On Wednesday, October 20, Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) organized a webinar titled “Impact of Climate Change on the Bay of Bengal - Impact on Coastal Social-Ecological System.”
If the devastating effects of climate change on the marine ecosystem and coastal areas are not addressed, then the fishing communities of Bangladesh will be among the first to suffer, speakers said.
Experts from civil society, government officials and academicians who spoke during the webinar also included, among others, MJF Executive Director Shaheen Anam, Danish Institute for Human Rights Anthropologist Sille Stidsen and Chief Guest Md. Shahab Uddin, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Almost 1.3 million people work in the marine fisheries sector and their human rights should be protected.We want to make sure the underprivileged get their human rights. We conducted two studies with ULAB. One is about the impact of Covid-19 on marine fishermen and how the 65-day fishing ban impacted them. The fisheries sector in Bangladesh is globally acclaimed. Our aim is to bring a positive change for coastal fishermen and provide a sustainable solution. |
The fishermen are usually the poorest and vulnerable people in this sector and their livelihoods need to be protected. They need ocean resources to make a living. We need to take a holistic approach. Both social and environmental concerns need to be addressed to come up with a sustainable solution when addressing climate change. |
Sille Stidsen, anthropologist at the Danish Institute for Human RightsAboutPopular Links x |
