Dhaka convenes 6-day global symposium on climate change from Aug 25
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
A six-day international symposium on "Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia" will be held in the city from August 25 to 30, reports UNB.
Dhaka University (DU) and Ohio State University in USA will jointly organise the symposium in collaboration with government, World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nation's Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
President Iajuddin Ahmed, who is the chief patron of the symposium, is scheduled to inaugurate the symposium, while Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected to declare its conclusion.
Faced with various natural disasters such as floods, droughts and cyclones, South Asian nations are struggling to keep their agricultural production intact and experts say countries like Bangladesh would be one of the worst affected nations by the effects of climate change.
Experts in the upcoming symposium would focus on the challenges that have originated from the effects of global warming and ways on mitigating them.
The symposium is a follow-up of a paper on "Bangladesh: Problems of Global Warming, Land Inundation and Arsenic Poisoning" which was presented by President at the Ohio State University during his visit to the United Sates in November, 2007.
President Iajuddin Ahmed chaired a coordination meeting on preparation of the symposium at Bangabhaban Monday.
Dr Iajuddin appreciated the efforts of the DU to convene such an international symposium. He also thanked the concerned ministries for their cooperation.
He said the outcome of the symposium would help the South Asian countries to protect environment as well as ensure food security and safe drinking water for their people.
Coordinator of the symposium DU Vice Chancellor SMA Faiz, Professor of the Soil Science Department of DU AHM Mustafizur Rahman and secretaries of Agriculture, Health and Family Welfare, Education, Foreign Affairs, Environment and Forest, Science and ICT Ministries and high officials of other concerned ministries also attended the meeting.
Dr Faiz stated that so far 240 experts in environment, agriculture and soil science from home and abroad have registered to join the symposium.
Secretary of the President's Office Md Sirajul Islam, Military Secretary to the President Major General Mohammad Ruhul Amin and President's Press Secretary Abdul Awal Howlader were also present on the occasion.
Dhaka University (DU) and Ohio State University in USA will jointly organise the symposium in collaboration with government, World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nation's Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
President Iajuddin Ahmed, who is the chief patron of the symposium, is scheduled to inaugurate the symposium, while Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected to declare its conclusion.
Faced with various natural disasters such as floods, droughts and cyclones, South Asian nations are struggling to keep their agricultural production intact and experts say countries like Bangladesh would be one of the worst affected nations by the effects of climate change.
Experts in the upcoming symposium would focus on the challenges that have originated from the effects of global warming and ways on mitigating them.
The symposium is a follow-up of a paper on "Bangladesh: Problems of Global Warming, Land Inundation and Arsenic Poisoning" which was presented by President at the Ohio State University during his visit to the United Sates in November, 2007.
President Iajuddin Ahmed chaired a coordination meeting on preparation of the symposium at Bangabhaban Monday.
Dr Iajuddin appreciated the efforts of the DU to convene such an international symposium. He also thanked the concerned ministries for their cooperation.
He said the outcome of the symposium would help the South Asian countries to protect environment as well as ensure food security and safe drinking water for their people.
Coordinator of the symposium DU Vice Chancellor SMA Faiz, Professor of the Soil Science Department of DU AHM Mustafizur Rahman and secretaries of Agriculture, Health and Family Welfare, Education, Foreign Affairs, Environment and Forest, Science and ICT Ministries and high officials of other concerned ministries also attended the meeting.
Dr Faiz stated that so far 240 experts in environment, agriculture and soil science from home and abroad have registered to join the symposium.
Secretary of the President's Office Md Sirajul Islam, Military Secretary to the President Major General Mohammad Ruhul Amin and President's Press Secretary Abdul Awal Howlader were also present on the occasion.