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Episode 3. Replicating the PRC's Approach to River Restoration
15 Nov 2024Nazmul Ahsan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources in Bangladesh, highlights the key lessons learned from the PRC’s experiences in managing the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and how these can be applied to river restoration efforts in Bangladesh.
Transcript
We have visited especially two things, one is Yangtze River, and another is Yellow River. And Yangtze River Economic Belt where now I am standing here, it is seen that the development and nature is actually residing side by side.
So this is an experience and example for us.
Not only that, in this case, you are implementing, or the PRC is implementing the river shape type projects here.
It is an innovative idea for us.
It might be implemented to our country also.
Another thing is that, once upon a time, Yellow River that means the Huanghe [黄河] river, which was basically cradle for the PRC.
Nowadays, it is under the Yellow River Ecological Corridor, which is a very successful project.
We have visited that one.
And we visited Hubei Huanggang Urban project.
There is a lesson for us, and we have wetlands in Bangladesh also.
So we can replicate this in Bangladesh.
From the experience of the PRC, we have many things we have learnt, and we can try to implement this in Bangladesh.
