Meeting on Climate Change, Environment and Disaster Management
Members of Thematic Committee on Climate Change, Environment and Disaster Management
Meeting of this committee was held on
31 May 2021 virtually. Discussion was
held on Climate Risk Insurance,
impact of climate change on
agriculture and industrial institutions,
incorporating climate change issue in
Election Manifesto, displacement due
to river bank erosion and slum
dwellers problems.
Dr. Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Full Time
Member and Chair of this committee
presided over the meeting. He
presented a summary of the agenda.
He mentioned that it was important to
prepare training manual for journalists
who
were
working
against
environment pollution. Also, he
mentioned that information on climate
change should be included in
curriculum. Discussion was held on
Buriganga river pollution, air
pollution, formation of store house in
74
residential areas etc.
NHRCB Members Advocate Towfika
Karim, Jesmin Ara Begum, Additional
Secretary of Ministry of Environment,
Forest and climate change Md.
Mizanur
Hoque
Chowdhury,
Executive Director of Bangladesh
Centre for Advanced Studies Dr.
Atique Rahman, Chairman of Prokriti
O Jibon Foundation Mukit Mojumder
Babu, Director of PKSF Fazle Rabbi
Sadek Ahmed, Chairman of Proibesh
Bachao Andolon Abu Naser Khan,
National Program Coordinator of
HRP-UNDP Taslima Islam attended
the meeting.
A concept paper had been drafted and
the paper was presented in the
Commission meeting. As per the
decision of Commission meeting
following recommendations were sent