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Dutch organisation for coop with BD Delta Plan

UNB, Dhaka :
The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) is considering is deeper collaborations around the theme of Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100.
The NWO, who is already engaged with as many as 13 research collocations with different partners in Bangladesh, is keen to expand their research collaborations with Bangladesh research organizations in the coming days.
This was conveyed to Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal by Dr. H.J.J.G Beerkens, Team Leader of WOTRO Science for Global Development and Han Van Dijk, Coordinator, Urbanizing Deltas of the World (UDW) recently at the Embassy of Bangladesh in The Hague, according to a press release.
Terming water as a bonding glue of Bangladesh-the Netherlands relations, Ambassador Belal briefed the NOW delegations about the centrality of Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 in the Bangladesh’s
development discourse and requested NOW to help Bangladesh in imparting capacities for fast and flawless implementation of Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100.
Dijk, while assuring their support for Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, briefed Ambassador about their projects on urbanizing deltas and NOW’s interests in improving the understanding of complex delta systems in the world with the aim to contribute towards greater water safety, water and food security, and sustainable economic development.