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Report

on

“World Environment Day”

2013

05/06/2013

Secretariat: CMDRR Forum, Bangladesh

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About the Content:

World Environment Day (WED) is a day that

stimulates awareness of the environment and

enhances political attention and public action. World

Environment Day ('WED') is celebrated every year on

5th

June to raise global awareness of necessitate to

take positive environmental action. The United

Nations Environment Program (UNEP) runs it. World

Environment Day has received tremendous support

from the public, non-profit organizations and

governments around the world. Various awareness

campaigns, rally, concerts, exhibits, film festivals,

community events and much more - are organized to

spread the message, which is to improve the quality

of life of all living beings on this planet without

harming nature. All the activities of World

Environment Day are carried out to spread eco-

awareness and increase green footprint.

Theme:

The theme for this year’s World Environment Day

celebrations is Think Eat Save. Think Eat Save is an

anti-food waste and food loss campaign which

encourages people to reduce their food print.

According to the UN Food and Agriculture

Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tons of

food is wasted. This is equivalent to the same

amount produced in the whole of sub-Saharan

Africa. At the same time, 1 in every 7 people in the

world go to bed hungry and more than 20,000

children under the age of 5 die daily from hunger.

Given this enormous imbalance in lifestyles and the

resultant devastating effects on the environment, this year’s theme – Think Eat Save –

encourages people to become more aware of the environmental impact of the food choices

they make and empowers them to make informed decisions.

CMDRR Forum, Bangladesh:

CMDRR Forum, Bangladesh is a

national coordination organization of

13 national level NGOs and INGOs of

Bangladesh and supported by Cordaid

with an aim to institutionalize the

concept of community managed

disaster risk reduction in Bangladesh

context.

Cordaid, together with local aid

organizations, is helping the poorest

population groups prepare for

disaster situations, like early warning

systems and creating evacuation

plans. Cordaid starts with the

assumption that the hardest hit

knows best where the threats are,

what they can do about them and

what help they need to better protect

themselves against disasters. Cordaid

supports communities in prevention

measures, like improving

infrastructure or planting trees to

help prevent flooding and prevent

landslides. There are ways how local

communities are increasing their own

resilience.

In line with this, participating

organizations have been progressively

practicing the concept of CMDRR at

regional, national and international

level. Meanwhile it has come to an

existence as a successful organization

in terms of practitioner and

incorporation DRR related issues and

policy advocacy on community

managed disaster risk reduction.

Member organizations are;

ADD, Caritas-Bangladesh, Concern

Universal Bangladesh, Dhaka Ahsania

Mission, Fight For Hunger,

FRIENDSHIP, INDAB, PGUK, Pidim

Foundation, POPI, RDRS-Bangladesh,

VARD and YPSA

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Rally for Celebrating WED:

Dhaka, June 1, 2013– Bangladesh observed World Environment Day’s enormous rally on

Saturday, with the government urging all to take steps to increase awareness anti-food waste

and food loss campaign that encourages people to reduce their food print. The government

launched a huge rally program in the capital, beginning with a vast procession wearing same t-

shirt & cap holding different banner & poster in front of the National Museum at 7am. The

inauguration of the rally starts with removing colorful balloons holding this year’s theme. This

rally starts in front of Fine arts Institute & stops journey at Osmani Memorial premises. The

huge gathering with youth group, children group & adults were highly enthusiastic & had an

energetic participation with the band party.

Due to country unrest situation, Government decided to celebrate the some events of “World

Environment Day’13” such as rally on 1 June 2013 instated of 5 June, 2013

Goal of the Rally:

Create awareness of huge imbalances in the redistribution of wealth and food resources in the

community.

Objectives of the Rally:

1. Create awareness to the local community.

2. Anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages people to reduce their food print.

3. Create awareness to the community people through Children & Youth group.

4. Anti-food waste practice in our everyday life

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Participation of CMDRR Forum, Bangladesh:

To celebrate the global occasion of World Environment Day 2013 Community Managed

Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) Forum, Bangladesh participated in the national rally. A

number of 30 participants were participated the rally. The entire participant was active,

conscious & dedicated. They attend the rally with joy & they were well synchronized. This team

ensures that they will be conscious about anti-food waste & will try to spread the words

toward their community.

As we all know, Bangladesh is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world due to its

geographic location and food crisis can create a devastative situation in our country. This rally

is a small start to raise awareness in the society.

This year’s campaign rallies everyone to take action from their home and then witness the

power of collective decisions everyone have made to reduce food waste, save money,

minimize the environmental impact of food production and force food production processes to

become more efficient.

Seminar:

A seminar was organized in Bangabandhu International Conference Center on 5th

June, 2013

for the inauguration of national afforestation campaign and tree fair on the occasion of World

Environment Day. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the program. Minister, ministry of

Environment and Forest Dr. Hasan Mahmud MP was in the chair of the seminar. Secretary of

the ministry of Environment and Forest M Shafiqur Rahman Patwari, Director General of

Department of Environment Golam Rabbani and Chief Conservator of Forests Md Yunus Ali

were also attended in the seminar.

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The Prime Minister was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the World Environment Day,

three-month long National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair, 2013 at the Bangabandhu

International Conference Centre (BICC).

She said legal action should be taken against those under the Environment Act who are causing

harm to the environment through cutting trees. Urging the agitators to refrain from logging

trees in the name of movement, Hasina said, “I’ll now urge them to join the movement of tree

plantation as our religion Islam also suggested planting trees.”

45 representatives from CMDRR Forum were participated in the seminar.

Other events:

CMDRR Forum Bangladesh was also displayed some festoon in the major roads of the capital

Dhaka containing message relating to environment.

Conclusion:

In fact, the global

food production

occupies 25% of

all habitable land

and is

responsible for

70% of fresh

water

consumption,

80% of

deforestation,

and 30% of

greenhouse gas

emissions. It is

the largest single

driver of

biodiversity loss

and land-use

change.

So think before you eat and help save our environment!

References:

- United Nations Environment Programme & - Global Giving.UK