Formulation and Appliction of an Integrated Management Framework

One of the key aims of this research is to formulate a more effective, sustainable and politically feasible pollution management approach for the Buriganga River. This was pursued through several avenues, including the analysis of river and waste water quality; the assessment of the existing river pollution control system; and the economic analysis of three alternative policies for water pollution management in the Buriganga River. The preceding chapters show that there are a range of pollution control measures available for the policy makers in Bangladesh to choose from. Nevertheless, it is important to identify an appropriate blend of instruments in order to address the specific pollution control problem in the Buriganga River. This task depends on the nature of the pollution problem and its causes, as well as on practical issues surrounding it, such as institutional capacity and acceptability to stakeholders. Moreover, it is important to take into account a set of criteria, including cost-effectiveness and administrative feasibility, in the process of selecting the instruments and developing an integrated management framework (Bernstein 1997).