Training Programme on Environment and Environmental Law

Topics and Resource Persons for the Training Programme 

• International Perspective and Global Movement on Environment, Dr. Atiq Rahman, Director, Bangladesh Centre for Advance Studies (BCAS) / Dr. Mahfuzul Haque, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Bangladesh Secretariat.
   
• Environmental Issues in Bangladesh, Mr. Mahfuz Ullah, Secretary General, Centre for Sustainable Development (CFSD).
   
• Institutional Framework Policies & Strategy on Environment, Environment Conservation Act and Role of DoE. Concern Person from DoE/ Mr. Anwarul Islam, Executive Director, Nature Conservation Management (NACOM)
   
• Forest Issues, Bio-diversity & Habitat, Mr. Manzurul Hannan Khan, Program Coordinator, National Conservation Strategy (NCS).
   
• Gender and Environment Mr.Lutfur Rahman, Co-ordinator, Training Component, Steps Towards Development.
   
• Energy Issues: Source & use, Professor Nurul Islam, Institute of Appropriate Technology, BUET.
   
• Laws & Litigation on Environment, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Director (Programmes) BELA.
   
• Water Related Issues and Environment Conservation, Professor Ainun Nishat, Country Representative, The World Conservation Union-IUCN/ Dr. Ahsan Uddin Ahmed, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad .
   
• Marine Pollution: International Legal Regime and National Response, Mr. Md. Zahid Hossain, Assistant Legal Specialist, BEMP
   
• Issues in Agriculture Sector and the impact of Multilateral Treaties, Ms. Farida Akhter, Executive Director, UBINIG.
   
• WTO, TRIPs and Bangladesh: Key Issues and Concerns, Dr. Enamul Haque,  Department of Economics, North South University, Dhaka
   
• Waste Management, M. A. H. Md. Maqsood Sinha, General Secretary, Waste Concern.
   
• Environmental Health Issues, Dr. Ainun Afroze, Associate Professor, Bangladesh Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
   
• Arsenic Hazards and Mitigation, Dr. Abul Hasnat Milton,,Chief, Arsenic Sell, NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation
   
• Status and Issues in Fisheries, Dr. Parvin Sultana, Project Scientist, CBFM-2, World Fish Centre/ Mr. Syed Iqbal Ali, Environmental Management Specialist (Bangladesh), Bangladesh Environment Management Project (BEMP)
   
• Environmental Impact Assessment, Dr. Enamul Haque, Chairman, Department of Economics, North South University.
   
• Global Warming and Climate Change, Mr. Mozaharul Alam, Research Fellow, Bangladesh Centre for Advance Studies (BCAS)

Note: Lecture on some topic would be followed by a discussion on relevant law and policy