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International workshop on Urban Development

An International Workshop on Urban Development will be organized at the Asian Institute of Technology(AIT) on 27 March 2015 from 09:00-16:30 hours at B202, AIT Conference Center.The conference is being organized in partnership with BURO DAP. BURO DAP is a Development, Architecture and Planning Consultancy firm operating from India, USA, and Colombia.

Expert outlines systems approach to managing disasters

The Systems Approach where problems are viewed as a part of an overall system, rather than focussing on a specific part, can be successfully implemented in managing disasters. This was stated by Prof. Slobodan P. Simonovic of University of Western Ontario, Canada, while delivering a lecture on “Managing Natural Disasters in a Changing Climate: Methods and Tools for a Systems Approach” at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 24 March 2015.

Rural Development Cooperative Division (BRDB) Bangladesh pays fact-finding visit to AIT

A seven-member delegation representing the Rural Development Cooperative Division (BRDB) Bangladesh visited AIT on 24 March 2015 to discuss possible cooperation on issues related to rural development.
The visit was part of a larger BRDB study tour to Thailand to learn about the country’s rural situation and the government’s responses and strategies for development.