Sunday, March 2, 2014

PM Hasina of Bangladesh for upgrading disaster mitigation system

The Daily Star (Bangladesh): Stressing upgrading the traditional early warning and disaster mitigation system, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that international cooperation for exchange of weather data and information is very important for worldwide disaster management.

“Since meteorological phenomena do not obey political or geographical boundaries, international cooperation for exchange of weather data and information throughout the globe is essential for worldwide disaster management,” she said.

“We’ve to ensure proper application of latest technology with our conventional system for upgrading our existing early warning and mitigation activities,” Hasina said, inaugurating the 41st session of WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones for the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.

Defence Secretary Khondoker M Asaduzzaman delivered the address of welcome at the inaugural ceremony held at the International Conference Center of the Prime Minister's Office in the morning. Director of Bangladesh Metrological Department Md Shah Alam gave the vote of thanks....

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