RAJSHAHI, Dec 6, 2023 (BSS) - Concerted efforts of all the government and
non-government organisations concerned have become crucial to mitigate the
adverse impact of climate change in the region, including its drought-prone
Barind area.
 
The adverse impact of climate change at alarming rates has severely affected
every sector, including agriculture and its diversity, creating a real threat
to food production and public health.
 
Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton came up with the observation while
addressing a stakeholder workshop titled "Low Carbon and Climate Resilient
Urban Development in Bangladesh Cities Project" here on Tuesday afternoon as
the chief guest.
 
On behalf of its 'Local Government Covid-19 Response and Recovery project
(LGCRRP)', the Local Government Engineering Department organised the workshop
at the city bhaban conference hall supported by the World Bank.

During their keynote presentations, LGCRRP Assistant Director Abu Yousuf and
Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist Musfika Sultana gave an overview of the
project along with its aims, objectives and implementation strategies.

RCC Secretary Nur Islam, Chief Health Officer Dr AFM Anjuman Ara Begum, Chief
Conservancy Officer Sheikh Muhammad Mamun and Chief Community Development
Officer Azizur Rahman also spoke on the occasion.

Mayor Liton said climate change has been acknowledged as the depletion of
natural resources and as a major threat to the humanity in the region and
urged the developed countries to take immediate effective measures to address
the adverse impacts.
 
Legitimate rights of the farmers and others concerned should be protected
rightly for the sake of encouraging them towards boosting agricultural
productions to meet up its gradually mounting demands.
 
Referring to the enormous contribution of farmers to the country's
agricultural development, he said the farmers deserve the rights of getting
all requisite privileges. There is no alternative to protect their interests
as a whole.
 
Mayor Liton, also presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League, said they have
formulated a project for conserving 22 water bodies in the city and many of
those, including Sonadighi, Sapura Mathpukur, Laxmipur TB pond and Sapura
graveyard pond, were already conserved and beautified through various
infrastructure developments.