A strategic meeting for sustainable development in the coastal areas was held among the activists from Mongla, Kalapara, and Moheskhali on 3-5 January 2021 in the Sundarban jointly organized by Waterkeepers Bangladesh and Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA). The strategic meeting was presided over by Sharif Jamil, General Secretary of BAPA and Coordinator of Waterkeepers Bangladesh. Monower Mostafa, General Secretary of the Democratic Budget Movement was presented as a special guest.

The meeting evaluated the current status of the environment in their localities and discussed possible strategies to develop effective and long-term people’s movements in Mongla, Kalapara, and Cox’s Bazar.