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width=102 align=left border=0></DIV>DHAKA, Dec 28 (BSS) - Information
Minister Abul Kalam Azad today said community radio would be introduced
forthwith at the country's south part, considered as most vulnerable to
natural calamities.<BR><BR>He described the region as mush exposed to
disaster in comparison to others and said post-disaster response could be
prompted in the region with successful introduction of the community
radio.<BR><BR>The minister was inaugurating at a daylong workshop on
'Experience sharing on climate Change, Natural Disaster and Response
Mechanism' in the Senate Hall of Dhaka University (DU) here. United
Development Initiatives for Programmed Actions (UDDIPAN), an NGO, and
Centre for Disaster and Vulnerability Studies (CDVS), a newly introduced
centre of the DU to provide post-graduate degrees on climate change, have
jointly organized the workshop.<BR><BR>Prof of the CDVS Dr Khondoker
Mokaddem Hossain in the chair chaired. Vice Chancellor of the university
Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique spoke as special guest while adviser of
Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP) Dr SM Morshed
moderating. UDDIPON executive director M Emranul Huq Chowdhury, deputy
country director of save The Children, Sweden-Denmark Shamsul Alam Bakul,
professors of different departments of the DU, climate experts, scholars,
dignitaries and representatives from NGOs and development partners joined
the workshop.<BR><BR>The Information minister said the disaster issue got
priority at the present context, but it is unfortunate that Bangladesh has
no adequate preparation to face any large scale earthquake.
<BR><BR>Besides, he said, it is not possible to reach densely populated
urban areas with fire fighting equipments if any earthquake occurs. He
slammed developed countries for pushing developing countries including
Bangladesh towards juggernaut of climate change saying that at around two
crore people might be climate refugees if sea level rises to one meter
caused by the perilous impact of climate change.<BR><BR>Azad put emphasis
on increasing coordination among experts, NGOs and government agencies for
tackling the climate change in a coordinated manner. Prof AAMS Arefin said
information of the coastal people must be shared among the new generation
so that they can mitigate the challenge by utilizing their knowledge and
expertise.<BR><BR>M Emranul Huq favoured keeping the climate change issue
out of politics and therefore coordination could play a significant
role in addressing the challenge efficiently. Each educational
institutions ranging from primary school to university level should
have compulsory climate change knowledge, said Prof Dr Khondoker
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<DIV><FONT size=2> For more: <A
href="http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=79181&date=2009-12-28">http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=79181&date=2009-12-28</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Bazlu<BR>_______________________<BR>AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR<BR>Chief
Executive Officer<BR>Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and
Communication(BNNRC)<BR>&<BR>Member, Strategy Council<BR>UN-Global Alliance
for ICT and Development (UN GAID)<BR> <BR>House: 13/1, Road:2, Shaymoli,
Dhaka-1207 <BR>Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh<BR> <BR>Phone:
88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501<BR>01711881647 Fax:
88-02-9138501-105<BR> <BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net">ceo@bnnrc.net</A>, <A
href="mailto:bnnrc@bd.drik.net">bnnrc@bd.drik.net</A><BR><A
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