Sabah Shamsy

Sabah Shamsy is experienced in project cycle management and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) obtained from international aid development organizations. She designed, planned and implemented innovative projects on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy with IT solutions, and has finely tuned analytical skills with dedication to identify and apply socio economic principles and Results/Logical frameworks (GIZ, DFID, SDG, OECD DAC) to reach effective outputs.

Applying Integrity Tools for Water and Sanitation: Experiences from Bangladesh

This presentation discussed some insights from two Water Integrity Network projects: the Application of Annotated Water Integrity Scan (AWIS) for assessing and advocating for integrity in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in schools; and the Integrity Management Toolbox for strengthening integrity in water utilities and for change management.

Trust Counts: World Bank Bangladesh Clean Cooking Program

Around 80% of the households in Bangladesh use solid fuels for cooking. Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) affects 132 million people and contributes to 107,000 deaths each year. For women and children, it’s a grave health hazard. The World Bank in partnership with Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) launched an Improved Cook Stoves (ICS) program in Bangladesh. The improved cookstoves emit 90% less carbon monoxide and use half as much firewood as a traditional cookstove, thus effectively reducing the greenhouse gas emissions and indoor air pollution significantly.

Bangladesh Railway

Bangladesh, a member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC), is developing a railway network linking the country with neighboring SASEC member countries like India, Myanmar, and Nepal under the financial assistance from different institutions such as ADB. In this presentation, Mr. Hossain gave an overview of the different rail corridors being developed in Bangladesh under the SASEC program, and its interconnectivity to the Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) Network.

Md. Jahangir Hossain

Dr. Hossain has held research fellow appointments at Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Canada, Institute for Telecommunications research (ITR), Australia and McGill University, Canada.  He has also gained  practical experiences towards developing contemporary wireless communication systems through his industrial appointments. In particular, he has worked at Intel Inc., USA as a research intern and at Redline Communications, Canada as a senior systems engineer.

Recent Climate Litigation Concerning Environmental Rights

An emerging feature of more recent climate change litigation is the use of some type of environmental right as the basis of the claim. The environmental rights invoked include the right of the public under the public trust doctrine; constitutional rights, particularly the right to life and the right to a clean and healthy environment; and more generally, human rights. This trend is likely to continue.