Published December 1, 2023 | Version v3
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Exploration of the Environmental Policy Subsystem that Impact on Shipbreaking Business in Bangladesh

  • 1. Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 2. Department of Knowledge Management for Development, Young Power in Social Action, Chittagong, Bangladesh

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Development and the environment are inextricably linked. Therefore, sustainable practices must be in line with the development efforts. Most developing and impoverished nations opt for an unsustainable practice in order to keep up with rapid development, which results in the highest levels of environmental pollution worldwide. One of the most polluting businesses is ship breaking, which generates hazardous trash during the demolition of an outdated ship. Additionally, the ship-breaking industry has a negative influence on human health that directly affects the workers' food cycle, the soil and intertidal sediments, the physicochemical characteristics of seawater, and most importantly variety. Even with the dangerously high degree of environmental contamination brought on by unforeseen shipbreaking in Bangladesh, little meaningful or practical action is done, and no explicit legislation exists to stop continued pollutants. The issue and its implementations cannot be adequately addressed by the current environmental legislation are also mainly lacking in Bangladesh, the nation most susceptible to climate change. Thus, the current legislation policy policies are insufficiently effective to address shipbreaking's role as a cause of pollution. There should be required for strong collaboration and cooperation among policymakers, scientists, owners, workers, local representatives, NGOs, the media, and other different stakeholders. Sustainable shipbreaking only be possible when the stakeholders are considerable with the others' perceptions without forfeiting their primary interest.

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