My News Files

1. Saturday, April 30, 2016
FE Report
Experts on Saturday stressed the need of undertaking policy implementation along with
integrated projects implementation to help save coastal areas of Bangladesh from climate change
effects.
Besides, they underscored the issues like natural vulnerability and disasters, mass migration from
coastal area, lack of alternative employment, mitigation of increasing water salinity, socio-
cultural-economic shifts, Dilemma of safe drinking water, agricultural security and safety.
They have suggested necessary preservation of forests and safe vegetation, bio-diversity
preservation, water body management, sustainable boarder management among neighbors as
well as strong government-private collaboration to the stewardship of the nature with a balanced
blend of technology and human interactivity.
They made the call in a round table discussion titled as “Coupled Human-Natural Interactions:
Environmental and Social Changes in South-West Bangladesh” at city’s Bangladesh Institute of
Planners (BIP) auditorium organized by with joint collaboration of Vanderbilt University of
Usated States of Amirica, University of Dhaka (DU), Khulna University (KU), Khulna
University Planners’ alumni (KUPA), Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP).
President of BIP Prof A K M Abdul Kalam, Ex- Care-taker government advisor Dr Hossain
Zillur Rahman, Member of the Economics Division of the Bangladeshi Planning
Commission Dr Shamsul Alam, Associate Professor of Anthropology Department of
Jahangir Nagar University, Prof of Geology Department of Dhaka University Dr Kazi
Matin, Urban & Rural Planning Department of Jahangir Nagar University, Prof Akhter
Mahmud, Sr Asst. Chief of Bangladesh Planning comission Dr Taibur Rahman,
Development specialist of Sussex University Dr Terry Cannon, Research Fellow of
Vanderbilt University USA, Dr Bishawjit Mallick, Prof Steven Goodbred of Vanderbilt
University, Prof Brooke Ackerly of Vanderbilt University, Vice-president of BIP Fazle
Reza Sumon, General secretary of BIP Dr Akter Mahmud, Director of International
Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Dr Saleemul Huq were present,

2. among other renowned planners, geologist, soil scientist, environmentalist and
professionals took part in this round-table-discussion meeting and presented the findings
of five year research findings through key note papers conducted by Vanderbilt
University of USA in the south-western part of the country to help cope with climate
change issues in the low income country like us.
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Ends/Sanwar Hossain