Riana Islam is a Research Associate under the Environment and Climate Change cluster at BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.
Riana completed the Young Researcher’s Fellowship (YRF) programme as a Trainee Research Associate at BIGD. Previously, she was attached to Subarta Trust as a researcher. She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s from the Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka. Her Master’s specialization was in Social Development.
Date: 2026
Author(s): Carew, Mark T.; Chowdhury, Soujannita; Shatil, Tanvir; Islam, Riana; Banks, Lena Morgon; Shakespeare, Tom; and Das, Narayan
Publisher: Development in Practice
Date: 2026
Author(s): Carew, Mark T.; Islam, Riana; Chowdhury, Soujannita; Shatil, Tanvir; Banks, Lena Morgan; Shakespeare, Tom; Kuper, Hannah; and Das, Narayan
Publisher: Oxford Development Studies
Date: 2025
Author(s): Rasid, Tasin; Islam, Riana; Shatil, Tanvir; and Nahar, Papreen
Publisher: BIGD
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Rohini Kamal, PhD; Munshi Sulaiman, PhD; Tasin Rashid; Md. Shadid Hossain and Riana Islam
Topic(s): Climate Change
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Tanvir Shatil; Riana Islam and Tasin Rashid
Topic(s): Climate Change
The program investigates agrivoltaics in Bangladesh, combining solar energy and agriculture on the same land to improve land-use efficiency, generate dual income, and support the country's renewable energy transition. It uses a comparative experimental design to assess crop yield, electricity generation, and policy barriers to adoption.
