Can Bangladesh Go Green?

Gradual environmental degradation, climate change and diminishing natural resources created extra pressure to adopt an unconventional approach to support export-driven economic activities. “Our common future—Call for action” concept developed by Brundtland has laid the founding stone of going green. As an overpopulated country, Bangladesh encounters various environmental degradation. The study aimed to identify the challenges Bangladesh faces to go green. It was found that depletion of natural resources, climate change, industrial pollution, traditional waste management, brackish shrimp culture, lack of environmental justice, lack 3R technologies, traditional brick kiln, lack of industrial ecology, greenwashing, lack of public awareness and insufficient green energy are the main challenges to go green. The study recommended several solutions to overcome the bottlenecks