Dhaka, April 7, 2012: Speakers at the National Beel Convention 2012 yesterday emphasized the necessity of conserving the ‘beel’ (wetlands) to ensure the country’s food security.

They urged the government bodies to take necessary steps to manage the beel for sustainable rural livelihoods.

The call came from the first National Beel Convention, organized by Oxfam led alliance CSRL (Campaign for Sustainable and Rural Livelihoods) and Dhaka School of Economics at Bangladesh Economic Association.

Addressing the convention as the chief guest, Mr Mahbubur Rahman, MP, State Minister, Ministry of Water Resources said the planned land use policy would ensure the right management of all the wetlands including beel.

London: 30 March, 2012: Speakers yesterday at a conference in London titled,” Equity without justice” underlined the importance of equity while doing the justice for the victims of the climate change.

The conference was jointly organized by Campaign for Sustainable and Rural Livelihoods (CSRL), Oxfam led alliance in Bangladesh, Bond Development and Environment Bangladesh Group (DEG Bangladesh) UK and EU Action Group on Climate Change in Bangladesh (EU AGCCB) UK. Considering the state of play in climate negotiations, the conference involved non-state actors of Bangladesh and European Union with an aim of finding the way forward.

Under assistance from Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL), Humanitywatch and other 9 member organizations of coastal campaign group organized Bangladesh Climate Justice Day 2011 on 13 November to draw attention of world leaders, especially UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon who was visiting Bangladesh from 11-14 November 2011 to inaugurate Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.