South Asia

Bangladesh
Mozaharul Alam (Regional Coordinator)
Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
Expertise: Hydrology, energy, natural resources
Email: mozaharul.alam@bcas.net


Education: MSc in Geography from Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Professional experience: Mr. Alam works with multidisciplinary teams of experts in the field of climate change, environment, natural resource management and GIS. He is also experienced with the General Circulation Model (GCM) and MIKE11 (hydrodynamics model) outputs used for GIS modelling to predict present and future level of inundation due to climate change and sea level rise. He is also familiar with COMAP and IPCC methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emission from energy, agriculture and forestry sectors with their potential mitigation options.

Mr. Alam has been involved in a number of studies where different models were used for vulnerability assessment, assessment of greenhouse gas emission and mitigating GHG from agriculture and forestry sector.
Some of these were “Bangladesh Climate Change Country Study under the US Climate Change Studies Programme”, “Assessment of Vulnerability of Coastal Areas to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise; A Pilot Study in Bangladesh” and “Asia Least-Cost Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy (ALGAS) study, Bangladesh”.

Nepal
Bimal Raj Regmi 
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development
Expertise: Biodiversity, natural resources, participatory research and community mobilization 
Email: bregmi@libird.org 

Education: Master of Science in Forestry from the University of Philippines .

Professional Experience: Mr. Bimal Raj Regmi started his carrier as natural resource trainer and worked as a technical trainer for Forestry Instructors-Peace Corps/Nepal. He has recently been working as Senior Programme Officer in Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development and has experience in biodiversity, natural resource management and community mobilization. His key expertise areas are social/community forestry, local knowledge, participatory research and development, community mobilization and agro-forestry. He has published number of articles in national and international journals.

Bhutan
Dago Tshering
Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)
Expertise: Conservation, social science, black-necked cranes 
Email: dagot@rspn-bhutan.org 

Education: Diploma in Forestry from the Natural Resources Training Institute in Bhutan

Professional Experience: Mr. Tshering worked in Bhutan’s federal forestry division for over two years and worked for the Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN) in 1999. He is currently working in the capacity of field coordinator for the RSPN in the Phobjikha Conservation Area to implement the Integrated Conservation and Development Program (ICDP). Mr. Tshering also has experience in the field of social sciences, which he gained while working directly with grassroots communities. Ever since joining the CLACC team, he has been actively involved as the focal point for research on the black-necked cranes wintering in Bhutan. Mr. Tshering has written publications on social science and ecology as part of his research activity in conservation. He is also active in the environmental field of learning, participating in trainings and attending several seminars and meetings on environmental issues.

Bangladesh
Md. Mizanur Rahman
Caritas Bangladesh
Expertise: Sustainable natural resources management, aquatic resource development, coastal zone management, sustainable development and community based adaptation to climate change
Email: sjmmrahman@yahoo.com 
Education: MSc degree from Institute of Marine Sciences at Chittagong University in Bangladesh. He is currently undertaking an MSc in Aquatic Resource Development (ARD) from Stirling University, UK in association with the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh through distance learning.

Professional expertise: Mizanur is currently working as project coordinator of sustainable environment management program at Caritas where he is working for the minimization of environmental degradation and sustainable development issues with emphasis on climate change impacts, vulnerability, adaptation and mainstreaming. He is experienced in the field of development administration and management. He also has expertise in the field of community based sustainable natural resource management; has a broad knowledge of local, national and international NGOs. Mizanur has extensive experience with organizations involved in implementing better services for stakeholders and in developing education materials and technical write-ups on issues relevant to the project activities. He has experience in designing, managing, assessing and monitoring the effectiveness of programs.

Previous Fellows:
Bangladesh
Md. Aminur Rahman
Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS)
Expertise: Agriculture and Monitoring & Evaluations
Email: aminur05@yahoo.com 

Education: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Master of Science in Agriculture Extension Education from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

 

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