- Loss and Damage Research Observatory
- Loss and Damage Research Observatory
Senior Research Fellow
Ocean Policy Research Instituite, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Northeastern University, Boston, USA
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Dr Islam is a Senior Research Fellow at Ocean Policy Research Institute, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan. He is also Advisor of two university namely, Royal University Dhaka and Dr Momtaz Begum Science and Technology University. Prior to this, he served as a development expert and researcher in various organizations, including the National Bureau of Asian Research, Washington, DC; Independent University, Bangladesh; BRAC, Islamic Relief Bangladesh, and Transparency International Bangladesh. Dr Islam conferred a PhD in Community Development under the prestigious Yayasan Khazanah Scholarship. Dr Islam was awarded the Fulbright Scholarship for Post-doctoral research at Northeastern University, Boston USA.
"Love mother nature and act accordingly; show empathy to others and move forward with humanity"
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Plastic Pollution- Political Science | Post-Doctoral
2023-01-01 - 2023-09-28
Conducted research on plastic pollution and was convener of 2 international conferences on renewable energy and water security. In addition, I have participated 3 international conferences including UN General Assembly 2023; delivered guest lecture in the University of Chicago; Indiana University and Monmouth University, USA, and published 2 research articles.
Community Development and Sustainable Disaster Recovery | Doctor of Philosophy
2017-02-01 - 2021-01-27
Social Work | Master of Social Sciences
2010-05-28 - 2011-05-30
Course work; Research and; Thesis
Social Work | Bachelor of Social Sciences
2006-01-01 - 2009-12-31
First class first position
Yayasan Khazanah berhad Malaysia |
February 10, 2019
Full funded scholarship for PhD study
iie and Fulbright USA |
December 1, 2022
Fulbright scholarship for Post Doctoral Reserach
Tokyo, Japan | Senior Research Fellow
2022-07-01 - Present
Lead and manager the Ocean Policy Transformative Advancement and Leadership Development project of OPRI-SPF (Total fund is 300 million yen). In addition as a vice director of OPRI responsible to coordinate OPRI-SPF global projects and strategies and planning. Concurrently lead multiple research and high-level policy advocacy on the mangrove restoration project, plastic pollution research, port and connectivity research; sustainable disaster recovery and climate change adaptation project and Rohingya Refugee research and advocacy project in the Bay of Bengal in the Indi-Pacific region. Coordinator to host the United Nations Ocean Decade Fifth Foundation Dialogue in May 2025, in Osaka, Japan and 2nd Blue economy conference in the January 2025 Bangladesh.
Remote | Individual contractor- Clean Edge Resource center
2022-08-01 - 2023-08-23
As a Clean Edge Asia resource center, Individual contractors building a liaison with renewable energy stakeholders in South Asia and organized an International Conference titled Clean Edge Asia Conference- Assessing the Renewable Energy in South Asia, 2023
Dhaka, Bangladesh | Deputy Director
2021-06-01 - 2022-06-30
Coordinate and lead CBOBS activities in highlighting to the Bay of Bengal governance; research advocacy and publication
Dhaka, Bangladesh | Senior Analyst
2020-02-01 - 2022-06-30
As a member of the BRAC MEAL department, I coordinated MEAL activities, including research, process monitoring, impact evaluation, baseline study, and MEAL planning, for four BRAC projects, including the BRAC Climate Change program, the Urban Development program, the humanitarian response Rohingya program, and the Integrated Development Program.
Panelist in the Clean Edge Asia conference Assessing Renewable Energy in South Asia
Renewable energy reality for Bangladesh
