Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee of Environment and Forests Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Sunday called for coordinated steps by the ministries concerned for facing climate change impacts and protecting coastal areas.
He made the call while presiding over a roundtable discussion meeting on climate change impacts and coastal floods during the monsoon at the Jatiya Sangsad IDP conference room.
Conducted by Coast Trust Executive Director Rezaul Karim, the meeting also addressed by Deputy Minister for Environment and Forests Abdullah Al Islam Jacob, Panchanon Bishwas, MP, Sheikh M. Nurul Huq, MP, Pankaj Nath, MP, Didarul Alam, MP, Jebunnesa Afroze, MP, and climate and water expert Dr. Ainun Nishat.
Hassan Mahmud urged the ministries concerned to be more responsible to protect coastal areas from climate change impacts.
The meeting made a number of recommendations to protect the coastal areas. Those include building durable permanent embankments, strengthening coastal forestation and building shelter cum houses.
The meeting also recommended developing pro-people attitudes among the officials and employees of Water Development Board and keeping funds at upazila level to work at the time of emergency.
