2.Environmental Education and energy efficiency (EEE): Road
towards sustainability and its aspect in Bangladesh
M. S. Hossain, M. A. Alam, Krishnandu Barman
Renewable energy technologies may possibly progress in its own way
depending on many factors such as market development, technical
development and decisions made by government. This paper presents a new
concept, which, shows the inter relationship between energy, environment
and efficiency. To achieve the objective of success in Bangladesh, these three
items should be implicated in such a manner that the socio economic
development can be gained easily. This paper focuses on the energy crisis of
Bangladesh along with a guideline to overcome the obstacles which may be
encountered while using this method. Although the pathway or the
guidelines to introduce new energy sources are available in Bangladesh, the
reduction of awareness program has hindered the growth of Renewable
energy. A policy for the promotion of renewable energy requires across-the-
board initiatives encompassing a wide range of policies: energy,
environment, employment, taxation, competition, research, technological
development and demonstration, agriculture, regional and external
relations policies. A central aim of a strategy for renewable energy will be to
ensure that the need to promote these energy sources is recognized in new
policy initiatives, as well as in full implementation of existing policies. In fact,
a comprehensive action plan is required to ensure the necessary co-
ordination and consistency in implementing these policies at community,
national and local levels. These require different networks in regions and
cities aiming at 100% energy supply from renewable energies; networks of
universities and schools pioneering renewable energies; technology
research and technological development networks of renewable energy;
renewable energies twinning of cities, schools, farms etc; temporary
networks for specific tasks and the virtual centre for the collection and
dissemination of information on: regulation, calls for proposals, community
and government programmes, technical state-of-art, training, financing,
assistance, etc.
3. Land rights movements in Bangladesh: Challenges and
opportunities
Dhritabrata Sen and SM Waliuzzaman, ActionAid Bangladesh
People living in this subcontinent have been struggling for their land rights
since 1793. After the independence of Bangladesh, few changes have taken
place in land laws and policies. Mode of struggle has changed in different
regimes but achievements are very few. Most of the agro-based families
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