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Burmese Opposition Groups Completed a 3- day Seminar
Chiang Mai, December
19: Some Burmese opposition groups have completed a three-day seminar on
“Another Development for
In the seminar, Dr. Roy Laifungbam,
the Director of Center for Organization Research and Education (CORE), has
presented key issues on natural resources and the environment as high politics,
and water for struggle against privatization and dams. On the both topics, the
participants asked various questions and comments that are actually related to
Groups also discussed on the key environmental challenges
for
The seminar was organized by the joint initiative of United
Nationalities League for Democracy (UNLD-LA), National Democratic Front (NDF),
and Dag Hammarskjiold
Foundation with the cooperation of National Reconciliation Program (NRP).
There was also a
presentation on the practical experience about natural resources and the
environment as high politics of
The participants and presenters felt their concern on
environmental disaster in
So, they agreed to form a Coordinating Committee, consisting
of 5 members from the participants, who involved in the activities of
environment research, campaign and documentation. The committee will play
important role on the environmental conservation of the country through the
active networks among the various organizations and individuals of the country
as stakeholder.
Though there are about 50 participants in the seminar from
various organizations of the country, a total of 13 organizations are presently
working natural resources and environment including the Rohingya
Youth Development Forum (RYDF). It is
also involves in Arakan Gas movement called Shwe Gas
Movement, Sadek again said.
This is the third seminar, previously two seminars were held
in the past. ##
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