Climate Change and Disaster Management Division

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Climate Change and Disaster Management Division

Since its inception, CEGIS is engaged in research projects on climate change issues in Bangladesh focusing on physical phenomena and their impacts on communities and livelihoods.

Malik Fida A Khan

Director

mkhan@cegisbd.com

He is experienced in assessing need for awareness raising, capacity building, and education programme on climate change issues and make inventory for collection of emission related activity data, institutional advancements for mainstreaming/servicing adaptation, and good practice... More

Area of Expertise

Study of the physical phenomena of climate change
Assessment of climate change impacts on the environment of communities, livelihoods, etc.
Climate modelling
Downscaling of climate parameters from larger scale General Circulation Models

Resources

Open Source Climate Model

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Climate Change Impact Models

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Projects Under this Division

Mapping and GIS database for Adarsha gram

Agricultural Khas Land Distribution to the poor and landless is one of GoB’s important poverty alleviation policies...Read More

GIS Support to Land Acquisition and Resettlement (LA&R) for PMBP

Developed a GIS based Information Management System which will provide assistance to Padma...Read More

Development of Management/Geographic Information System for the Emergency WASH Cluster in Bangladesh

The cyclone Sidr hit...Read More

Screening, Technical and Environmental Auditing of BWDB Schemes

The benefits expected from the Water Management Improvement Projects (WMIP) are reduced...Read More

River Bank Erosion Prediction

Every year, the highly dynamic Jamuna, Padma and Lower Meghna rivers render thousands of people in Bangladesh landless by eroding large areas of floodplains...Read More

Convergence of Inland Navigation and Integrated Water Resources Management Goals

In association with partner organizations of India, CEGIS has...Read More

Physical Processes of the Meghna Estuary

Throughout the centuries, the Meghna estuary has experienced the dynamic process of erosion and accretion. The eroded (land loss)...Read More

Cyclone Shelter Management for Earthquake Hazard (Tsunami) and Storm Surge Preparedness

The existing cyclone shelters in the country are strong...Read More

Second National Communication of Bangladesh

Every member country to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...Read More

Multi-hazard Zone Maps for Community Risk Assessment

Community Risk Assessment (CRA) is a process of identification, assessment and analysis of hazard specific risks in different...Read More

Investigation of Impact of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Communities

This study was a national level assessment of the impacts of Sea Level Rise (SLR) on...Read More

Assessment of Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation for Sustainable Rice Production

Climate change impacts are likely to influence the...Read More

Sustainable End-to-End Climate and Flood Forecast Application

In order to improve upon the flood forecasting in Bangladesh, a project “Climate...Read More

Morphological Studies of the Padma River

With the intention of connecting the south-west of the country to the northern and eastern regions, the government intends to...Read More

GIS based Land Ownership Information System

Asia Energy (Bangladesh) Pty Ltd, an International Mine exploration company is conducting a feasibility study on...Read More