Population growth, climate change, land reclamation, dredging projects taken
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
The Water Resources Ministry has undertaken projects for land reclamation to cope with the challenge of population growth and climate change-induced migration, as natural disasters are already displacing many people out of hearth and home.
Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen said this in a seminar titled 'Impact of Climate Change on Bangladesh and Result from Recent Studies' at a city hotel Tuesday, reports UNB.
The Institute of Water Modeling (IWM) organised the seminar with financial assistant from the Danish Embassy. Chaired by Water Resources Secretary Sheikh Wahid-uz-Zaman, the function was also addressed, among others, by State Minister for Water Resources Mahbubur Rahman, Danish Ambassador Einan Hebogard Jenson, Environment and Forest Secretary Mihir Kanti Mazumdar, IWM Executive Director Emaduddin Ahmed and IWM deputy director Abu Saleh Khan.
The minister said his ministry is implementing projects in the southwest of the country to reduce water logging by implementing "solutions backed by scientific and mathematical studies".
The government has identified the problem of river floods and they have taken initiative for dredging major rivers and drainage routes, the minister said.
"A muster plan is now under preparation to make dredging exercise cost-effective and sustainable," he informed the seminar. Fearing further climate-change impacts on the country, Ramesh Sen said Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries to natural disaster also due to its geographical location.
Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen said this in a seminar titled 'Impact of Climate Change on Bangladesh and Result from Recent Studies' at a city hotel Tuesday, reports UNB.
The Institute of Water Modeling (IWM) organised the seminar with financial assistant from the Danish Embassy. Chaired by Water Resources Secretary Sheikh Wahid-uz-Zaman, the function was also addressed, among others, by State Minister for Water Resources Mahbubur Rahman, Danish Ambassador Einan Hebogard Jenson, Environment and Forest Secretary Mihir Kanti Mazumdar, IWM Executive Director Emaduddin Ahmed and IWM deputy director Abu Saleh Khan.
The minister said his ministry is implementing projects in the southwest of the country to reduce water logging by implementing "solutions backed by scientific and mathematical studies".
The government has identified the problem of river floods and they have taken initiative for dredging major rivers and drainage routes, the minister said.
"A muster plan is now under preparation to make dredging exercise cost-effective and sustainable," he informed the seminar. Fearing further climate-change impacts on the country, Ramesh Sen said Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries to natural disaster also due to its geographical location.