Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) in collaboration with Curtin University, Australia, and Department of Meteorology, University of Dhaka organized a seminar on “Mitigation Strategies for Warming Dhaka Megacity: Implication for Sustainable Development” on 19 January 2020 at BIISS Auditorium. The seminar is part of the research being jointly undertaken by the aforementioned institutes under the funding of the World Bank’s “Innovation Funding and Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data” initiative. Dr Shamsul Alam, Member (Senior Secretary), General Economics Division, Planning Commission, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh was present as special guest for the occasion. Professor Dr Nazrul Islam, Chairman, Centre for the Urban Studies, Dhaka chaired the seminar. Ambassador M. Fazlul Karim, Chairman, BIISS and Professor Dr Ruhul Salim, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University, Australia delivered the welcome address.
Keynote Presentations:
Dr Ashraf Dewan
School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Australia
In his presentation, Dr Ashraf Dewan covered rationale, research questions, the scientific basis of temperature rise in Dhaka, its severity, intensity and magnitude as well as mitigation measures to reduce the consistent warming of Dhaka megacity. The study took place at two levels. The meso level includes the Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan Areas. The Microscale includes Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMA).
