South Asia

Bangladesh

MD. GOLAM RABBANI (Regional Coordinator)
Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
Expertise: Water, environment, natural resources
Email: golam.rabbani@bcas.net


Education: Masters of Science and Technology in Environmental Science from the University of New South Wales , Sydney , Australia ; M.Sc. (Fisheries) from the University of Dhaka ; B.Sc. (Hons) in Zoology, University of Dhaka , Bangladesh

Professional experience: Mr. Rabbani mainly works water, environment, climate change and development issues at national, regional and international level. He is also experienced on risks, vulnerability and impact assessment related to global environmental changes. Mr. Rabbani has been involved in a number of studies including Climate Change impacts on agriculture in Bangladesh, “Climate Change and Health Impacts in Bangladesh”, “Baseline Study on Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Impacts Knowledge and Understanding among Disaster Management Committee Members at the local and national level” etc. He is also experienced in networking.

Nepal
Krishna Lamsal
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD)
Email: klamsal@libird.org; naturekeish@gmail.com; lamsalkrishna@hotmail.com

Education:  Masters Degree in Environmental Science (Specilisation: Mountain Environment) from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Professional expertise:Mr. Lamsal has completed his masters degree in environmental science (specilisation: mountain environment) from tribhuvan university, kathmandu, nepal. He is working as Program Officer, in Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and development (LI-BIRD) in Pokhara, Nepal. He has involvement and participation in many climate change researches, trainings and workshops. He has expertise in climate change and impact assessment, vulnerability assessment and climate adaptation, gis, community development and natural resource management.

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

Previous Fellows:
Bangladesh
Md. Aminur Rahman
Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies
Expertise: Agriculture and Monitoring & Evaluations
Email: aminur.rahman@bcas.net; aminur05@yahoo.com 

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

Bangladesh
Mozaharul Alam (Ex-Regional Coordinator)
United Nations Environment Programme
Expertise: Hydrology, energy, natural resources
Email: mozaharul.alam@unep.org

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

Bangladesh
Md. Mizanur Rahman
Executive Director, Centre for Environment and Climate Change Studies
Expertise: Sustainable natural resources management, aquatic resource development, coastal zone management, sustainable development and community based adaptation to climate change. Currently working as Program Development Specialist, Climate Changge Unit, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) Government of Bangladesh.
Email: sjmmrahman@yahoo.com, info.ceccs@gmail.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.

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

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

Nepal
Apar Paudyal
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development

Expertise:Mr. Apar received two year mentorship from Resources Himalaya Foundation where he has excelled in field biology, GIS and database management system. He had worked with Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) as climate change programme officer where he was involved in strengthening civil societies networking on climate change to raise awareness and build capacity on climate change adaptation research and development work. He initiated Google group discussion forum on NGO group on climate change in Nepal, published network bulletin, conducted several awareness raising and capacity building programmes during his CLACC tenure. He is presently working with reducing vulnerability team at Practical Action Nepal and looking after climate change related projects. His key areas of interest are natural resource management, field ecology, GIS, community vulnerability assessment and climate change adaptation.
 
Email:  apar.paudyal@practicalaction.org.np, apar_paudyal@hotmail.com

Education: MSc in Environment Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

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