๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต: ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
The seminar featured a keynote by ๐ ๐ฑ. ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ต ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, Head of Climate Change Program, CCDB, who highlighted the climate research landscape in Bangladesh. The event was graced by ๐๐ฟ. ๐.๐.๐ . ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ต๐บ๐ฎ๐ป, Vice Chancellor of Gazipur Agricultural University, as Chief Guest. Discussions reaffirmed the importance of CCDBโs Scholarship Program for Sustainable Climate Actions in advancing evidence-based climate solutions and policymaking.
Three thematic technical sessions were held:
๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ-๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ถ๐น & ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ โ Chaired by ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ผ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, Director (Planning & Evaluation Wing), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI). Expert discussants included ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฑ. ๐๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ต๐บ๐ฎ๐ป (Gazipur Agricultural University) and ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฑ. ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐พ๐๐ฒ (BRRI). Researchers from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Gazipur Agricultural University, and Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University presented their work.
๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ & ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ Chaired by ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐จ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ, Professor (LPR), Department of Geology, University of Dhaka. Expert discussants included ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ ๐ฑ. ๐๐๐ถ๐ธ๐๐น ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐บ(Khulna University), ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ถ (University of Rajshahi), and ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ (BRAC University). Presentations were delivered by researchers from Bandarban University, Khulna University, BRAC C3ER, and PRAAN.
โก ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ & ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ โ Chaired by ๐ก๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐, Director (MIM), Department of Disaster Management. Expert discussants included ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐จ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป (Bangladesh Water Development Board), ๐๐ฟ. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ (University of Dhaka), and ๐ก๐ถ๐น๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ, Gender Expert. Researchers from Bangladesh Agricultural University, the University of Dhaka, and Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University presented their findings.
The sessions fostered meaningful dialogue among researchers, academics, policymakers, and practitioners, helping bridge the gap between science and practice while identifying future directions for climate research in Bangladesh.
The seminar concluded with a strategic consultation on the future of the Scholarship Program, facilitated by ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ถ, CCDB Commission Member and Professor of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi. Participants reflected on achievements, lessons learned, and opportunities to further strengthen climate research, innovation, and leadership in Bangladesh.
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