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Ecocity Satellite Conference Dhaka 2020

#BuildBackBetterBD: Making our Cities Healthier for People and Planet

Date: 9-10 Septembe 

 

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 9th September 2020 (Day 1)

Time

Issue

9:30AM-10:00AM

Welcome guests

10:00AM-11.00AM

Opening Session

Welcome Speech

Kirstin Miller, Executive Director, Ecocity Builders (Recorded)

About the Ecocity conference Dhaka

Gaous Pearee, Director, WBB Trust

Chief Guest

MA Mannan MP, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Planning

Special Guest

Khondoker Rakibur Rahman, Executive Director, Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA)

Chair

Saifuddin Ahmed, Executive Director, WBB Trust

Moderator

Ziaur Rahman, Senior Project Officer,  WBB Trust

10.00-10.10

Welcome speech

10:10-10.20

About the Ecocity conference Dhaka

10:20-10:30

Speech of Special Guest

10:30-10.40

Speech of Chair

10.40-10.50

Speech of Chief Guest 

11:15AM-12:15PM

Plenary 01: Build Back Better

Presenter

Debra Efroymson, Regional Director, HealthBridge Canada

Guest Speaker 1

Arch. Iqbal Habib, Joint Secretary, BAPA

Guest Speaker 2

Salma A Shafi, Secretary, Centre for Urban Studies

Guest Speaker 3

Abu Naser Khan, Chairman, POBA

Chair and Moderator

Akter Mahmud, President, Bangladesh Institute of Planners (B.I.P)

11:15-11:35

Presentation

11.35-11.45

Speech of Guest 1

11.45-11.55

Speech of Guest 2

11.55-12.05

Speech of Guest 3

12.05-12.15

Chair and Moderator

 

 

1.30PM-3.30PM

Exhibition Hall: Poster viewing, Booth visit, Documentary showing (VirBELA only)

12.30PM-1.30 PM

Special Session on Accessibility

Guest  Speaker 1

12.30-12.40

Talukder Rifat Pasha, Asst Policy Officer, WBB Trust

Guest Speaker 2

12.40-12.50

Mohammad Mohasin, Captain, Bangladesh Wheelchair Cricket Team

Guest Speaker 3

12.50-1.00

Mohua Paul, Co-Founder, Access Bangladesh Foundation

Guest Speaker 4

1.00-1.10

Vashkar Bhattacharjee, Program Manager, YPSA (Young Power in Social Action) and National Consultant & Accessibility -A2i 

Moderator

1.10-1.20

Md. Mithun, Asst. Project Officer, WBB Trust

2.15PM-2:45PM

Zoom poster session

 

Zoom poster session (3 minutes/poster)

Moderator: Sanjida Akter

  • Mahamudul Hasan, Communication Officer, Institute of Wellbeing Bangladesh
  • Shuva Sen,Graduate Student, Environmental Science, University of Chittagong
  • Kanak Biswas, University of Chittagong
  • Talukder Rifat Pasha, Asst Policy Officer, WBB Trust
  • A N M Masum Billah Bhuyan, Institute of Wellbeing Bangladesh (2)
  • MD Atiqur Rahman, Project Officer, WBB Trust

Parallel Sessions 1

3.00 PM-4.00PM

Food Security

 

Name of Presenter

Issue

Presentation 1

Sourav Dey, University of Chittagong

Rooftop and Indoor Plantation in Urban Areas: A Scope of Making a Green City

Presentation 2

George M P, Program Officer, ESAF

Exploring the scope of ensuring food security through educational institutions

Guest Speaker 1

Syed Mahbubul Alam (Tahin), Technical Advisor, The Union

Guest Speaker 2

M Nazer Hossain, Vice President, Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB)

Chair and Moderator

Professor Dr. Shuvagata Chowdhury

3.00-3.10

Presentation 1

3.10-3.20

Presentation 2

3.20-3.30

Speech of Guest Speaker 1

3.30-3.40

Speech of Guest Speaker 2

3.40-3.50

Question and Answer

3.50-4.00

Speech of Chair and Moderator

3.00 PM-4.00PM

Air & Noise Pollution

 

Name of Presenter

Issue

Presentation 1

Naima Akter, Project Officer, WBB Trust

Active and safe route to school experience from a low income neighborhood

Presentation 2

Manju George, Senior Program Manager, ESAF

How community engagement programs resulted in policy changes

Guest Speaker 1

Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder, Dean of Science Faculty, Stamford University Bangladesh

Guest Speaker 2

Ms. Shahanaj Rahman, Deputy Director (AQM), DoE

Chair and Moderator

Musleh uddin Hasan, Professor and Head, Department of Urban and Regional Planning at BUET

3.00-3.10

Presentation 1

3.10-3.20

Presentation 2

3.20-3.30

Speech of Guest Speaker 1

3.30-3.40

Speech of Guest Speaker 2

3.40-3.50

Question and Answer

3.50-4.00

Speech of Chair and Moderator

3.00 PM-4.10PM

Water

 

Name of Presenter

Issue

Presentation 1

Md Waz Uddin Wazed, Deputy Project Director, Dhaka Water Supply Network Improvement Project (DWSNIP), Dhaka WASA

Sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation& Drainage system in Dhaka city

 

Presentation 2

Sourav Karmakar, University of Chittagong.

Assessment of surface water changes and land use and land cover in basin of Halda river, the main source of urban water supply for Chattogram city

Presentation 3

Sk. Md. Tawsif Faisal, University of Chittagong

Urban Metabolism of Chittagong City – A water mass balance analysis

Guest Speaker 1

Adil Mohammed Khan, General Secretary, Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP)

Guest Speaker 2

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Chief Executive, Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)

Chair and Moderator

Prof Dr. Mohammad Shakil Akther Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning at BUET

3.00-3.10

Presentation 1

3.10-3.20

Presentation 2

3.20-3.30

Presentation 3

3.30-3.40

Speech of Guest Speaker 1

3.40-3.50

Speech of Guest Speaker 2

3.50-4.00

Question and Answer

4.00-4.10

Speech of Chair and Moderator

Parallel Sessions 2

4.30PM-5.30PM

Climate

 

Name of Presenter

Issue

Presentation 1

Shantanu Biswas, Network Officer, Institute of Wellbeing Bangladesh

Creating Youth Leaders to Address Climate Change

 

Presentation 2

Samiul Hassan Shajib, Project Officer, WBB Trust

An Overview of Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

 

Guest Speaker 1

Mirza Showkat Ali, Director (Climate Change and International Convention), Department of Environment (DoE )

Guest Speaker 2

MD Mosharraf Hossain, Professor, Institute of Forestry and Environmental Science, Chittagong University

Chair and Moderator

Debra Efroymson, Regional Director, HealthBridge Foundation, Canada

4.30-4.40

Presentation 1

4.40-4.50

Presentation 2

4.50-5.00

Speech of Guest Speaker 1

5.00-5.10

Speech of Guest Speaker 2

5.10-5.20

Question and Answer

5.20-5.30

Speech of Chair and Moderator

 

4.30PM-5.40PM

Water

 

Name of Presenter

Issue

Presentation 1

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Presentation 3

Sazia Afreen, Executive Engineer, Dhaka WASA

Potential of artificial recharge through abandoned wells in Dhaka city

Guest Speaker 1

Md. Alauddin, Member, National River Conservation Commission (NRCC)

Guest Speaker 2

Syed Monowar Hussain National Consultant at World Bank, IWM, IUCN, CEGIS

Chair and Moderator

Sharif Jamil, General Secretary, BAPA

4.30-4.40

Presentation 1

4.40-4.50

Presentation 2

4.50-5.00

Presentation 3

5.00-5.10

Speech of Guest Speaker 1

5.10-5.20

Speech of Guest Speaker 2

5.20-5.30

Question and Answer

5.30-5.40

Speech of Chair and Moderator

4.30PM-5.30PM

Air & Noise Pollution

 

Name of Presenter

Issue

Presentation 1

Mohibbullah Al Mafi Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET

 

Designing a  safe,  vibrant and  pedestrian  friendly transport facilities:  a  study  in  Rayer  Bazar  area, Dhanmondi,  Dhaka

Presentation 2

MD Atiqur Rahman, Project Officer, WBB Trust

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Guest Speaker 1

Shaila Jamal, Academia, Public Transport System

 

Guest Speaker 2

M. Zakir Hossain Khan Senior Program Manager, TIB

Chair and Moderator

Gaous Pearee, Director, WBB Trust

4.30-4.40

Presentation 1

4.40-4.50

Presentation 2

4.50-5.00

Speech of Guest Speaker 1

5.00-5.10

Speech of Guest Speaker 2

5.10-5.20

Question and Answer

5.20-5.30

Speech of Chair and Moderator

10th September (Day 2 )

10.30AM-11.45AM

Plenary 02: Addressing Jobs, Pollution, and Coronavirus

Presentation

Debra Efroymson, Regional Director, HealthBridge Foundation of Canada

Guest Speaker 1

Saifuddin Ahmed, Executive Director, WBB Trust

Guest Speaker 2

Prof. Dr. Ishrat Islam, Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning at BUET

Guest Speaker 3

Ashekur Rahman, Head of Poverty and Urbanization, UNDP Bangladesh

Guest Speaker 4

Shamim Hayder Patwary, Member of Parliament, Gaibandha-1

Guest Speaker 5

MA Matin, Executive Chairmen , BAPA

Chair and Moderator:

Sharif Jamil, General Secretary, BAPA

10.30-10.45

Presentation

10.45-10.55

Speech of Guest Speaker 1

10.55-11.05

Speech of Guest Speaker 2

11.05-11.15

Speech of Guest Speaker 3

11.15-11.25

Speech of Guest Speaker 4

11.25-11.35

Speech of Guest Speaker 5

11.35-11.45

Chair and Moderator

Parallel Sessions 3

12.15PM-1.15PM

Food Security

 

Name of Presenter

Issue

Presentation 1

Kristie Daniel, Program Director, Livable Cities, HealthBridge Foundation of Canada

Importance of markets and vendors for healthy eating

Presentation 2

Jasmine Sultana, ED, Ellma

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Guest Speaker 1

Dr. Sohel Reza Choudhury, Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Research, National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute

Guest Speaker 2

Dr Lelin Choudhury, Joint Secretary, POBA

Chair and Moderator

Mohidul Haque Khan, Former General Secretary, BAPA

12.15-12.25

Presentation 1

12.25-12.35

Presentation 2

12.35-12.45

Guest Speaker 1

12.45-12.55

Guest Speaker 2

12.55-1.05

Question and Answer

1.05-1.15

Chair and Moderator

12.15PM-1.15PM

Water

 

Name of Presenter

Issue

Presentation 1

Pramila paul, University of Chittagong.

Status and potentiality of sustainable tourism in Chittagong urban area: A case study of Mahamaya lake, Mirsharai

Presentation 2

George M P, Program Officer, ESAF

Capacity building of policymakers led to developing accessible and barrier-free beaches as a public space

Guest Speaker 1

Habibur Rahman, Chairman, Dept. of Sociology & Social Work at People's University of Bangladesh

Guest Speaker 2

Engr. Md. Abdus  Sobhan, General Secretary, Poribesh Bachao Andolon (POBA)

Chair and Moderator

Adil Mohammed Khan, General Secretary, Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP)

12.15-12.25

Presentation 1

12.25-12.35

Presentation 2

12.35-12.45

Presentation 3

12.45-12.55

Guest Speaker 1

12.55-1.05

Guest Speaker 2

1.05-1.15

Question and Answer

1.15-1.25

Chair and Moderator

12.15PM-1.15PM

Air and Noise Pollution

 

Name of Presenter

Issue

Presentation 1

Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder, Chairman, Environmental Science Department, Stamford University

Effect of COVID-19 caused lockdown on air quality: an evidence from South Asian megacities

Presentation 2

Priyom Das, University of Chittagong

Noise Level Assessment of Different Zones in Chattogram City

Guest Speaker 1

Farid Ahmed, Director (IT),  Department of Environment (DoE)

Guest Speaker 2

Tanmoy Chakroborty, Lecturer, URP, KUET

Chair and Moderator

Dr. M. Shafiq-Ur Rahman, Chairman, Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP), Jahangirnagar University

12.15-12.25

Presentation 1

12.25-12.35

Presentation 2

12.35-12.45

Guest Speaker 1

12.45-12.55

Guest Speaker 2

12.55-1.05

Question and Answer

1.05-1.15

Chair and Moderator

1.30PM-3.30PM

Exhibition Hall: Poster viewing, Booth visit, Meet our Booths, Documentary showing (VirBELA only)

1:45PM-3:00PM

Special session on climate activism: Bangladesh Youth Climate Network climate activists

3.30PM-5.20PM

Plenary 3: How we wish to see our Bangladesh Cities, and Closing

Presenter

Presenter: Arch. Iqbal Habib, Joint Secretary, BAPA

Guest Speaker 1

Talukder Abdul Khaleque, Mayor, Khulna City Corporation

Guest Speaker 2

Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa, Mayor, Rangpur City Corporation

Guest Speaker 3

 MD Jahangir Alam, Mayor, Gazipur City Corporation

Guest Speaker 4

Gazi Kamrul Huda Selim, Mayor, Manikganj Municipality

Guest Speaker 5

Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, Mayor, Meherpur Municipality

Guest Speaker 6

Md. Asraful Islam, Mayor, Gangni Municipality

Conference Declaration

Debra Efroymson, Regional Director, HealthBridge Foundation of Canada

Closing Remarks

Closing Remarks: Saifuddin Ahmed, Executive Director, Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust

Moderator and Chair

Akter Mahmud, President, Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP)

3.30-3.50

Presentation

3.50-4.00

Guest Speaker 1

4.00-4.10

Guest Speaker 2

4.10-4.20

Guest Speaker 3

4.20-4.30

Guest Speaker 4

4.30-4.40

Guest Speaker 5

4.40-4.50

Guest Speaker 6

4.50-5.00

Conference Declaration

5.00-5.10

Closing Remarks

5.10-5.20

Moderator and Chair
       

 

 

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