• 06:00 am - 09:00 am
• Guests
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

ARRIVAL & ASSEMBLY

ARRIVAL & ASSEMBLY of Participants in Dhaka

• 09:05 am - 9:55 am
• Guests
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Community Ritual

• 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Guests
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

OPENING OF THE ASSEMBLY

• 10:00 -10:03 AM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

National Anthem

• 10: 03- 10:08 AM
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• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Welcome & Objectives of the Assembly

Mr. Sharif Jamil, Member Secretary, Assembly Convening Committee (ACC)

• 10:08 -10:10 AM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Declaration of the inauguration and introducing the Keynote Speaker of the Assembly

Ms. Sharmeen Murshid, Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh

• 10.10-10.25 AM
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• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Keynote Address

Ms. Lidy Nacpil, Coordinator, Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) and Convener, Asian Energy Network (AEN)

• 10.25-10.30 AM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Solidarity Speech

Mr. Cynan Houghton, Deputy Regional Program Director, Tara Climate Foundation (Virtual)

• 10.30-10.40 AM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Speech of the Inaugurator

Ms. Sharmeen Murshid, Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh

• 10.40-10.50 AM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Speech of the Guest of Honor

Ms. Farida Akhter, Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh

• 10.50-11.00 AM
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• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Speech of the Chair of the Session

Dr. Muzibur Rahman Howlader, Convener, Assembly Convening Committee (ACC) and Former Chairman, National River Conservation Commission (NRCC)

• 11:00 -11:30 AM
• Speakers
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

TEA/COFFEE BREAK

• 11:30 - 1:30 PM
• Speakers
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

বাংলাদেশের জলবায়ু ন্যায্যতায় ২৯তম জলবায়ু সম্মেলনের সম্ভাব্য প্রভাব (Implications of the COP29 Decisions on Climate Justice)

Recurring Issues & Impacts

• 11.30-11.40 AM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

The Extreme Weather Patterns in the Coast of the Bay of Bengal

Mr. Nikhil Chandra Bhadra, Coordinator, Upokul Rokhhay Amra Ms. Kamala Sarker, Member, Sundarban Rokkhay Amra

• 11.40-11.50 AM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Development Challenges in the Climate Vulnerable Areas in Terms of Livelihoods and Ecological Degradation

Mr. Mejbahuddin Mannu, Coordinator, Waterkeepers Bangladesh Kalapara
Mr. Nazrul Islam, Member, Amra Kalaparabasi

• 11.50-12.00 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

The Dirty Fossil Fuels Expansion in the Coast

Mr. Mohammad Delwar Hossain, Coordinator, Waterkeepers Bangladesh Pekuya
Mr. M Azam Uddin, Salt Farmer, Ujantia, Pekuya, Cox’s Bazar

National Speakers

• 12.00-12.05 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

People’s Urgent Demands: Pursuing a Rapid, Just and Equitable Transition

Mr. Sharif Jamil, Coordinator, Waterkeepers Bangladesh (WKB) and Member Secretary, DHORA

• 12.05-12.10 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Challenges to Achieving 100 % Renewable Energy & Way Forward

Mr. Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury, Chairman, Center for Renewable Energy Services Limited (CRESL)

• 12.10-12.15 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Climate Finance for the Loss & Damage, Adaptation and Bangladesh's 1.5 degree C-aligned NDC

Mr. Md Shamsuddoha, Chief Executive, Center for Policy Research and Development (CPRD)

• 12.15-12.20 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

The role of Multilateral Banks (WB, ADB) and other financial institutions on Climate Finance in Bangladesh

Dr. Suborna Barua, Professor of Finance, Department of International Business, University of Dhaka

• 12.20-12.25 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Flood 2024 in Bangladesh: Vulnerabilities and Impacts

Ms. Rabeya Begum, Executive Director, Shariatpur Development Society-SDS

Regional/Global Speakers:

• 12.25-12.35 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

The outcome of COP 29 and the demand for Climate Finance as part of Reparations from the Global North

Ms. Lidy Nacpil, Coordinator, APMDD

• 12.35-12.45 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

The COP29 Climate Finance Goal and its Implications for LDCs and MVCs, particularly Bangladesh

Mr. Arjun Karki, Global Coordinator, LDC Watch (Virtual)

• 12.45-01.10 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

OPEN FORUM

• 01.10-01.20 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Speech of the Chief Guest

Mr. Jalal Ahmed, Chairman, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)

• 01:30- 03:00 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

LUNCH BREAK

• 03:00 - 04:30 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

জলবায়ু সংকট ও ঝুঁকি বাড়িয়ে তোলার ক্ষেত্রে বিভেদ, সুশাসনের অভাব এবং নিপীড়নের প্রভাব (Exclusion, Marginalization, and Issues in Governance Practices Exacerbating the Climate Crisis and Vulnerabilities)

• 03.00-03.35 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Displacement, Forced Eviction & Violation of People’s Rights

Issues of Land Acquisition and grabbing of agricultural land

Mr. JHM Younus, Journalist, Moheshkhali
Mr. Fariduddin, Farmer, Kalapara
Mr. Israfil Boyati, Farmer, Dacope
Mr. Sultan Sikder, Farmer, Taltali

Issues of Fishers
Mr. Abdur Rashid, Mongla


Salt Cultivation
Mr. Mishbahul Alam, Kutubdia

Issues of Haor area
Mr. Tofazzal Sohel, Coordinator, Haor Rokhhay Amra
Mr. Sajal Kanti Sarker, Founder and Director, Haor Cultural and Research Academy, Sunamgonj

Immeasurable Impacts of the Climate Crisis on Women (and Children) and the Indigenous Community
Mr. Shafiqul Islam Khokon, Coordinator, WKB Pathorghata

National Speakers

• 03.35-03.40 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Legal Protection vs Protection Gaps and Challenges in Governance

Mr. Bareesh Hasan Chowdhury, Policy and Campaign Coordinator, BELA

• 03.40-03.45 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Non-economic Loss and Damage: Gender and Indigenous Perspective

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Jahirul Hoque, Vice Chancellor of Metropolitan University, Sylhet and Professor of Political Studies, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet

Regional/ Global Speakers

• 03.45-03.50 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Fishermen’s Movement against the Exclusion of their Rights and Entitlements: The Pakistan Case

Mr. Muhammad Saeed Baloch, Secretary of Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum

• 03.50-03.55 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

The JICA- Imposed Bangladesh Energy Masterplan

Mr. Yuki Tanabe, Program Director, JACSES

• 03.55-04.00PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Role of Japanese Companies in Supporting the Japan-led Energy Development

Ms. Ayumi Fukakusa, FOE Japan (Virtual)

• 04.00-04.05 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

The Moheshkhali Matarbari Infrastructure Development Initiative (MIDI) Case Study

Ms. Donna Lisenby, CEO, Riverfox Environmental

• 04.05-04.20 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

OPEN FORUM

• 04.20-04.25 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Speech of the Chief Guest

Mr. ASM Saleh Ahmed, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Land

• 04.25-04.30 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

CHAIR OF THE SESSION

Mr. Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Chief Moderator of the Equity BD

• 04.30-05.00 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Tea Break

• 04.25-04.30 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

CHAIR OF THE SESSION

Mr. Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Chief Moderator of the Equity BD

• 05.00- 06.30 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

জনগণের সমস্যা ও দাবি এগিয়ে নেবার উপায় এবং জলবায়ু ন্যায়বিচার ও ন্যায্য রূপান্তর নিশ্চিত করার পথ (Ways Forward in Advancing the Peoples’ Issues and Demands for Climate Justice and Just Transition)

• 05.00-05.30 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Grassroots Speakers

Mobilizing People’s Participation and Initiatives on the Ground
1. Mr. Fazlul Quader Chowdhury (SE & Cox’s Bazar Region)
2. Mr. Abdul Karim Kim (Haor and Indigenous)
3. Mr. Md. Noor Alam Sk (SW & the Sundarbans Region)
4. Mr. Ziaur Rahman (Brahmaputra Basin)
5. Mr. Afzal Hossain (Barind Tract)
6. Mr. Jahangir Alam (Chalan Beel)

National Speakers

• 05.30-05.35 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Building the Roadmap for Community Initiatives for Climate Justice

Mr. Mohon Kumar Mondal, Executive Director, LEDARS

• 05.35-05.40 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Youth engagement to ensure climate justice

Mr. Amanullah Porag, Mobilisations Coordinator, 350.org South Asia

• 05.40-05.45 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Redirecting Fossil Fuel Subsidies to 100 % Renewable Energy for People and Communities

Mr. Shafiqul Alam, Lead Analyst, IEEFA Bangladesh

• 05.45-05.50 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Movement against Environmental Degradation and Climate Change

Dr. Adil Md Khan, President, Bangladesh Institute of Planners

Regional/Global Speakers

• 05.50-05.55 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Challenges in the Delivery of Climate Finance for a Rapid, Just, and Equitable Phase Out of Fossil Fuels

Ms. Malou Tabios Nuera, Senior Energy Campaigner, APMDD

• 05.55-06.00 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Total Cancellation of Japan’s JICA Financing for Fossil Fuels and Energy Development Projects

Ms. Makiko Arima, Japan Finance Campaigner, Oil Change International and Fossil-Free Japan (FFJ)

• 06.00-06.05 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty

Mr. Shibayan Raha, Partnership Coordinator, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

• 06.05-06.10 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Developing strategies and action plans for rapid and just transition towards green energy in Bangladesh

Ms. Donna Lisenby, CEO, Riverfox Environmental

• 06.10-06.20 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

OPEN FORUM

• 06.20-06.25 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Chief Guest

Prof. Anu Muhammad, Former Faculty of the Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University

• 06.25-06.30 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Chair of the Session

Mr. M. S. Siddiqui, Co-Convenor of DHORA

CLOSING OF DAY 1

• 6:30 PM
• Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka

Tea and departure (Community Leaders and Overseas participants will stay for the 2nd day)