Workshop 3: Dissemination Workshop on Mangrove and Coastal Research

A two-day workshop was held in Dhaka by IUCN Bangladesh and Asian Center for Development to review and disseminate the results of the research findings on mangrove and coastal ecosystems on 29-30 July 2015. The first day of the workshop was held at the Insight Institute of Learning where Mentors and Research Teams discussed and fine-tuned the research findings. Dr. Saudamini Das of IEG, University of Delhi and Dr. Santadas Ghosh of Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India.
The second day of the workshop was held at the BRAC Centre Inn and was inaugurated by Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of Bangladesh and Md. Yunus Ali Chief Conservation of Forests chaired the concluding session.
Dr. A. K. Enamul Haque presented the summary of research findings of the three research papers. Dr. Ziaul Haider of Khulna University, Suzana Karim of Dhaka Univeristy and Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman of Chittagong University presented detailed research findings in the workshop.

Day 1: Venue – Insight Institute of Learning, Dhaka

Day 2: BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka

Workshop 2: Discussion on Findings

Youtube Link Page

June 17, 2015: Webinar/Seminar

June 1-4, 2015

Mangroves and Climate Change Component Review Workshop

Dr A.K. Enamul Haque Director of Asian Center for Development presented summary of the progress in the three research studies on magrove and coastal ecosystem  at the Mangroves and  Climate Change Component Review Workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam from June 1-4, 2015.  The workshop is attended by MFF Partners from Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh.

EH MCC Review Workshop_Template for Summary Papers and Presentations

2015 MFF Presentation Enamul Haque

Contract signed for MFF Research

IUCN and 3 Researchers have already signed contract to complete the three researches suggested at the Research and Training Workshop held in Colombo in February.

Researchers are:

Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman and his team, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University
Dr. Ziaul Haider and his team, Shabab Murshid Development Foundation, Dhaka
Ms Suzana Karim and her team, Unnayan Shamannay, Dhaka

Research and Training Workshop on Economics of Mangrove and Coastal Ecosystem Services held in Colombo

Workshop 1 report: MFF Workshop 1 Status Report

Jointly Organized by
Asian Center for Development (ACD)
South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
Mangrove for the Future (MFF)

• In the second day of the workshop (25 February, 2015) Dr Santadas Ghosh spoke on “Survey Methods for Coastal Livelihood Studies”, Dr. A.K Enamul Haque spoke on “Valuation of River Ecosystem Services – case of Teesta River in Bangladesh” and Dr. Heman Lohano spoke on “Questionnaire Design”.
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• ACD-SANDEE-MFF have started a two-day workshop on the Economics of Mangrove and Coastal Ecosystem Services at a local hotel in Colombo from today (24 February 2015). The Country Representative of IUCN Sri Lanka Mr Ananda Malawatantri, SANDEE Advisor and CEO of Asian Center for Development Dr. A.K Enamul Haque and Raquibul Amin from Mangrove for the Future (of IUCN Regional Office in Bangkok) were present at the inaugural session. At the plenary session Dr. Santadas Ghosh from Visha Bharti spoke on mangrove ecosystems and livelihood issues, and Dr. Saudamini Das from IEG, Delhi spoke on the Economics of regenerated mangroves in Gujraat.
• Participants from Maldives, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and from Sri Lanka were present at the workshop. Dr. Zaiul Haider, M Zakir Hossain Khan, Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman and Ms Suzana Karim presented their research proposal after the plenary session.
• Workshop on Economics of Mangrove and Coastal Ecosystem Services, 24-25 February, 2015; Held in Colombo at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel in collaboration with SANDEE and MFF.  Program details
• Call for Proposal  Deadline February 10, 2015.