Rohingya Influx and Socio-environmental Crisis in Southeastern Bangladesh

This article discusses the impact of Rohingya refugee settlements on local environment and increasing social tensions between refugees residents. Drawing qualitative field data from Rohingyas, residents various government non-government organisations, it focuses root causes environmental loss. It also portrays viewpoints both Rohingyas locals socio-environmental crisis. The study found that massive influx created a severe pressure in Cox’s Bazar while most cultivable lands, hills forestlands were occupied for their settlements. They have put wildlife entire ecosystem at risk, disrupted ecological habitations. Apart endangering biodiversity, Rohingyas’ frequent access to natural resources has fuelled socio-economic Rohingyas. However, there is growing tendency generalization blaming crisis all sphere due visible interactions with resources. argues as approach does not help; should be redressed through environment-friendly plans policies find sustainable solution