ABOUT IWFM
Bangladesh is predominantly a floodplain country where water is key to socio-economic development and sustainability of the eco-system. Flood, drought, cyclone, river erosion, siltation, and water scarcity in dry season have made water management a challenging task. The gradual degradation of the environment due to human interventions is adding further complexities to water management.
UPDATES
HIGHLIGHTS
IWFM Day: Reception of Ex-Faculty Members, Employees and PhD Graduates on 3rd March 2024
Date: 24-03-2024
IWFM arranged a Workshop titled – “Managing the Future of the Brahmaputra Jamuna River Systems in Bangladesh”
Date: 16-05-2023
Grant reception on “Disruptive Technology for Climate Resilient Infrastructure” from the project entitled ‘Enhancing Coastal Resilience Through Nature-Based Solutions’
Date: 03-10-2024
International Perspectives on Water Resources and the Environment (IPWE) Conference-2023 Conference has been completed successfully
Date: 17-01-2023
The Bengal Water Machine: A nature-based solution to sustaining irrigation in the alluvial plains of Asia
Date: 18-09-2022
Current Students
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
The Institute offers post graduate degrees for the professionals and fresh graduates.
Professional Services
Prof Dr Mohammad Rezaur Rahman
Member of the Steering Committee, Himalayan University Consortium (HUC)
January 2020 – Present
Member of the academic rules, regulations and syllabus preparation committee, and the Institute of Water and Environment, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh
September 21, 2019 – Present
Member of the Joint Technical Committee (JTC) for conducting the Feasibility Study of the Ganges-Padma Barrage Project with Alternate Option Analysis for Optimum Utilization of the Water received under the provisions of Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, 1996, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of Bangladesh
October 15, 2019 – Present
Expert member, Syllabus Committee, Department of Coastal Studies and Disaster Management, University of Barisal
December 10, 2019 – Present
Prof Dr Md Munsur Rahman
Member of the Executive Committee, Faculty of Disaster Management, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh
2018- present
Member of the Editorial Board, Progress in Disaster Science, Journal Elsevier
2017- present
Focal point, Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100
Expert member, Panel of Selection Board, Department of Civil Engineering, RUET
2012- present
Prof Dr Mashfiqus Salehin
Member, Board of Governors, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)
Member, Task Force on Water Sector, Institution of Engineers (IEB), Bangladesh
Member, External Advisory Board of the NIHR Global Health Research Center for NCDs and Environmental Change
Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Support to the Implementation of the Bangladesh Delta Plan (SIBDP) Project
Member, Committee of the Focal Points, Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100
Member of Bangladesh Delegation, Water Resources Secretary Level Meeting between Bangladesh and India (August 2019, Dhaka; March 2021, New Delhi; August 2022, New Delhi)
Member of Bangladesh Delegation, the 38th Meeting of the India- Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission (August 2022, New Delhi)
Member, Committee for identifying solutions for optimum utilization of water received under the provisions of Ganges Water Sharing Treaty 1996, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of Bangladesh
Member, Committee for Expansion of Bangladesh-India Cooperation on Flood Forecasting and Warning, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of Bangladesh
Member, Joint Technical Committee (Bangladesh-India) for Feasibility Study for optimum utilization of the Ganges Water and sustainable development of the Ganges Dependent Area (GDA) under the provisions of Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, 1996
Member, Bangladesh National Committee of ICID (BANCID)
Member, Panel of Experts, Action Plan for Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6
Member, Technical Valuing Water Committee, Prime Minister’s Office
Member, River Master Plan Committee, Ministry of Local Government
Member, Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) Technical Committee, under the UNFCCC Technology Transfer program, implemented by Department of Environment (DoE), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Member, Project Evaluation Committee, ‘Operationalizing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Compliance with the Bangladesh Water Rules, 2018’ project, Water Resources Planning Organization, Ministry of Water Resources
Member, Technical Committee, ‘Water Security Assessment in South-West Coastal Region of Bangladesh’ project, Water Resources Planning Organization, Ministry of Water Resources
Member, Expert Panel on “Operationalizing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Compliance with the Bangladesh Water Rules, 2018: Determining Safe Yield of Aquifer and Identifying the Water Stress Area”, Water Resources Planning Organization, Ministry of Water Resources
Member, ITN-BUET Research Committee (ITN: International Training Network, Centre for Water Supply & Waste Management)
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Dr Sayed Mohammed Nazim Uddin
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; HEAD OF SCIENCE AND MATH; ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
suddin@uvic.ca / sayed.uddin@auw.edu.bd
+880 172 113 0505 / +1 778 587 8120
Duration: 2009-2012
Professor Sayed Mohammed Nazim Uddin’s research interests include wastewater/greywater treatment and management; Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and Health; solid waste management; sustainable sanitation; resource and energy recovery; community-based research; social innovation and water resources management; and disaster/hazard risk reduction.
Education: P.D.F. in Geography, University of Victoria, Canada | Ph.D. in Environmental Science & Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China. | M.Sc. in Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Japan | NUGELP Certificate in Water and Waste Management, Nagoya University Global Environmental Leaders Program, Japan | M.Sc. in Water Resources Development, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh | Int. Diploma in Community Development, Asian Social Institute, Philippines | Int. Course in Environmental Accounting and Management, Beijing Normal University, China | B.Sc. (First Class Honors) in Environmental Sciences, National University, Bangladesh
Dr Animesh Kumar Gain
again@mit.edu
Not Available
Duration: 2010-2020
Environmental Policy and Planning Group (EPP), Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Dr. Gain has research interest in the broad field of social ecological systems, coastal management, water resources management and climate change adaptation. Specifically Dr. Gain contributed to the assessment of flood and water scarcity risks integrating both hydrological and socio-economic factors. In addition, he published several articles in the field of Vulnerability Assessment, Integrated Water Resources Management, Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Security Nexus and Climate Change Adaptation.
Dr Ali Mohammad Rezaie
Assistant Professor, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh
arezaie@uap-bd.edu
Not Available
Duration: 2015-2019
Ph.D. in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, George Mason University, USA, 2020 | M.Sc. in Water Resource Development, IWFM, BUET, Bangladesh, 2015 | B.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering, BUET, Bangladesh, 2012