Category: ‘Environment and biodiversity’
Baraydala National park co-management council formed
Baraydala National park co-management council was formed by YPSA’s climate change related project “Restoration and Conservation of biodiversity in the denuded hills in Sitakunda and Mirsharai”. Assembly of this council was held at Mirsharai Upazila Parishad office on April 28, [...]
Continue reading..Training on “Organization development and management” held
YPSA organized a two-day training workshop “Organization development and management” for the forest dependent people’s organization at YPSA HRDC Sitakund campus. Mr. MD. Shahin Imran, UNO of Sitakund was present as chief guest during the opening session.
Continue reading..More Assistance Needed from Bangladesh Government for Displaced Communities
DS and YPSA Urge Bangladesh Government to do More to Assist Climate Displaced Communities Displacement Solutions (DS) recently completed its fourth visit to Bangladesh in conjunction with its Bangladesh Climate Displacement and HLP Rights Initiative. Working closely with Young Power [...]
Continue reading..Officials from Department of Forest visit YPSA
High level officials from Department of Forest, Chittagong visited YPSA’s project activities of “Restoration and Conservation of Biodiversity in the Denuded Hills” in Mirsharai on 15 January. They discussed with forest depended people in a FGD meeting. Mr. Rakibul Hasan [...]
Continue reading..First Annual Coastal Kids writing competition successfully completed
Displacement Solutions announced writing contest under the Coastal Kids Project to promote further incentive for the students to dive into learning about climate change. November 1st, 2012 marked the commencement of the Coastal Kids writing Contest. Students of class five [...]
Continue reading..YPSA participated in the Climate Change Fair
YPSA participated in the Climate Change Fair organized by UTSA with the support of Concern Universal Bangladesh. The Fair was held at Zela Shilpa Kala Academy, Chittagong on 13th December 2012. YPSA’s HLP Right Initiative and Disaster Risk Reduction projects [...]
Continue reading..District level advocacy meeting on “Rights of Climate Displaced People” held in Feni
“Feni district mainly Sonagaji, and Fulgaji areas have been facing severe river erosion over the last few years. Government took initiative to rehabilitate the land less people here. Government officials and related departments are now more conscious to give lands [...]
Continue reading..“Synchronized efforts, ignoring manipulation of political pressure and mass participation should be ensured”
“Many organizations implementing few biggest rehabilitation projects here in Nowkhali but some of them were not able to deliver their service properly. Synchronized efforts, ignoring manipulation of political pressure and mass participation should be ensured” Speaker said in a advocacy meeting [...]
Continue reading..Meeting on “Rights of Climate Displaced People” held in Shariatpur District.
YPSA and Shariatpur Development society (SDS) jointly organized an advocacy meeting with the NGOs and Civil Society group working for Climate Displaced People at SDS training hall on 1st Decmber’12 supported by Displacement Solutions. Md. Masur Alam, Deputy Director of Agriculture Department of Shariatpur was present as [...]
Continue reading..Speech contest on “The natural forests play an important role in biodiversity conservation” among high school students held
Speech contest on “The natural forests play an important role in biodiversity conservation” among high school students held at Khayachara School, Mirsharai on 29 November. YPSA with the support of Arannayk Foundation formed school based club “Echo Club” to engage [...]
Continue reading..Meeting on rights of climate displaced people arranged in Khulna and Satkhira
Two advocacy meeting on rights of climate displaced people were arranged in Khulna and Satkhira districts with the support of Displacement Solutions. YPSA and Loving Care for the Oppressed Society (Locus) jointly arranged a meeting at ASOD conference hall, Khulna [...]
Continue reading..Government, NGO and civil society groups should work together for the rights of climate refugees
The effects of climate change cause large-scale human displacement due to sea-level rise, tropical cyclones, riverbank erosion and flooding across the country. Millions of people have been rendered homeless due to river erosion in Bangladesh. YPSA and Displacement Solutions have already started working [...]
Continue reading..District level advocacy workshop on “Rights of Climate Displaced People” held in Sirajgonj
YPSA and NDP jointly organized district level advocacy workshop with the Government, NGOs and Civil Society group working on Climate Displaced People under YPSA-HLP rights initiative project at conference hall, NDP Shirajgonj on 24th November’12 with the support of Displacement Solutions. [...]
Continue reading..Advocacy meeting on “Rights of Climate Displaced People” in Bogra District held
YPSA and PAVE jointly organized advocacy meeting with the NGOs and Civil Society groups working on climate displaced people under YPSA-HLP rights initiative project at the conference hall of Bogra pouroshova on 21st November’12 with the support of Displacement Solutions. Advocate [...]
Continue reading..Advocacy meeting on “Rights of Climate Displaced People” in Korigram District held
YPSA and Solidarity with the support of Displacement Solutions jointly organized advocacy meeting on “Rights of Climate Displaced People” in Korigram District on 20th November’12. YPSA’s Housing, Land and Property Rights Initiative project arranged this meeting for different NGOs and Civil Society [...]
Continue reading..MoU signed for implementing Coastal Kids Project between YPSA and William Carey Academy
With a view to adopting a right-based approach emphasizing the human rights, in particular, housing, land and property rights for the people of Bangladesh specially for the victims who are displaced due to climate change, YPSA and Displacement Solutions jointly [...]
Continue reading..Ten Million BDT distributes among flood victims at Ramu
Plan Bangladesh and YPSA distributing 10 Million Taka among 2000 flood affected families at Ramu upazila under Cox’sbazar district. ADC General of Cox’sbazar Mr. Sayed Mohammed Nurul Basir inaugurated the distribution among the 300 flood victim families from Chackmarkul union office [...]
Continue reading..Meeting on “Co-management activities for conservation of forest and biodiversity ” held
Mirsharai Upazila Administration and Department of Forest, Chittagong North Jointly organized meeting on “Co-management activities for conservation of forest and biodiversity in Sitakund and Mirsharai Upazila” at Mirsharai with the support of YPSA and Arannayk Foundation. Mr. Muhammmed Ashraf Hossain, [...]
Continue reading..Orientation Workshop on Study Methodology to cunduct research on climate displacement held
YPSA organized “Orientation Workshop on Study Methodology” under the project Bangladesh Housing, Land and Property (HLP) Rights Initiative at Chittagong on 17 June with the support of Displacement Solutions. YPSA will conduct a study to identify climate vulnerable area of the [...]
Continue reading..Speakers stressed on Green Economy in the seminar On Rio+ 20: Disaster Resilience
United Nations Information Center (UNIC)-Dhaka and YPSA jointly successfully organised a seminar on Rio+ 20: Disaster Resilience on the occasion of Environment Day’12 today , on 4th June 2012 at Zilla Parishad, Chittagong. Prof. Sekander Khan, President , Economic Society, Chittagong was [...]
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