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2:00-3:45 pm: Working Session -2 Arsenic Health Issues
Chair: Dr. Deoraj Harry Caussy
Co-chair: Dr. Willard Chappell
Time: 105 min *Presentation Time: 15 min per paper Discussion:30 min
1. Collaborative IRB Capacity Building
Lia Shimada
2. Respiratory Effect and Chronic Arsenic Exposure in Bangladesh
Ziaul Hasan Rumi
3. Experiences of DCH Arsenic Clinic And Yahia's War Against Cancer
Syed Nasrullah
4 The Pattern of Clinical Manifestations and Practice of Alternative Water
Options of 50 Arsenic Affected Patients of Sirajdikhan Upazilla, Bangladesh
Farzana Begum '
5. Interaction of Ascorbic Acid and Iron in Arsenicosis patient'
Abduz Zaher
6. New Approach on Managing Non-Healing Ulcer
Abdus Salam
7. Ground water arsenic contamination and suffering of people in Bihar, Uttar,
Pradesh, and Jharkhand States of India In Ganga Plain
Sad Ahamed
3:45 - 4:00 pm Tea
4:00-5:30 pm: Working Session-3 Update of Safe Water Options
Chair: Mr. Paul Edwards
Co-chair: Dr. Babar Kabir
Time: 90 min Presentation Time: 10 min per paper Discussion; 20 min
1. The One-year Monitoring Programme Updates of Shallow Dugwells to
Provide Arsenic-Safe Water in West Bengal, India
Xavier S
2. Dugwell and its Use as Sustainable Alternative to Ground Water
Nandini Sabrina
3. Effectiveness and Usefulness of Arsenic Removal Plants: An Experience in
West Bengal, India
M Amir Hossain
4. The Community Based Arsenic Mitigation Project Supported By UNICEF
Shafiqul Islam
5. Dugwell, a Popular Option in Community Managed Projects: Study Results of
129 dugwells
Jiptha Bairagi
6. The Role of Bangladesh Arsenic Mitigation Water Supply Project in Fighting
Arsenic Crisis of Bangladesh
Kjoda Bux
7. Assessment of Options for Safe Water in Arsenic-Affected Areas of
Bangladesh. Phillip Crisp
Programme: 16th February
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1:30-2: 15 pm Lunch
2:30-4:00 pm
1. Rhett Butler (SkyJuice Foundation)
I. Surface Water Filtration (small units)
II. Recycling Water
III. Discussion
2. Open Discussion: Investment in Surface Water
4:00-4:30 pm Tea (Optional tour of DC H)
4:30-6:00 pm
3. S.K. M. Abdullah (NEC) & Chowdhury Mufad Ahmed (NEC)
Discussion on Arsenic Mitigation Policy and Action Plan.
4. Open Discussion: The Problem of Mindset change: Groundwater to Surface Water
DAY-2: 16 February. Monday: 8:00am -5:00pm Field Visit
DAY-3: 17 February. Tuesday
9:00-11:00 am: Working Session-4 Water Availability And Rational Use of Available Water Sources
Chair: Dr. Ahmed Kamal
Facilitator: Dr. Mahmuder Rahman
Dr. Dipankar Chakraborti
Dr. Ainun Nishat
Time: 120 min Presentation Time: 10 min per paper
1. Water Supply in Arsenic Affected Rural Areas of Bangladesh - The
Institutional Challenge
Chowdhury Mufad Ahmed
2. Arsenic Safe Water Supply Potentials of Surface Water Sources
Feroze Ahmed
3. Aquifer concept and withdrawal of safe ground water from the deltaic
plain of Bangladesh
Md. Nehal Uddin
4. The Present History of Surface Water in Bengal: A Cautionary Note
Salimullah Khan
5. Impact of River Link Project
A N H Akhter Hossain
Special Guests to comment:
Mr. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture,
GoB) Mr. Shafiq Rehman (Jai Jai Din)
Mr. Rashed Khan Menon (Workers Party)
Cot. Faruk Khan, MP
Mr. Jahiruddin Swapan, MP
Mr. Ali Newaz Khhayam, MP
Dr. Naila Zaman Khan (Dhaka Shishu Hospital)
Ms. Farida Akhter (UBINIG)
Mr. Mahfuz Anam (The Daily Star)
Mr. Atiqur Rahman SaIu (International Farakka Committee)
Rep. from Health & Environmental Journalist Forum, Bangladesh
11:00-11:30 am Tea
1:30-2:00 pm Lunch
2:00-3:15 pm: Working Session 6 Health and Environmental Hazards Encountered with Extraction
of Ground Water and Management of Water Resources
Chair: Dr. Imamul Huq
Co-chair: Mr. Shafiqul Islam
Time: 75 min Paper Time: 15 min Discussion: 15 min
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1. Appropriate Technology in Action: Experiences in Arsenic Mitigation
at Micro-Level
Ali Ahmed Ziauddin
2. Arsenic In Drinking Water and Recent Knowledge on food chain
Contamination
lmamul Huq
3. The WHO Water Safety Framework Approach to Arsenic Mitigation
Guy Howard
4. Arsenic Mitigation at the Village Level: The Araihazar Experiences and
a Draft Framework for a National Strategy
Kazi Matin Ahmed
3:15-3:30 pm Tea
3:30-5:30 pm: Closing
Chair: Dr. Maniruzzaman Miah
Moderator: Dr, Ahmed Kamal & Dr, David Christiani
Conference Findings and Recommendations: Dr, Ainun Nishat
Special Guests
Mr. Badiur Rahman (Member Planning Commission)
Mr. A H M Abul Quashem (Secretary, MoLGRD&C)
Mr. Syed Tanveer Hussain (Secretary, MoE&F)
Mr, S.K.M Abdullah
Dr. Richard Wilson (Harvard University)
Mr. Mahfuz Anam (Editor, The Daily Star)
Ms. Khushi Kabir (Chief Executive Officer, Nijera Kori)
Mr. Morten Giersing (Country Rep., UNICEF)
Ms. Christine Wallich (Country Director, WB)
Mr. Atiqur Rahman Salu (International Farakka Committee)..
Mr. Masood Kamal, General Secretary Health & Environmental
Journalist Forum, Bangladesh
Dhaka Declaration Dr. Mahmuder Rahman
Vote of Thanks Dr. Quazi Quamruzzaman
List Of Resource Persons
Mr. AN H Akhter Hossain MD, Dhaka WASA, Dhaka
Dr. Abdul Wadud Khan Professor & The Head of The Department, Community Medicine, NIPSOM, Mohakhali,
Dhaka
Dr. Ahmed Kamal Department of History, University of Dhaka
Dr. Ainun Nishat Country Representative, IUCN
Mr.Ali Newaz Khan Honorable Member of Jatio Sangsad, GoB
Mr.Allan H Smith Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Earlwarren Hall, University of California
Mr.Ashok Madhob Roy Senior Assistant Secretary, Local Govt Division, Ministry of LGRD & C
Mr.Babar Kabir Programme Coordinator, Sustainable Environmental Management Programme. Mo E&F
Mr.Chowdhury Mufad Ahmed, Senior Assistant Secretary, , Ministry of Environment & Forest
Mr.David Christiani Professor of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health. Harvard University
Dr. Deoraj Harry Caussy Environmental Epidemiologist, Department of Evidence for Information & Policy,
WHO,
SEA Region, NewDelhi
DG. Environment
DG. Water Resources
Dr. Dipankar Chakraborti School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University
Ms.Farida Akhter UBINIG
MrFaruque Khan Honorable Member of Jatio Sangsad, GoB
Prof.Feroze Ahmed Professor, Department ofCE, BUET
Mr.Han.A. Heijnen WHO Environmental Health Advisor
Dr.lmamul Huq Professor, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Dhaka
Dr. K.c.Shaha Rtd Professor & Head, Department of Dermatology, School of Tropical Medicine.lndii',1.
Mr.K.M. Minnatullah Senior Water & Sanitation Specialist, WSP-SA, WB
Mr.Kazi Matin Ahmed Department of Geology, University of Dhaka
Mr.Khurshed Alam Chief Engineer DPHE
Prof. Maidullslam Professor, Department of Dermatology, BSMMU
Dr.Md. Abdur Rahman Khan Director Planning & Research. DGHS
Mr.Md. Khoda Bux PD BAMWSP
Mr.Mirza Fakhrullslam Alamgir State Minister of Agriculture, GoB
Mr.Moniruzzaman Miah Chief Executive o.fficer TWEDS
Dr.Naila Zaman Khan Child Neurology & Development, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health. Dhaka Shishu
Hospital Mr.Nayyum Chowdhury Ex. Chairman, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
Mr.Nurul Kabir Khan The Weekly Holiday
Mr.Paul Edwards Chief, WES section, UNICEF
Dr..Q. Quamruzzaman Chairman DCHT
Mr.Rashed Khan Menon Workers Party
Rep. Of Ministry of Environment, GOB
Rep. Of Ministry Of Water Resources, GOB
Mr.Richard Wilson Mallinckrodt Research Professor of Physics, Harvard University
Mr.S.K.M. Abdullah NEC
Mr.Saber Hossain Chowdhury Political Advisor to the Leader of Opposition, Jatio Sangsad
Mr.Salimullah Khan Consultant, DCH
Mr.Shafiq Rehman Chief Editor, Jai Jai Din
Mr.Shafiqullslam Team Leader, Arsenic Unit, UNICEF
Mr. Tapan Chowdhury, MD SQUARE Pharmaceuticals
Mr.Willard Chappell Professor, Environmental Sciences University of Colorado, USA
