Community Initiative Society (CIS) and Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (A-PAD) Tuesday organized an international symposium on “Disaster Risk Management and Building Resilience: Safer Community, Safer Society,” a press release said Tuesday.
The symposium was held in connection with “Capacity Building Project for the establishment and Sustainable Management of a Multi-sector Platform for Disaster Management in Bangladesh” which is being jointly implemented by CIS and A-PAD at Utshab Hall, Radisson Blu Dhaka.
This international symposium was held to build up a partnership between two disaster management organizations CIS and A-PAD that are in a strong position to tap and establish Multi-sector Platform in this region.
The main agenda of the symposium is to establish a Disaster Risk Reduction Network among various stakeholders, gathering knowledge, sharing information and experiences on disaster management strategies.
Kensuke Onishi, CEO, Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management(A-PAD) gave an overview of A-PAD activities on South-Asia region. Prof QuaziQuamruzzaman, chairman, CIS, A-PAD & DCHT shared his experiences on DRM and discussed on role of community in DRM sector. MdKamrul Hasan secretary of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Government of Bangladesh praised the activities of CIS running in 7 divisions of Bangladesh, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, member of Parliament, Bangladesh, former president, Inter-Parliamentary Union gave a video messages on multi sector involvement for sustainable development.
ITO Naoki, ambassador, Embassy of Japan, Bangladesh discussed on the collaborative contribution of Japan & Bangladesh government for disaster management and the understanding of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation to disaster prone community.
The citable panelists of the symposium were Hossain Ali Khondokar, additional secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Abdullah Al Mamun, director, Department of Disaster Management, Government of Bangladesh, Kensuke Onishi, CEO, A-PAD, MasatakaUo, director strategic planning, networking and development, A-PAD, Jangwoo Lee, director, funding strategies, A-PAD, SintaKaniawati, director, global partnership, A-PAD, Faisal Djalal, A-PAD Indonesia, Prof. Dr. Saria Tasnim, DCMC, Prof. Abu Saleh MonirulAlam, principal, DCMC, Muhammad Ferdaus, coordinator, disaster management, Brac University. Md. Sayeedur Rahman, canagement counselor, Bangladesh Institute of Management, GoB, FirzanHashim, Country Director, A-PAD Sri Lanka, COO, A-PAD and Md Golam Mostofa, Executive Director, CIS were also present.
