Campus Report :
A two-day international conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) commenced at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) Auditorium, Dhanmondi in the capital recently.
Organized by Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), the aim of the conference is to identify and share empirical research findings and/or practical, evidence-based solutions that can support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The conference provides a unique opportunity to bring together stakeholders from the government, academia, international agencies, NGOs, and grassroots organizers to share practical solutions towards the achievement of more sustainable and inclusive societies.
This year’s conference is based on 12 themes: Gender and SDGs, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, Sustainable Livelihoods, Integrated Water Resource Management; Migration; Climate Change Adaptation; Coastal Zone Management, Disability and SDGs, Green Cities and Human Settlements, Public Health and Nutrition, Business and Sustainability, and Disaster Management. The conference will feature a total of 34 research paper presentations that has been selected from 100 applications.
The inaugural speech at the conference was delivered by Dr A Mustaque R Chowdhury, Vice Chair of BRAC, and a Professor of Population and Family Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, USA. Other speakers at the conference include Margreet Zwarteveen, Professor of Water Governance at UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands; Dr. Boris Braun, Professor of Human and Economic Geography, Department of Geography, University of Cologne; Rajib Shaw, Professor at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan; Dr Mahbuba Nasreen, Director and Professor at the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka; E.R. Ninal Gunawardena, Professor of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Dr Jeroen Warner is the Associate Professor Sociology of Development and Change Group at Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR); and Dr Hamidul Huq, Professor and Director of Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
After the inaugural session, a plenary session was held on “Sustainable Development & National Long-term Plan: Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100.”
Dr Rezaur Rahman, Professor of IWFM, BUET was the chairman of this session. Prof Dr Shamsul Alam, Member, GED, Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh was the chief guest of the plenary session. Dr Alam said that Bangladesh is a rapidly developing country, faces major inter-related delta challenges in water safety, food security and socio-economic development and is prone to natural calamities such as floods, cyclones, and droughts. He wishes, after the recommendation of this conference, it will be helpful to formulate a long term plan for management of the Bangladesh delta.
The closing speech of the conference will be delivered by Dr Saleemul Haq, Senior Fellow, Climate Change Group, International Institute for Environment and Development Director, ICCCAD. A total of 200 participants and observers will partake in this conference.
A two-day international conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) commenced at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) Auditorium, Dhanmondi in the capital recently.
Organized by Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), the aim of the conference is to identify and share empirical research findings and/or practical, evidence-based solutions that can support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The conference provides a unique opportunity to bring together stakeholders from the government, academia, international agencies, NGOs, and grassroots organizers to share practical solutions towards the achievement of more sustainable and inclusive societies.
This year’s conference is based on 12 themes: Gender and SDGs, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, Sustainable Livelihoods, Integrated Water Resource Management; Migration; Climate Change Adaptation; Coastal Zone Management, Disability and SDGs, Green Cities and Human Settlements, Public Health and Nutrition, Business and Sustainability, and Disaster Management. The conference will feature a total of 34 research paper presentations that has been selected from 100 applications.
The inaugural speech at the conference was delivered by Dr A Mustaque R Chowdhury, Vice Chair of BRAC, and a Professor of Population and Family Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, USA. Other speakers at the conference include Margreet Zwarteveen, Professor of Water Governance at UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands; Dr. Boris Braun, Professor of Human and Economic Geography, Department of Geography, University of Cologne; Rajib Shaw, Professor at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan; Dr Mahbuba Nasreen, Director and Professor at the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka; E.R. Ninal Gunawardena, Professor of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Dr Jeroen Warner is the Associate Professor Sociology of Development and Change Group at Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR); and Dr Hamidul Huq, Professor and Director of Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
After the inaugural session, a plenary session was held on “Sustainable Development & National Long-term Plan: Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100.”
Dr Rezaur Rahman, Professor of IWFM, BUET was the chairman of this session. Prof Dr Shamsul Alam, Member, GED, Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh was the chief guest of the plenary session. Dr Alam said that Bangladesh is a rapidly developing country, faces major inter-related delta challenges in water safety, food security and socio-economic development and is prone to natural calamities such as floods, cyclones, and droughts. He wishes, after the recommendation of this conference, it will be helpful to formulate a long term plan for management of the Bangladesh delta.
The closing speech of the conference will be delivered by Dr Saleemul Haq, Senior Fellow, Climate Change Group, International Institute for Environment and Development Director, ICCCAD. A total of 200 participants and observers will partake in this conference.
