CDP Demands on behalf of the KJDRP affected people

Coastal Development Partnership, RUPSA, Paribartan-Khulna, SEDOP, NGO Forum on ADB jointly organized a Human Chain in Khulna on 25^th April 2013. The Organizations demanded extension of time period for the affected people to claim compensation to ADB for their projects. Principle Jafar Imam presided over the Human Chain.

Mr. Shamol Singh Roy of Sammilito Samajik Andolon, Shahnewaz Ali of Brihattara Khulna Unnayan Sangram Parishad, General Secretary of SUJON Advocate Qudrat E Khuda was present and spoke in the Human Chain. They clearly expressed their solidarity on the issue and demanded that ADB should be accountable to local people.

SM Iqbal Hossain Biplob presented the six point demand on behalf of the Khulna Jessore Drainage Rehibilitation project implemented by ADB. Development Activist Afjal Hossain Razu, Hironmoy Mondal of Rupsa, Fazle Bari of AOSED, Jalal Uddin Ahmed, Rama Das, Nikhil Biswas, Afroza of CDP was also present in the Human Chain.

Press Release in Bengali Format

Dhaka, February 22, 2012

A reflection on the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 17) in Durban by S Jahangir Hasan Masum, Executive Director of Coastal Development Partnership. A critical review on the outcome of Durban Conference.

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ADB's 46th Annual Governor's Meeting held in Delhi, India from 2nd May 2013 to 5th May 2013. Beside a number of side events also took place by different organization, groups. CDP is following the ADB project since 1997 and raised voice against their unfair and disastrous projects in Bangladesh and around asia.

CDP participated in the 46th ADB AGM and different side events. CDP is preparing a report on this 46th ADB AGM which will be available in few days.

In Busan, Korea, on the occasion of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) from 29 November-1 December 2011, delegates met to review progress on implementing the principles of the Paris Declaration, and discussed how to maintain the relevance of the aid effectiveness agenda in the context of the evolving development landscape.

Culminating in the signing of the Busan Partnership Agreement for Effective Development Co-operation by ministers of developed and developing nations, emerging economies, providers of South-South and triangular co-operation and civil society, the HLF-4 marks a critical turning point in development co-operation.

Busan Partnership Agreement

After extended negotiations, 18 sherpas elected to represent a wide group of stakeholders reached agreement on the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation. This declaration for the first time establishes an agreed framework for development cooperation that embraces traditional donors, South-South cooperators, the BRICs, CSOs and private funders. This marks a turning point for international development co-operation.

Climate Think Tank organization made a worldwide observatory on climate think tanks and choose CDP as a development & environmental activist organization. On January 01, 1997, CDP was instituted as a coordinating secretariat for a network of NGOs trying to relieve the sufferings of the people of the waterlogged areas in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh.
For details click Climate Think Tank.

Durban, 29th November, 2011

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Coastal Development Partnership organized a Tutu Memorial Drawing Competition among the high school students in Khulna to observe the Earth Day 2013. The competition was devoted to the late founder of the organization Ashraf-Ul-Alam Tutu and was named on him.

The Competitors took part in the competition in two categories: Group A: Students from Class 9 to Class 10, Group B: Students from Class 6 to Class 8. At the end of the competition the judges scrutinized all the art works and selected three students from each group as the winners.
The chief guest Mr. Harunur Rashid distributed prizes among the winners. The rest of the participants also recievd gift as the participants.

Dhaka, January 07, 2013

A reflection on the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 18) in Doha by S Jahangir Hasan Masum, Executive Director of Coastal Development Partnership. A critical review on the outcome of Doha Conference.

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