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face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=4>Workshop on Role of Community Radio in
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)</FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face=Verdana size=2>A workshop was held on 21 September, 2011 at Disaster
Bhaban, Dhaka <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>on the issue and
strategy related to Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change adaptation .The
workshop was jointly organized by Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme
(CDMP) under Ministry of Food & Disaster Management of Bangladesh and
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC).</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><FONT face=Verdana size=2>The workshop was started with welcome
speech from Mr.Aminul Islam, Asstt.Country Director and Mr.Ahsan Zakir, Director
General, Disaster Management Bureau. The speakers discussed about the purpose of
organizing such a workshop. The main purpose of organizing the workshop was to
find the strategy to link up the community Radio in disaster risk
reduction.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><FONT face=Verdana size=2>In his speech, Mr.AHM Bazlur Rahman, Chief
Executive Officer, BNNRC highlighted the role of community radio in combating
disaster risk and climate change phenomena. He presented the latest status,
preparation and progress in broadcasting of 14 CR stations (all of those were
getting preparation to come on-air by the end of October’2011 at the latest.)
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><FONT face=Verdana size=2>In discussion session, Mr.Puji Pujiona,
Project Director of CDMP initiated the discussion on developing a possible
working strategy for Community radio and DRR issues. He mentioned that the
community people, threatened to be the victims of disaster incidents and climate
change hazards lacked the relevant information most. They do not have adequate
access to traditional and commercial mass media. On this backdrop, Community
Radio could be the effective linkage between the community and Climate change
adaptation and disaster management issues. He has identified 03 focus areas to
work on priority basis, which he mentioned as Community Radio in 3-D: Content
development, capacity Development and access to development .He proposed that
these could be the potential CDMP activities to support in
3-D.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>After Puji’s presentation, basing it
as a guideline - 03 groups were formed among the participants, to discuss and to
find out the recommendations for future work in groups. The group works were
coordinated by Mr. Suman Alam, Advocacy and Communication Analyst, CDMP. <SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><FONT face=Verdana size=2>13 representatives from Community Radio
Stations of Radio Chilmari,Radio Mukti,Barendra Radio, Radio Mahananda,Radio
Padma,Radio Zhinuk,Radio Nalta,Lokobetar,Radio Naf,Radio Sagargiri,Radio
Pallykantha and Krishi Radio attended the
program.</FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT><BR><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>Bazlu<BR>_______________________<BR>AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR<BR>Chief
Executive Officer<BR>Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
(BNNRC)<BR>[NGO in Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social
Council]<BR>& <BR>Head, Community Radio Academy <BR> <BR>House: 13/1,
Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207 Bangladesh<BR>Phone: +88-02-9130750,
+88-02-9138501, Cell: +88 01711881647 <BR>Fax: 88-02-9138501-105, E-mail:
</FONT><A href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net"><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>ceo@bnnrc.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=2>, </FONT><A
href="mailto:bnnrcbd@gmail.com"><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>bnnrcbd@gmail.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=2> <BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.bnnrc.net"><FONT face=Verdana
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