| Coastal environment is the most resourceful and productive zone in the world. On the other hand, most Southeast Asian coastal communities are in great risk due to climate change and other anthropogenic disturbance. Therefore the coastal environment needs to become sustainable, because rest of the world human population depends on the sustainablity of the coastal environment. Local knowledge about the environment and natural resources is being shown to be an important asset in coastal communities. Such knowledge provides the basis for traditional community-based management systems, and its acquisition, use and transmission are extremely relevant to livelihoods in subsistence fishing over most of the world, especially in Southeast Asian Coastal Community. Presently community-based coastal resource management, particularly fisheries management is an alternative of sustainable development in coastal communities of Southeast Asia, especially in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, traditional local knowledge and community-based participatory management are extremely successful for sustainable development in some localised area of coastal community. This management with scientific input is now expanding to other coastal communities of Bangladesh. The paper will analyse the successful of sustainable development in coastal communities of Bangladesh and identify the different factors behind this successful history. The key sustainable development planning and management issues are formal and informal education, awareness, community consultation, community participation and implementation of local community-based rules and legislation, which cover the nature conservancy as well. On the other hand, financial support and technical help including need-based education are the important factors to achieve the sustainability of the Southeast Asian coastal communities. Strong decision-making processes from local, national and international community will strengthen to the achievement of the coastal sustainable development. Institutional and research involvement is another factor to implement this process. Therefore, finally the paper will recommend a policy framework on how overall coastal Bangladesh and other Southeast Asian coastal community will enjoy the opportunity of sustainable development. |
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