Experts
Senior Research Fellow
Emadul Islam
Affiliation
Ocean Policy Research Institute
Division of Ocean Vision and Action
Expertise/Areas of interest
Blue economy/Climate change adaptation/Disaster recovery/Renewable energy/Plastic pollution/Port connectivity
Languages
English/Bengali/Hindi/Arabic
Academic/Professional Background
Academic
- Post-Doctoral Research and Lecturer 2023 Fulbright Scholar- 2022-2023 College of Social Sciences & Humanities Northeastern University, Boston, USA
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph,D) 2021, Field of study-Community Development Yayasan Khazanah (YK scholar), Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
- Master of Social Sciences in Social Welfare, 2010, CGPA 3.68 out of 4, Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bachelor of Social Sciences in Social Welfare, 2009, First Class (First position), Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Awards and Honors
- Fulbright Visiting Scholars- Post-Doctoral Research (2022-23), Northeastern University, Boston, USA
- Yayasan Khazanah Asia Scholarship 2017 – Ph,D study
- Dhaka university Alumni Association outstanding academic award “EBL-DUAA award 2012
- Dhaka university Alumni Association outstanding academic award “MTB-DUAA award 2008”.
- Academic scholarship primary, junior and HSC examination.
Professional Background
Work Experience
- Deputy Director, Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBoBS), Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), July 2021-June 2022
- Senior Analyst, Monitoring and Evaluation, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 2020-June 2021
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Officer, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Bangladesh, March 2014-May 2017
- Assistant Programme Manager, Research and Policy Department (Research & Policy), Transparency International Bangladesh, November 2012-February 2014)
Consultancy
- M&E consultants for the World Bank Group funded government project Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J) (July 2020 - June 30, 2021).
- Research lead “Development and Application Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index in the Context of Sustainable Blue economy: A Focus on Chittagong City Bangladesh” jointly implemented by Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI), Japan and the Stimson center USA ( July 1, 2020 - March 30, 2021).
- "Vulnerability, Social Dignity and Livelihood Choices of the River Bank Erosion Victims in Bhola District of Bangladesh" funded by Islamic Relief Bangladesh.
Volunteer
- 10 Billion Strong (https://www.tenbillionstrong.org/) Chapter lead (January 2020- present)
Project: Environmental Accelerator Program in Bangladesh Managing small grants (USD 1000) - United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network-Youth Program Officer (August 2017 - August 2019)
Project: Global Schools Programme - Youth Engagement & Support (YES group), Transparency International Bangladesh Group leader (January 2008 - December 2010)
Dr. Emadul Islam is a Senior Research fellow at the Ocean Policy Research Institute at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan. He is also serving as an Advisor Special Envoy to the chairman, Royal University Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was an adjunct scholar for the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Washington DC, USA. Prior to this, Dr. Islam served as a development expert and researcher in three different organizations, including Transparency International Bangladesh; BRAC; and the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies at Independent University, Bangladesh for research and evaluation. He was conferred a PhD in Community Development under the Yayasan Khazanah scholarship from the University of Malaya, Malaysia in 2021. Dr. Islam was awarded the Fulbright Visiting Scholarship in 2022-23 for pursuing Post-Doctoral research at Northeastern University, Boston, USA.
Projects
Region focus- Indo-Pacific and Bay of Bengal and SIDS countries
Project- Assessing Risk in the City of Chattogram Bangladesh and Using the Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index (CORVI)
Bangladesh’s First Deep Seaport: Matarbari Heralds a New Vista in the Bay of Bengal Region
Post-doc project- Plastic and general Waste Disposal Recycling (PWDR): Synergizing its multidisciplinary strengths to change behavioural attitude towards the environment
Project- Assessing Risk in the City of Chattogram Bangladesh and Using the Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index (CORVI)
Bangladesh’s First Deep Seaport: Matarbari Heralds a New Vista in the Bay of Bengal Region
Post-doc project- Plastic and general Waste Disposal Recycling (PWDR): Synergizing its multidisciplinary strengths to change behavioural attitude towards the environment
Papers
| Papers | Date of Papers |
|---|---|
| CORVI: Measuring Multidimensional Climate Risks in Chattogram Bangladesh, Stimson Center and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation; | March, 2023 |
Working Paper
| Working Paper |
|---|
| At what costs? A proposal for estimating migration costs in the Bangladesh-Malaysia corridor. Cambridge University press; |
Publications
| Publications | Date of Publication |
|---|---|
| Post-COVID-19 pandemic perspectives on the need for wastewater surveillance of pathogenic microorganisms, antibiotics, and antimicrobial resistance in South Asia, Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health, Vol-24, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100553 | 2024 |
| Role of Renewable Energy Policy in Ensuring Net-Zero Carbon Emissions and Energy Sustainability: A Bangladesh Perspective. In: Wu, HH., Liu, WY., Huang, M.C. (eds) Moving Toward Net-Zero Carbon Society. Springer Climate. Springer, Cham. | 2024 |
| Trust in Government, Awareness and Attitude, and Influence of Social Media in the Context of Risk Perception During the COVID- 19 Pandemic in Bangladesh; International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 8,5, | 2023 |
| Bangladesh,s Efforts at Adaptation and What More Needs to be done for Sustainable Disaster Recovery, CBoBS Journal, Vol-1 | 2022 |
| Impact of COVID 19 in food insecurity and coping mechanism of marginalized people Bangladesh: An experience of BRAC. Book chapter in the IGI Global | 2021 |
| Community Participation in Disaster Recovery Programs: A Study of a Coastal Areas in Bangladesh. European Journal of Development Research, Springer, | 2021 |
| Structural and Operational Factors as Determinant of Meaningful Community Participation in Sustainable Disaster Recovery Programs: The Case of Bangladesh”. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 50. Elsevier | 2020 |
| The Impact of a Cyclonic disaster on Coastal Communities in Bangladesh: Possible Community-led Interventions towards Sustainable Disaster Recovery”. Global Social Welfare Journal, Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-020-00181-5 ISI web of science index Q1 |
2020 |
| Situation of Child Domestic Workers in Bangladesh. Global Journal of Management and Business Research. Global Journals Inc: USA, Volume 13 Number 7. | 2013 |
| Barriers and Scope of Political Participation of Women in Local Government of Bangladesh: Union Parishad Perspective. Journal of International Social Issues. Winona State University: USA, Volume 1 Number 1 Page 71-85. | 2012 |
| The Invisible Children Working as Domestic Labour: A Study in Dhaka City. The Journal of Social Development, ISWR: University of Dhaka, Volume 24 Number 1 Page 35-55. | 2012 |
| Micro-credit and Women Empowerment: Some Case Reflection from Rural Bangladesh, Social Science Review: The Dhaka University Studies, Volume 29, Number2, Page 131-138. | 2012 |
| Children as Domestic Aides: An Understanding of the Psycho-Social Situation. Journal of Preventive Social Medicine (JOPSOM), NIPSOM. Volume 29, Number 2, Page 9-20. | 2010 |
OP-ED
- (October 26, 2023) Matarbari Deep Sea Port: A vista of economic development in the Bay of Bengal Region. The Business Standards,https://www.tbsnews.net/thoughts/matarbari-deep-sea-port-vista-economic-development-bay-bengal-region-727182
- (December 23, 2022) The Renewable Energy Dream Reality for Bangladesh, National Bureau of Asian Research-https://www.nbr.org/publication/the-renewable-energy-dream-and-reality-for-bangladesh/
- (May 23, 2022) Ensuring Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19, The business Standards.https://www.tbsnews.net/thoughts/ensuring-sustainable-recovery-covid-19-84625
Academic Lecture
- SPECIAL LECTURE ON “ CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE REFUGEE AND LOSS AND DAMAGE FUND” – 11TH APRIL 2023- CROWN FAMILY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, POLICY AND PRACTICE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, USA
- SPECIAL LECTURE ON “ CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE REFUGEE AND LOSS AND DAMAGE FUND” – 15TH APRIL 2023- SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, SOUTH BEND, USA
Achievements
- Co-Editor, CBoBS Journal 2022
- Key note speech-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9D5Hqya1VY
- Moderator-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4cbfpHcggg
- Blog-https://socialbusinesspedia.com/news/details/541
- Panelist speech-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmFQs3boKG8
Conference
- Guest of honor- Third International Conference of International Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, on Security Dynamics, Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Indo-Pacific Region, 14-15th October, 2024, Kurukshetra University, India
- Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index for Climate Change Assessment: Cases of Fiji, the Philippines, and Bangladesh, ADBI and OPRI, 17th November 2021
- “The Factors Regulate to Community Participation in Sustainable Disaster Recovery Program: An Experience of Cyclone Aila Disaster Affected Coastal People Bangladesh” World Bosai Forum, 9-12 November 2019 Sendai, Japan
- “Disaster Vulnerability and Recovery Status of the Coastal People Bangladesh: A Possible Social Work Intervention in Sustainable Disaster Recovery” International Social Work Symposium 27-28 April 2019, organized by Malaysia Association of Social Work (MASW).
- “The Status of Community Participation in Sustainable Disaster Recovery Program: An Experience of the Coastal Community of Bangladesh” 21st Biennial International Conference of International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD), 16-19 July 2019, University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.
- Delegate MODEL ASEM Spinoff Singapore, 8-10 December, 2017
- Delegate of UNFCCC “Conference of Youth” COY 13 – 2-4 November, 2017, Bonn, Germany
- Panelist - Blue Economy and Blue Finance: Towards Sustainable Development and Ocean Governance (Nov. 10-11), Hosted by ADBI and OPRI, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan
- Panelist-Interview with Ambassador Tariq Karim, leading Bangladeshi intellectual and advocate of regional cooperation on the growing importance of the Bay of Bengal and the role of Bangladesh and Japan, 03 October,2024, hosted by Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan
- Panelist- The Asia-Pacific Roundtable: Climate Change and Environmental Security, on 17th October 2024, hosted by Asia Pacific Leadership Network (APLN)
- Co-convener- Speaker- Side event title- Invest in Coastal Resilience and Ocean Equity-The Global Dialogue on Sustainable Ocean Development, hosted by GOAP on 1-5 July 2024, Bali, Indonesia
- Convener National seminar on Bangladesh’s First Deep Seaport: Matarbari Heralds a New Vista in the Bay of Bengal Region on 19th March 2024, Organized by Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI)- Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), Japan
- Co-convener and Keynote speaker- International conference on- Assessing renewable energy in South Asia on May 22–23, Hosted by, The National Bureau of Asian Research, Washington, D C
- Convener-International conference on Ensuring a Sustainable Blue Economy in an Open and Interconnected Indo-Pacific Region: Japan-Bangladesh Cooperation in Synergizing Latent Potentials among South & Southeast Asian Bay of Bengal Littoral and Adjacent Countries” jointly organized by the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBOBS), Independent University Bangladesh, and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) on November 27-28, 2022, at Independent University Bangladesh.
- Co-convener and Keynote speaker-Addressing climate change through regional cooperation in the Bay of Bengal; on November 15 2022; Bangladesh pavilion; Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies; COP-27; Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
- Convener- National Seminar on CORVI Risk Profile: Chattogram, Bangladesh A Holistic City-based Assessment of the Climate Risk Facing Chattogram Jointly organized by The Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) SPF, Japan and The Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies, (CBOBS) and Department of Economics, Independent University, Bangladesh. In Associated with Chattogram City Corporation, Bangladesh and Stimson Centre, USA-Date- 13th December 2022.
- Co-convener and presenter- (Side Event-UN Water Conference, 22-24 March 2023) Revitalizing Social Protection Policies for Creating More Accessibility to Drinking Water, Hosted by Bangladesh Social Scientist Foundation on 24th March, 2023 at Permanent Mission of the People,s Republic Bangladesh to the United Nations, New York, USA
- Co-convener and presenter- International Conference on Moving Forward in the Indo-Pacific: Bangladesh’s Role in Fostering an Open, Resilient, and Interconnected Bay of Bengal and Beyond. Jointly organized by U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh and Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies, Independent University Bangladesh, March 31, 2022
- Convener- National Seminar on Assessing Risk in the City of Chattogram Using Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index- Jointly organized by Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan and Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies, Independent University Bangladesh; Date and type- 14th February 2022, Hybrid
- Co-convener- International Symposium on Community led Social Work Intervention for Sustainable Development (ISCSD), 6-7 January 2020, hosted by Department of Social Administration and Justice, University of Malaya, Malaysia
As of April 1, 2025