SAARC Meteorological Research Centre
| Formation | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
The SAARC Meteorological Research Centre was a meteorological research centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh which was operated by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]The SAARC Meteorological Research Centre was established on 2 January 1995 by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.[4][5][6]
Brigadier General Shah Md Sultan Uddin Iqbal was appointed the Chairperson of the SAARC Meteorological Research Centre in November 2007.[7]
In 2008, the SAARC Meteorological Research Centre started providing future climate scenario predictions for South Asia.[8] The development was announced by the Director General of SAARC Meteorological Research Centre, Kazi Imtiaz Hossain.[8]
In 2010, it was announced that the SAARC Meteorological Research Centre would create the SAARC Monsoon Initiative to study monsoon weather.[9]
In 2015, the SAARC Meteorological Research Centre was closed permanently to be replaced by SAARC Environment and Disaster Management Centre.[4] The centre had published 150 research papers.[4] The staff were surprised by the decision and requested the government of Bangladesh to transfer them to Bangladeshi government research institutes.[4] The SAARC Forestry Centre, based in Bhutan, and SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre, based in Maldives, were also merged into the SAARC Environment and Disaster Management Centre, based in Gujarat, India.[10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Chowdhury, Moinul Hoque; bdnews24.com. "Before heavy rains, fog-like clouds dazzle Dhaka". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Karim, Naimul (2017-09-08). "An ominous trend". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ Bss, Dhaka (2007-12-09). "Saarc Charter Day observed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ a b c d Chowdhury, Moinul Hoque. "SAARC Meteorological Research Centre in Dhaka closing down". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Saarc withdraws meteorological centre from Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Uncertainties surround future monsoons". 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Brig Gen Iqbal new SMRC chairman". The Daily Star. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ a b "'SMRC can provide regional climate scenario till 2100'". The Daily Star. 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ Bss, Dhaka (2010-04-29). "Saarc plans common stance on climate in Mexico". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "SAARC Disaster Management Centre" (PDF). unescap.org. SAARC Disaster Management Centre. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Is SAARC prepared to combat climate change and its security risks?". The Third Pole. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ IANS (2016-01-11). "Three Saarc regional centres shut". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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