{"id":1640,"date":"2025-08-29T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?page_id=1640"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:10:15","slug":"latest-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?page_id=1640","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1640\" class=\"elementor elementor-1640\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17f33a7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tmpcoder-particle-no tmpcoder-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"17f33a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?p=3452\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">PEOPLE Steering Group Member Debra Roberts Inducted into the Earth Hall of Fame Kyoto<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-calendar-alt \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?m=20260715\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 15, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal recognition for a career spent bridging science, policy and the everyday realities of vulnerable cities and communities The PEOPLE Project is delighted to share that Dr Debra Roberts, a member of our Steering Group, will be inducted into the Earth Hall of Fame Kyoto in November 2026 \u2014 one of the highest honours 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Warnings<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-calendar-alt \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?m=20260715\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 15, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTask teams presented a year of local and global research on inclusive early warning systems, setting the stage for a combined synthesis report and a new phase of work through 2027\u20132028. Kyoto, Japan \u2014 8\u201310 July 2026 | World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) The PEOPLE Project\u2019s Annual Steering Group brought together researchers, task team members...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3429\" href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?p=3429\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"3469\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3469\" href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?p=3469\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">PEOPLE Steering Group Member Professor Tek Maraseni Receives Prestigious International Recognition<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-calendar-alt \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?m=20260713\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 13, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe PEOPLE International Coordination Office (ICO) warmly congratulates Professor Tek Maraseni, a member of the PEOPLE Steering Group, on receiving two distinguished awards in recognition of his outstanding contributions to research, international scientific collaboration, and postgraduate supervision. Professor Maraseni has been awarded the Distinguished Scientist Fellowship (2025\u20132026) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) President&#8217;s...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3469\" href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?p=3469\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"3463\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3463\" href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?p=3463\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Dr Tek Maraseni Awarded Prestigious CAS President&#8217;s International Fellowship for Distinguished Scientists<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-calendar-alt \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?m=20260710\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 10, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe PEOPLE Project is delighted to announce that Dr Tek Maraseni, a member of our Project Steering Group, has been awarded the President&#8217;s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) Distinguished Scientist Fellowship by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The PIFI programme is one of CAS&#8217;s flagship initiatives for promoting international scientific collaboration, inviting leading researchers from...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3463\" href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?p=3463\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"3386\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3386\" href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?p=3386\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Department of Meteorology Hosts Inception of USD 2.2 Million Wellcome Trust, UK Funded International Research Project on Urban Heat<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-calendar-alt \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?m=20260708\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 8, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Department of Meteorology, University of Dhaka, officially launched the international research project, Exposing Hidden Heat: Mapping Heat Driven Health Disparities and Advancing Policy Implications for Climate Resilient Urban Development in Dhaka, Bangladesh, through an inception program held on 15 June 2026 at the Vice Chancellor&#8217;s Office Meeting Room of the University of Dhaka. Funded...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3386\" href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?p=3386\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"3361\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3361\" href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?p=3361\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">SRI Session: Integration of AI in Early Warnings for All: Addressing Equity, Trust, and Local Knowledge Systems<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-calendar-alt \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?m=20260609\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConference Speaker: Katharine Vincent Scheduled Event will be held: 23 June 2026, 20:10\u201321:40 (Europe\/Zurich:&nbsp;23 June 2026, 16:10\u201317:40) Location: Cape Town, South Africa Event Details Link: https:\/\/wmo.int\/events\/webinar\/sri-session-integration-of-ai-early-warnings-all-addressing-equity-trust-and-local-knowledge-systems?book=31259...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3361\" href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?p=3361\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"3152\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3152\" href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?p=3152\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Celebration of World Meteorological Day 2026 Seminar and Prize Giving Ceremony<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-calendar-alt \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/wmo-people.du.ac.bd\/?m=20260519\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 19, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Department of Meteorology of University of Dhaka celebrated World Meteorological Day 2026 through a program titled \u201cYouth Engagement for Weather and Climate Awareness 2026\u201d under the theme \u201cObserving Today, Predicting Tomorrow.\u201d The event aimed to raise awareness among young people about weather, climate change, and disaster preparedness through creative and educational activities. 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Between 26 and 30 April, around 71 people died due to lightning strikes, prompting national level concern regarding risk reduction. 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