Application of short and rapid strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for biomedical waste management in Bangladesh
Mashura Shammi, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md Liakath Ali, Abu Sadat Moniruzzaman Khan, Md. Abu Bakar Siddique, Md. Ashadudzaman, Md. Bodrud-Doza, G.M. Mostafizul Alam, Shafi M. Tareq
Abstract
In this study a rapid and short Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) conducted to find the existing policy and legal gaps of biomedical waste management regulations during the COVID-19.15 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) were taken from the regulatory bodies, public and private medical college hospitals, corporations, civil societies, and the third-party organization involved in medical waste management. A DPSIR framework and SWOT analysis shows that the existing biomedical waste management suffers from institutional conflicts, lack of monitoring, and environmental regulations. The revised rules must be implementable with “3-R policy”, and “polluter pays principle,” and environmental impact assessment guided by SEA.