First Press Conference
DSK consortium organized a Press Conference at the National Press Club on 26th August 2021. The event had two primary aims: to elevate the faded voices of slum dwellers through media to the public and to pursue government authorities to put attention towards better implementation of the respective environmental protection laws and policies. 110 attendees (26 women and 84 men) participated, of whom 68 were media representatives. The conference presented facts related to the dire state of waste management in slums and highlighted the plight of slum dwellers.
The 3R approach for environmental discussion (reducing waste, reusing, and recycling resources and goods) was highlighted in the Environment Conservation Act of 1995, according to speakers. In addition, ministries are empowered to enact ordinances for environmental conservation issues, rather than pursuing the elaborate and time-consuming procedures for laws/policies. Accordingly, the City Corporation Ordinance 1983 has been abolished with the newly reformed City Corporation Act 2009 under Local Government Division – assigning the responsibility of waste collection to city corporations. Incorporating slum dwellers in this service system is important to democratize the process, and to improve the living standards of slum dwellers.
Second Press Conference
On June 23, 2022 DSK consortium organized a press conference on ‘Solid Waste Management: Health Impact to Marginalized Community at national Press Club under Dhaka CALLING project. The major objective of the activity was to draw the attention of local government authorities to separate budget allocation for SWM and ensure access to waste service rights for the urban poor by sharing the Study Report on Health Impact on Community-Led Waste Management System by engaging the Media.
The event was participated by 113 attendees among which 32 were women and 81 were men with representatives from CSO-7, public Health Expert-1, Media-64, community people, and others. As the study was conducted at four slums of DNCC and DSCC as well as FGDs were conducted with the community people of those areas, so, 37 community people were there in the press conference from those areas.
First Round Table Discussion
DSK-Dhaka CALLING Project organized a virtual round table discussion jointly with the Daily Bhorer Kagoj having the title of ‘Solid Waste Management and Our Role’ to illustrate policy gaps and findings that came out from the policy research and pursue policymakers and responsible duty bearers to agree on those findings and acts on it that could facilitate the process of building effective legal frameworks as well as promote responsible city governance.
Bhorer Kagoj
DSK-Dhaka CALLING Project organized a virtual round table discussion jointly with the Daily Bhorer Kagoj having the title of ‘Solid Waste Management and Our Role’ to illustrate policy gaps and findings that came out from the policy research and pursue policymakers and responsible duty bearers to agree on those findings and acts on it that could facilitate the process of building effective legal frameworks as well as promote responsible city governance.
The event was participated by 57 individuals (Male- 21 Female- 36) having representation from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Department of LGRD, Higher officials from DNCC & DSCC, CSOs, NGOs, Experts, Academicians, community representatives, YAGs, etc.
Second Round Table Discussion
DSK-Dhaka CALLING project organized a Round Table discussion jointly with the Daily Bhorer Kagoj having the title of ‘4R Road Map on Solid Waste Management’ to discuss the policy gaps and loopholes for initiating legislative discussion regarding policy and law implementation for pollution-free Dhaka city.
Bhorer Kagoj
The event was held at the conference Room of the Daily Bhorer Kagoj and participated by 14 individuals (Men-9, Women- 5) having the representation from Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative (MoLGRD&C), Ministry of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), higher government official from Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), CSOs, NGOs, Experts, Academicians, community representatives, YAGs, etc.
The event has been circulated live to the social media platform of Bhorer Kagoj, DSK, BARCIK, and other different pages and groups having the total number of views of
First TV Talk Show
Having the title of “Solid Waste Management: Health Hazards and Rights
of Urban Lower Income Groups” the first TV Talk Show of the Dhaka CALLING project was organized
on December 29, 2021 at Channel 24 to persuade responsible persons, institutions and policy
makers towards the better implementation of laws and illustrate identified policy gaps,
loopholes and recommendations in the process that promote community participation and responsive
city governance.
The discussants of the show were Mr. Tajul Islam, honorable Minister, Ministry of Local
Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Mr. Md. Ashraf Uddin, Director General,
Department of Environment (DoE), Mr. Abu Naser Khan, Chairman, Poribesh Bachau Andolon (POBA),
Dr. Dibalok Singha, Executive Director, Dustha Shastha Kendra (DSK) and Ms. Fatema Akter,
General Secretary, Nagar Doridra Bostibasi Unnayan Sangstha (NDBUS) ( representative of the low
income group people). The program was moderated by Mr. Iqbal Ahsan, chief reporter, Channel 24.
Second TV Talk Show
A TV Talk Show titled ‘Urban Solid Waste Management: Health Impacts on
Marginalized People’ was organized by the Dhaka CALLING Project (DCP) at NTV on June 14, 2022.
The show was arranged to serve the objective of persuading responsible persons, institutions and
policymakers towards the better implementation of laws and illustrate identified policy gaps,
loopholes, and recommendations in the process that promote community participation and
responsive city governance.
Brig. Gen. Md. Zobaidur Rahman, Chief Health Officer, DNCC, Hasin Jahan, Country Director,
WaterAid Bangladesh, Dr. Lenin Choudhury, Public Health Specialist & Environmentalist, Hena
Akter Rupa, YAG member representing the community of lower income groups were present as
discussants in the show.
Third TV Talk Show
Having the title of “Solid Waste Management in National Budget”, the TV
Talk Show of the Dhaka CALLING Project (DCP) was organized on July 22, 2022, on Channel 24.
Budget allocation for effective waste management had been the focus of the program. Mayor was
the top–tier person for budget planning for city cooperation. Md. Atiqul Islam, Honorable Mayor
of DNCC participated in the TV Talk Show and he also acknowledged the up raising problems of
Dhaka city, especially the waste management problem. Afterward, he said to keep working for the
betterment of proper waste management in Dhaka city.
