Mohammad Shohrab Hossian Sarker
Climate change induced migration and its consequences: a case study of Bangladesh
Supervisors: Professor Grant Bigg and Dr Juergen Zimmerer
I have successfully completed a Master of Environmental Science and Technology (EST) with a thesis entitled Temperature and Precipitation Changes in Bangladesh from Vrije University, Brussels, Belgium (VUB). In the past, I received a BSc (Hons) and an MSc in Geography & Environment from the University of Dhaka (DU), Bangladesh and also completed a Diploma in Computer Science and Application from Bangladesh Open University.
As an environmental specialist, I have always had an intense interest in climate change issues. This has inspired me to work in the field of environmental change and its impact on society. I am now working for a PhD, concentrating on describing past and future physical environmental change due to climate change and its impact on human society.
Research Interests
- Climate change, human security and violent conflict
- The effects of global climate change on human society
- Environmental change and forced migration
- Climatic variability and predictability
- Climate Change adaptation and mitigation policy
Professional Training Courses
- Short course on Managing Climate Change Responses, 23 March, 2007, CPD center, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Short course on Unravelling Climate Change Models, 23 June, 2006, CPD center, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Conference/Workshops/Seminars - Presentations and Attended
- Attended a two-day workshop at ICOSS, The University of Sheffield,UK, with sessions on Climate Change, Migration and Insecurity and Governing States of Insecurity. (Thursday 30 June – Friday 1 July 2011)
- Recently I have presented a paper on The consequences of Climate Change for precipitation Trends in Bangladesh at '1st International Seminar 2010 on Climate Change and Environmental Challenges of 21st Century' (7-9 December) in Bangladesh
http://www.ru.ac.bd/ies/ISCC-2010_flier.pdf - I have presented a paper on Spatial and Temporal Rainfall variation in Bangladesh at the 'Deltas in Times of Climate Change conference', Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 29 September - 1 October 2010
http://www.climatedeltaconference.org/templates/dispatcher.asp?page_id=25222734 - I have presented on Rainfall variation over Bangladesh on Monday 18 October , 2010, at the Departmental Research Forum in University of Sheffield, UK
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/geography/seminars - Attended workshops on Managing our Future: Environmental and Natural Hazards (12 March 2010) Organized by Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Cambridge
- Poster titled Climatic Variability and Its trend Over Different Region of Bangladesh presented at the21st Conference on Climate Variability and Change which was as part of the AMS (American Meteorological Society) 89th Annual Meeting, (11-15 January 2009) in Phoenix, AZ,USA.
http://ams.confex.com/ams/89annual/techprogram/paper_145321.htm - Attended conference on ''Earth's Climate: Past, Present and Future'' Organized by University of Cambridge and The Royal Society, London, (10-13 March 2008)
Professional Membership
- Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers. (RGS with IBS)
- American Meteorological Society (AMS)
- International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
Research experience
- I am working on Climate change induced migration and its consequences: a case study of Bangladesh as a Postgraduate research with Professor Grant Bigg and Dr Juergen Zimmerer. In the this research, we are going to integrate: climate change, its possible effect on Bangladesh's internal and external migration, and subsequent conflict, and adaptation polices
- MSc Research project Temperature and Precipitation Changes in Bangladesh with Professor Hugo Decleir at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. In this thesis the recent climatic variability and trend of temperature and precipitation over different region of Bangladesh have been analyzed.
Other information
Currently, I am involved as a postgraduate representative at the department of Geography, University of Sheffield, UK
Funding / Awards
- PhD supported by University of Sheffield fees Scholarship
- Grant awarded by Eurocongress, Netherlands for Deltas in Times of Climate Change Conference 2010 in Rotterdam
- Bursary awarded by the department continuing Education, University of Oxford, UK, for above mentioned Professional short Courses.
- Centenary Bursary awarded by the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield.
- Grant awarded by Charles Wallace Trust.
Contact Details
Address: Room D5, University of Sheffield, Department of Geography, Winter Street, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
Tel: +44 (0)114 222 7973
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 7907
Email:Shohrab.Sarker@Sheffield.ac.uk