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WBB's Activities
on Environment
WBB is an active member of the Bangladesh
Environment Movement (Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon), BAPA. WBB
supports various activities of BAPA and works closely with them on actions
to improve the environment of Bangladesh. The President of WBB is a
member of the Executive Committee of BAPA.
WBB
conducts
research
and works to support the Government ban on polythene bag
use.
To learn more about the problem of
noise
pollution in Dhaka and present possible solutions, WBB recently conducted
a survey of 2,500 people and published a
report
in English and Bengali with information about the extent and severity of
the problem, and recommendations for reducing it. A press
conference to release the report was broadcast on the news of three TV
stations, and the report was discussed in over 20 newspapers. WBB
has also conducted two radio programs that address the issue of noise
pollution.
WBB played a key role in the formation of
the Committee Against Noise Pollution, which has organized a day-long
workshop on noise pollution at ICDDR,B attended by various NGOs, and a
rally.
WBB plays a leading role in the
Committee Against Polythene Bags, working together to organize rallies and
protests against the use of polythene bags and in favor of the government
decision to ban their use (see News).
Polythene Bag Ban: What is the situation after one year? WBB is conducted a survey throughout Bangladesh in winter
2003 to learn what the situation regarding polythene bags was one year
following the ban on their use. The survey includes shopkeepers and
customers, as well as observation at markets. The study released on June
2003. see
research report
WBB has conducted a
survey among
shopkeepers and customers at major markets throughout Dhaka, as well as a
focus group, to understand people's perspectives on the polythene bag ban,
and to determine messages for mass media campaigns.
WBB staff regularly participate in and present at conferences on the
environment held in Bangladesh. At the 1st National
Conference on Environment and Health, WBB presented about
tobacco's effect on the
environment. WBB attended the 1st and 2nd International
Conferences on the Bangladesh Environment (ICBEN I and II). At ICBEN
II, WBB staff presented about
noise
pollution and the situation of
tobacco farmers in Bangladesh, and WBB had a stall to distribute our
reports and share information on urban environmental problems with
conference participants.
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