News, activities and publications archive Bangladesh Wing
Bangladesh Delta Bulletin, no. 2 This newsletter contains short messages, news and announcements, with the objective to share knowledge and experience related to adaptive delta management and the implementation of the Bangladesh Delta Plan. In this 2nd bulletin you will find messages about various recent events, the signature event of the Joint Cooperation Programme, training and news on recent papers. >> Read the bulletin
Delta Alliance International Secretariat, Wednesday 18 September 2019
Publication: EGIS newsletter, Issue 50
In this newsletter a.o.: Participatory Approach to Formulate Action Plans for SDG 6 in Bangladesh; Training on Concept of Climate Change: Impacts, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Mitigation Measures; Regional Workshop and Regional Council Meeting of Global Water Partnership South Asia.
Center for Environmental and (CEGIS), Bangladesh
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Tuesday 11 April 2017
Knowledge Sharing Meeting of Dynamic Deltas (26 January 2017)
The meeting will be chaired by H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Delta Alliance International Secretariat
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Wednesday 4 January 2017
Asia Water Leadership Award 2016 presented to Bangladesh Wing coordinator
Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing coordinator Prof Monowar Hossain received the Asia Water Leadership Award 2016. He got the award for ‘his strategic and iconic contribution to the water community and society at large’.
Delta Alliance International Secretariat / Institute of Water Modelling
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Monday 15 Augustus 2016
Webinar: Tackling salinity and climate change in Bangladesh and the Netherlands (27 January 2016)
In this webinar Fulco Ludwig from Wageningen University discussed how future climate change is set to impact urban water supply in the region. He drew upon his work in the city of Khulna in Bangladesh. Reinier Visser from Acacia Water shared experiences from Bangladesh and The Netherlands. In both countries Acacia Water has been involved in creating freshwater bubbles underground through Managed Aquifer Recharge.
Delta Alliance International Secretariat / The Waterchannel
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Wednesday 27 January 2016
Workshop on Urban flooding in Ganges Delta, Dhaka, Bangladesh (10 May 2015)
The Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing is organizing a workshop on ‘Urban Flooding in the Ganges Delta’ on 10th of May. The tentative programme is attached for your reference. For further information, please consult Prof.Dr. M. Monowar Hossain, the coordinator of the wing (mnh(at)iwmbd.org).
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Sunday 10 May 2015
Publication: Report on Regional Training Workshop: Challenges and Approaches in Delta Planning and Management
From 19-23 October 2014 a delta training and planning workshop was organised. The workshop was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Objective of the workshop was the direct South – South exchange on objectives and challenges in delta planning taking into account similarities and differences among deltas in South East Asia. The 34 participants of the workshops had governmental, non-governmental and private sector backgrounds. In total 30% of the participants were alumni of Wageningen UR or UNESCO-IHE.
UNESCO-IHE, Wageningen UR, CEGIS Bangladesh, Vietnam National University – Center for Water Management and Climate Change
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Tuesday 2 December 2014
Publication: Floods in Bangladesh: Delta's are highlighted in an interview by Nature
With the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta sinking, the race is on to protect millions of people from future flooding. This article mentions the Bangladesh Delta Plan, and is quoting a number of scientists related to the Delta Alliance.
Nature
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Wednesday 9 April 2014
Publication: Century-Scale Dynamics of the Bengal Delta and Future Development
Conference paper. 4th International Conference on Water and Flood Management, Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2013.
4th International Conference on Water & Flood Management (ICWFM-2013)
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Monday 9 December 2013
Workshop on Knowledge Sharing for Delta Management in a Changing Climate (30 November 2013)
Institute of Water Modelling and Partners of Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing organised the workshop on 30 November, 2013 in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Delta Alliance International Secretariat
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Monday 25 November 2013
Joint Perspective of Knowledge Institutions Called upon to Address Delta Problems
The Institute of Water Modelling and Partners of DABW organized the Launching Workshop of the Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing on 25 October 2011 at BRAC Centre INN, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
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>> Read more: video message President Delta Alliance International, Mrs. Tineke Huizinga-Heringa
Institute of Water Modelling, Bangladesh
Tuesday 25 October 2011