography, Planning and Development; Aquatic Science; Water Science and Technology
Abstract :
[en] The sustainability index (SI) is a relatively new concept for measuring the performance of water resource systems over long time periods. The purpose of its definition is to provide an indication of the integral behavior of the system with regard to possible undesired consequences if a misbalance in available and required waters occurs. Therefore, the tidal river management (TRM) approach has been implemented for the past three decades (from 1990 to 2020) within the polder system in Southwest Bangladesh to achieve water sustainability. TRM plan and watershed management plan (WMP) have commonalities as both are aimed at ensuring the sustainable use of watershed resources with the management of land, water, and the wider ecosystem of the watershed in an integrated way. The TRM plan focuses mostly on coastal regions, whereas the WMP focuses on both coastal and non-coastal regions. According to this, the aim of this study was to explore the application of the sustainability index of tidal river management (SITRM) in measuring the sustainability of tidal river management in the coastal area of the Lower Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) delta. In order to quantify the sustainability of tidal river management, this research first provided the components and indicators of SITRM for the coastal region. The study follows a 5-point Likert scale for opinion survey of key informants and comprises households’ survey of farmers. In addition, it includes Landsat satellite images from Earth Explorer of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and direct field observation to collect information regarding the indicators of SITRM. The study measures the index value of SITRM for identifying the water sustainability of Beel East Khukshia-TRM. The index value was 71.8 out of 100, showing good tidal river management for the Hari–Teka–Bhadra catchment. To achieve water sustainability and aid stakeholders and water managers in decision making, it may be possible to include the SITRM framework in tidal river management projects. In addition, the SITRM is more capable of facing drainage congestion, waterlogging, and climate change issues than watershed sustainability index (WSI), Canadian water sustainability index (CWSI), West Java water sustainability index (WJWSI), and water poverty index (WPI). Therefore, water professionals and policymakers can apply SITRM to assess the resilience of specific TRM schemes for greater sustainability in different coastal regions of the world.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Masud, Md. Mahedi Al; Divisional Social Services Office, Department of Social Services, Ministry of Social Welfare, Khulna, Bangladesh
Azadi, Hossein ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement
Azad, Abul Kalam; Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
Goli, Imaneh ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Modélisation et développement ; Department of Economics, Agricultural Extension and Education, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Pietrzykowski, Marcin; Department of Ecological Engineering and Hydrology, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
Dogot, Thomas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement
Language :
English
Title :
Application of Sustainability Index of Tidal River Management (SITRM) in the Lower Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta
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