| Bangladesh - Local Network Commitments | | from Better Air Quality 2004 country networking session. Stakeholders from Bangladesh met in Agra, India during a local networking session of BAQ 2004 to discuss feasible actions to improve air quality. The session -- which was chaired by Nooruddin Ahmed -- resulted in specific commitments to be implemented over the next two years. |
- Reduction of sulfur in diesel
- More dedicated CNG buses
- PM10 to be reduced
- Better and efficient solid waste management
- Construction sites to be regulated
- Minibus or smaller vehicles to be discouraged
- Restrict manual rickshaws on secondary roads only
- Unpaved part of roads either to be paved or made green
- Inspection and maintenance
- Public opinion - mobilization
- Media /political commitment of government
- Policy decision after discussion with stakeholders
MPs, media NGOs, BRTA, DOE
- Shahana Akhter, Department of Environment
- Amjad Uddin Ahmed, Dhaka Transport Coordination Board
- Shamsuddin Ahmed, ADB
- Akhtar Hossain Babu, Society for Urban Environmental Protection
- Bilkis Begum, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
- Zhohir Chowdhury, University of California
- Ajuy Deshnukh
- Derek Langgons, SMEC International
- M. Nasimul Islam
- M. Abdur Rab, Dhaka Transport Coordination Board
- Dieter Schwela, European Commission Joint Research Centre
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