Expansion of coastal dev activities a must
Expansion and coordination of development activities in the country's coastal areas are necessary for the welfare of the victims of climate change, said speakers at an experience-sharing meeting yesterday.
"Twenty eight million people live in coastal areas and their lives and livelihood are challenged due to ground water salinity," said Md Abdul Qayyum, additional secretary and also national project director of disaster management department's comprehensive disaster management programme-II.
He said the solution is not migration to big cities rather they should come up with a comprehensive solution to protect the coastal communities.
Practical Action, a UK-based development organisation, organised the programme at Spectra Convention Centre for disclosing experiences gathered during a pilot project carried out in Shyamnagar and Kaliganj upazilas in Satkhira.
The two year-long project began in 2011, with Asian Development Bank's assistance, to improve the resilience of vulnerable communities living in south-western coast of Bangladesh.
Teresa Kho, country director of Bangladesh Resident Mission of ADB, among others, spoke.
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