Training and Courses

Natural Resource Management (NRM)

Natural Resource Management (NRM) is crucial for sustainable development. This course delves into the principles and practices of managing natural resources effectively, emphasizing sustainability and community engagement....more

Water Resource Management

In a world grappling with water scarcity, effective management of this vital resource is crucial. This course addresses the challenges faced by both developed and developing nations in water management. Participants will gain insights into formulating and implementing water management policies and strategies for sustainable development.....more

Geospatial Technology

Geospatial Technology combines Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to monitor land use, protect natural resources, and track interactions within the environment. This course offers comprehensive coverage of RS & GIS principles and applications, catering to individuals seeking to enhance their understanding of this evolving field......more

Forestry

The Forestry course provides comprehensive insights into forest ecosystems, sustainable management practices, conservation strategies, governance, and economic aspects of forestry. Participants will gain a deep understanding of forestry principles and their applications......more

Disaster Risk Reduction/Disaster Risk Management (DRR/DRM)

Disaster Risk Reduction/Disaster Risk Management (DRR/DRM) is essential for mitigating the impact of disasters on communities and infrastructure. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of DRR/DRM principles, strategies, and practices to enhance resilience and minimize risks.......more

Climate-Resilient Development in Agriculture

Python for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

This course provides an introduction to Python programming with a focus on applications in marine science, forestry, environmental science, water resources management, and climate change perspectives. Students will learn how to apply Python techniques to analyze environmental data, visualize results, and develop solutions to environmental challenges........more

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Peer-Reviewed Articles

Sarah Dickin, Abu Syed, Nishrin Qowamuna, George Njoroge, Carla Liera, Mohamad Mova Al’Afghani, Sidratun Chowdhury, Zoraida Sanchez, Abdulwahab Moalin Salad, Keren Winterfordg, Erma Uijtewaal, Virginia Roaf, John Butterworth and Juliet Willetts (2022) Assessing mutual accountability to strengthen national WASH systems and achieve the SDG targets for water and sanitation; H2Open Journal Vol 5 No 2, 1 doi: 10.2166/h2oj.2022.032; https://iwaponline.com/h2open/article/5/2/166/88103/Assessing-mutual-accountability-to-strengthen.
Ashraful Kabira, Abu Syed, Chris Zevenbergen, Jannatul Ferdousa and Assela Pathirana (2022), Capacity development for the Bangladesh Delta Plan from the perspective of delta professionals: a qualitative study, Water Policy Vol 00 No 0, 1 doi: 10.2166/wp.2022.229; https://iwaponline.com/wp/article/doi/10.2166/wp.2022.229/88713/Capacity-development-for-the-Bangladesh-Delta-Plan
Syed, Md Abu. Mandira Singh Shrestha, Vijay Khadgi, Chapter 33 – Last mile communication of multihazard early warning—A case study on Bangladesh, Editor(s): Indrajit Pal, Rajib Shaw, Riyanti Djalante, Sangam Shrestha, Disaster Resilience and Sustainability, Elsevier, 2021, Pages 725-765,ISBN 9780323851954, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85195-4.00002-0
Syed, M. Abu. Hasan, M. Tanvir and Raihan, Ahmed Tahmid (2020) Geoinformatics for conservation planning in coastal fisheries: Monitoring Hilsa (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) through remote sensing in coastal Bangladesh; in Eds: “Impact of Climate Change on Hydrological Cycle, Ecosystem, Fisheries and Food Security” has been published. https://www.nphindia.com/book/9789390309115/impact-of-climate-change-on-hydrology-and-fisheries; ISBN: 9789390309115
Avash Pandey; Anjal Prakash, Anamika Barua, Md. Abu Syed and Santosh Nepal 2020. Upstream-downstream linkages in Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin: the hydro-social imperatives, Water Policy (2020) 22 (6): 1082–1097, https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2020.231
Krishnan, Raghvan; Arun B. Shrestha; Guoyu Ren; Rupak Rajbhandari; Sajjad Saeed; Jayanaranan Sanjay; Md. Abu Syed; Ramesh Vellore; Ying Xu; Qinglong You and Yuyu Ren. 2019 “Unravelling Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Rapid Warming in the Mountains and Increasing Extremes”, Chapter 3 in P. Wester, A. Mishra, A. Mukherji, A.B. Shrestha (eds) The Hind Kush Himalaya Assessment – Mountains, Climate Change, Sustainability and People. Springer Nature, Dordrecht; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92288-1_3
Tanzina Dilshada, Dwijen Mallicka, Pranita B. Udasb, Chanda G. Goodrichb, Anjal Prakashb, Ganesh Gortic, Suruchi Bhadwalc, Muhammad Zubair Anward, Neha Khandekar, S.M. Tanvir Hassana, Nusrat Habibd, Saqib Shakeel Abbasid, Md. Abu Syed and Atiq Rahman, 2019. Growing social vulnerability in the river basins: Evidence from the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) Region, Environmental Development 31 (2019) 19 – 33; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2018.12.004
Arthur. F. Lutz, Herbert W. ter Maat, René R. Wijngaard, Hester Biemans, Abu Syed, Arun B. Shrestha, Walter W. Immerzeel 2018. South Asian river basins in a 1.5 °C warmer world, Regional Environmental Change, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1433-4
Bladon, A, Syed, A, Hassan, SM T, Raihan, A T, Uddin, N, Ali, L, Ali, S, Hussein, B, Mohammed, E Y, Porras, I, Steele, P (2016) Finding evidence for the impact of incentive-based hilsa fishery management in Bangladesh: combining theory testing and remote sensing methods. IIED Working Paper. IIED, London. http://pubs.iied.org/16625IIED ISBN 978-1-78431-424-8
Arfanuzzaman, M. and Syed, M.A. Water Demand and Ecosystem Nexus in the Transboundary River Basin: A Zero-sum Game, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Springer (Africa, Asia & Europe), doi:10.1007/s10668-017-9915-
Syed, M.A.; Al Amin, M. Geospatial Modeling for Investigating Spatial Pattern and Change Trend of Temperature and Rainfall. Climate 2016, 4, 21. http://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/4/2/21; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli4020021 Arfanuzzaman, M. Mamnun, N. Islam, M.S. Dilshad, T and Syed, M.A. 2016. Evaluation of Adaptation Practices in the Agriculture Sector of Bangladesh: An Ecosystem Based Assessment, Climate 2016, 4, 11, doi:10.3390/cli4010011
Cor Jacobs, Tanya Singh, Salar Saeed, Ganesh Gorti, Usman Iftikhar, Abu Syed, Farhat Abbas, Bashir Ahmad, Christian Siderius 2018. Patterns of outdoor exposure to heat in three South-Asian cities, Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.087
Reeve, M.S. Syed, M.A. Spengler, T. and Spinney, J. 2014. Complementing Scientific Monsoon Definitions with Social perceptions in Bangladesh, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS), June 2, 2014, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00144.1
Matin, N. Syed, M.A. Musingo T. E. Mbuvi, Odit, B.O. and Ongugo, P.O. 2014. Group Inequality and Environmental Sustainability: Insights from Bangladesh and Kenyan Forest Commons, Sustainability, Vol. 6, 1462-1488; doi:10.3390/su6031462
Akhter, S. Raihan, F. Sohel, M.S.I. Syed, M.A. Das, S.K. and Alamgir, M. 2013, Coping with Climate Change by Using Indigenous Knowledge of Ethnic Communities from in and around Lawachara National Park of Bangladesh, Journal of Forest Science, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 181-193, August, 2013, pISSN: 2287-2396, eISSN: 2287-240X
Arfanuzzaman, M. and Syed, M.A. Water Demand and Ecosystem Nexus in the Transboundary River Basin: A Zero-sum Game, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Springer (Africa, Asia & Europe) http://link.springer.com/journal/10668
Wesselink, A. Warner, J.Chan, F. Tran, D.D. Huq, H. Terpstra, T. Thuy, N.L. Staveren, M. Syed, M.A and Zegwaard, A. 2015. Soft flood risk management in deltas around the world: can we learn lessons from comparison? Special Issue by Jacobi/Empinotti/Warner of International Journal for Water Governance.
http://www.internationalwatergovernance.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=215:doi-10756415-ijwg90&catid=44:international-journal-of-water-governance
Reeve, M.S. Syed, M.A. Spengler, T. and Spinney, J. 2014. Complementing Scientific Monsoon Definitions with Social perceptions in Bangladesh, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS), June 2, 2014, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00144.1
Akhter, S. Raihan, F. Sohel, M.S.I. Syed, M.A. Das, S.K. and Alamgir, M. 2013, Coping with Climate Change by Using Indigenous Knowledge of Ethnic Communities from in and around Lawachara National Park of Bangladesh, Journal of Forest Science, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 181-193, August, 2013, pISSN: 2287-2396, eISSN: 2287-240X
Reeve, A. M, Spengler, T. Lunde, T.M. and Syed, M.A. 2012. Hva er egentlig monsunen? (“What comes to your mind when you hear the word monsoon?” Climate Journal KLIMA of CICERO, 3-2012, Oslo, Norway, http://www.cicero.uio.no/fulltext/index.aspx?id=9461&lang=no
Syed, M.A. Rahman, A.K.M. Atiqur. Maainuddin, G. and Ahmed, A. K. 2012. Disaster Management Information Network – Community Based Multi-hazard Early Warning Information Communication process for Bangladesh; Global Risk Forum, Davos, Switzerland
Syed, Md A. and Shahabuddin, 2012. “Changing Trend and Relation between Temperature and Rainfall in Bangladesh” presented in the International Conference on “Opportunities and Challenges in Monsoon Prediction in a Changing Climate” (OCHAMP-2012), 21-25 February, 2012 Pune, India, ELSEVIER special issue
Amin, S. M. A. Rahman, A.A. and Syed, M.A. 2012, Opportunities and Challenges of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (UPA): A Critical Analysis of Policy and Urban Governance of Dhaka City, International Conference on UP Environment 2012, Pune, India
Syed, Md. A. and Y. A. Hussin. 2005. Assessing Fragmented Mangroves of the Sundarbans, Bangladesh Using Optical and Radar Satellite Images. Asian Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol. 5, No. 3 (2005) July 2005, ARSRIN, Bangkok, Thailand. http://intranet.itc.nl/papers/2005/peer_jrnl/hussin_ass.pdf
Syed, M. A and A.M. Sadiq. 2002. Digital Image Processing for Information Gathering from Remote Sensing Data: Case Study from the State of Qatar, Proceedings of International Arab Conference on Information Technology-ACIT’2002 held at University of Qatar, Qatar http://www.acit2k.org/sub2002.html? ACIT2002/abstracts2002#211
Syed, M. A and A. M. Sadiq. 2002. Assessing Desert Vegetation Cover Using Remotely Sensed Data: A Case Study from the State of Qatar, Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2002 (ACRS 2002), Nov 25-29 held in Kathmandu, Nepal http://www.gisdevelopment.net/aars/acrs/2002/sol/013.pdf
Syed, M. A., Y. A. Hussein and M.J.C. Weir. 2001. Detecting Fragmented Mangroves in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh Using Optical and RADAR Satellite Images. Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 20011, Nov 6-9 held in Singapore. http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/~acrs2001/pdf/018syed.pdf
Syed, M. A. 2001. Detecting High Contrast Edges in the Fragmented Mangroves of the Sundarbans, Bangladesh Using JERS-SAR Data. Chittagong University Journal of Sciences, November 2001.
Syed, M. A. 1997. People’s Participation in Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Participatory Forestry Programme, Proceedings of XI World Forestry Congress, Anatalya, Turkey, 13 to 22 October 1997
Syed, Md. A. 2010. Landscape Level Planning towards Eco-restoration and Biodiversity Conservation: A Case Study from Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary, Technical Paper: International Day on Biological Diversity, Conference Hall, Bangladesh Forest Department, Agargaon, Dhaka, May 22, 2010
Syed, Md. A. 2010. Climate Change: Impacts on Biodiversity, World Environment Day Celebration National Level Technical Discussion Session, Bangabandhu International Conference Centre Dhaka, 06 June. 2010
Syed, Md. A. 2010. High Resolution Data Needs for Downscaling ARW-WRF for South Asia, Proceedings of the WRF Lecture Series at the Bjerknes Centre on Downscaling of ARW-WRF, (NCAR Visit to the Bjerknes Centre), Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway September 20-24, 2010

Book Chapters

Wesselink, Anna. Warner, Jeroen. Kooy, Michelle. Sultana, Parvin. Thompson, Paul and Syed, Abu. 2018 Climate Change Governance and Adaptation in book Climate Migration and Flood Related Disasters, CRC Press, eBook ISBN9781315166704 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781315166704-5/climate-migration-flood-related-disasters-anna-wesselink-jeroen-warner-michelle-kooy-parvin-sultana-paul-thompson-abu-syed
Syed, M.A. 2015. Regional analysis, import-export and related issues on food security, Chapter 7 in Food Security and Risk Reduction in Bangladesh, Eds. Umma Habiba, Md. Anwarul Abedin, Abu Wali Raghib Hassan, Rajib Shaw, Springer Japan KK, Tokyo; http://www.ifmcbd.org/FoodSecurity&RiskReductionInBangladesh.pdf
Syed, M.A. Al Amin, M. Rahman, A. and Mallick, D. 2015. Synergies of Remote Sensing with Social Science Tools for Participatory, Management of Natural Resources, ASPRS – The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 210, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA
Syed, M.A. 2014. Low Emission Development in Forestry Sector in Bangladesh, A Chapter in the Special Edition titled “Understanding the Low Emission Development”, by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington,
Syed, M.A. and Al Amin, M 2010. Landscape Level Planning towards Developing a Decision Support System for Sustainable Management and Eco-restoration of Protected Areas (PAs), Proceedings of “International symposium Benefiting from earth Observation-Bridging the Gap for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region, 4-6 October 2010, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Katmandu, Nepal

National Reports

Syed, M.A. 2016. Post-2015 Development Agenda: civil society position in Bangladesh, The General Economic Division, Planning Commission, the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Christian Aid UK.
Syed, M.A. 2016. The path to development, The Daily Dhaka Tribune, February 11, 2016, http://www.dhakatribune.com/long-form/2016/feb/11/path-development
Syed, M.A. 2016. The path to development, The Daily Dhaka Tribune, February 10, 2016, http://www.dhakatribune.com/long-form/2016/feb/10/path-development
Syed, M.A. (as Lead Author and Editor-with 9 Lead Authors with National Top Experts in their respective areas and 3 contributing authors), Knowledge Assessments on Climate Change and Peri-urban/Urban Agriculture in South Asia, UNEP
Syed, M.A. (as one of the principal researchers), Project Completion Report for DMIN (CDMP5b1) support project, Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (Component 5b), Support for a Disaster Management Information network (DMINN) Report on Communication Ready Certification: A post evaluation of DMIN pilot field testing, CDMP Support for a Disaster Management Information network (DMIN)
Syed, M.A. (as one of the principal researcher and Technical Coordinator of the project), Report on Communication Mapping and Planning at Community Levels, CDMP-Component 5b-1 Support for DMIN
Syed, M.A. (as one of the principal researchers) The Probable Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty and Economic Growth and the Options of Coping with Adverse Effect of Climate Change in Bangladesh, General Economic Division, Planning Commission And United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Syed, M. A. 2006. “Remote Sensing and GIS Study of Al Dakhira Desert Mangrove Ecosystem”. In final report “Environmental Studies towards the Establishment of Al Dhakhira Nature Park”. (Eds. Bari, E. A. and Ansi M. A.) Pp.55-88 (A 33 pages detailed report prepared and submitted to National Committee on Al Dhakhira Nature Reserve Project,
Syed, M. A. 2003. “Assessing Desert Vegetation and Biodiversity in The State of Qatar Using Remotely Sensed Data”. In national report “The Qatar National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan-Assessment, Biodiversity Inventory”. (Eds. Bari, E. A., Bari, A. A., Jassim M. A. and Ansi M. A.) Pp.105-116 (A 10 pages Chapter on Environmental Analysis of Biodiversity issues in Presented to the government and published in April 2004.)
Syed, M. A. 2004. “Environmental Assessment of MeSaied Coasts”. In final report “Ecological Survey of The Marine and Coastal Environment of MeSaied Industrial City”. (Eds. Bari, A. A. and Jassim M. A.) Pp.33-44. (An 11 pages Chapter on Environmental Analysis including Sedimentation, industrial effluent discharges, and industrial fumes.)