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25 April 2010, 18:00 PM

METROPOLITAN

Staff Correspondent

The Netherlands government is going to expand its assistances in water sectors of Bangladesh under their 'Global Water' programme. Under the programme titled 'Water Mondiaal (Global Water), the Netherlands is making a long-term cooperation agreement and extend its contribution to five delta countries in the world - Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt and Mozambique. In a press conference yesterday, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Alphons Hennekens said, “It is my pleasure that Bangladesh has been identified as partner country for this programme.” The programme might be launched in Bangladesh from 2011 following an agreement with the government, he added. The central theme of the programme in Bangladesh is 'Climate Change Adaptation and Water Governance'. Presently, a group of officials, who are visiting the country, will meet government officials, non-government organisations, civil society members and others working in the water sector. Alphons said, “As an outcomes of the meetings, some other themes could be incorporated under the programme.” Over the last 38 years, the Netherlands assisted Bangladesh with direct project support and knowledge exchanges and built close relationships with the responsible government agencies, he added. Currently, the Netherlands aims to support governance reforms in the water sector with special attention to strengthen the government interventions in the fragile and disaster-prone coastal zone and river erosion management. The programme was launched in Indonesia and Vietnam in 2009. The press conference held at a city hotel was attended by Water Mondiaal members Peter de Vries, Ben Lamoree, Raimond Hafkenscheid, Catharien Terwisscha, Martijn Van de Groep and Jaap Van Der Velden.