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G M Mourtoza

Mr. G M Mourtoza has completed Graduate and Masters Degree from Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Rajshahi University. He has more than 14 years of experience in media and development sector. He has been working now as an Editor with the first news based online radio of Bangladesh called RadioDesh.Com. Beside, he has been working as special reporter in a daily newspaper named The Daily Sunshine. He is one of the key founder and director of a media based organisation called Center for Communication and Development (CCD Bangladesh, www.ccdbd.org). He is also founder of a journalist’s forum named Economic Journalists Network (EJ Net, www.ejnet-bd.net). He also serves as resource person and consultant for several development and media organizations in Bangladesh. He has successfully developed a number of journalistic training manuals and modules. He loves to orient and train fellow journalists on several socio-economic and development issues so that they can play vital role. His areas of interest are socio-economic and environmental development, health, human rights and the environment.

Posts by G M Mourtoza

UN chief asks nations to sacrifice to get climate deal

By: G M Mourtoza on December 17th, 2009

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In a move to restart stalled climate talks, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday said the Kyoto Protocol remains the lone legal instrument to secure cuts in carbon pollution.

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Bangladesh seeks binding fund

By: G M Mourtoza on December 17th, 2009

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Bangladesh is seeking legally binding contributions to a fund that would help poor and vulnerable countries cope with the impacts of climate change.

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Final agreement must recognize needs of the most vulnerable people

By: G M Mourtoza on December 17th, 2009

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Ministers and government leaders should explicitly address “the most vulnerable people” in the text they are negotiating at UN climate talks here, said the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

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Kyoto divided the world — Maldives president

By: G M Mourtoza on December 17th, 2009

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Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed said yesterday the Kyoto Protocol has divided the world and called on world leaders to unite against climate change.

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World leaders say will stand by Bangladesh

By: G M Mourtoza on December 17th, 2009

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World leaders today renewed their assurances to stand by Bangladesh in its fight to protect its people from the wrath of climate calamities.

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Bangladeshi PM for deep and legally binding cuts of greenhouse gas emissions

By: G M Mourtoza on December 17th, 2009

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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday made a call to all nations to take immediate action on climate change and sustainable development.

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Hedegaard resigns as climate summit president

By: G M Mourtoza on December 16th, 2009

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Danish Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard today resigned from the position of the President UN climate talks here.

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UK to support Bangladesh climate fund

By: G M Mourtoza on December 16th, 2009

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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have agreed to work together to limit the impacts of catastrophic climate change in he world’s most vulnerable country.

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Civil society calls UN climate talks “undemocratic”

By: G M Mourtoza on December 16th, 2009

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More than 50 civil society organizations, from every continent, have released a statement criticizing the UN’s decision to limit access to the Copenhagen climate negotiations.

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World leaders arrive amidst hot talk to cool planet

By: G M Mourtoza on December 16th, 2009

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With only three more days to nail down some sort of climate deal, world leaders are arriving here amidst heated debate about how to cool the planet.

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