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Proof-of-Concept Study: Structural Design and Electrical Configuration of the Agrivoltaic System

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Rohini Kamal, PhD; Mohammad Tofail Bin Azam and Mohammad Ifaz Uddin

Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment

Crop Yield Performance Under Agrivoltaics: Evidence From a Comparison With Open-Field Cultivation

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Rohini Kamal, PhD; Mohammad Ifaz Uddin and Arghya Bhuiyan

Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment

Gender and Labour Dynamics of Energy Transition: Insights From Alternative Solar Projects in Bangladesh

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Rohini Kamal, PhD; Munshi Sulaiman, PhD; Tasin Rashid; Md. Shadid Hossain and Riana Islam

Topic(s): Climate Change

The Impact of BRAC’s Integrated Development Programme on the Livelihoods of Char Communities

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Proloy Barua, PhD; Md. Karimul Islam; Md. Shakil Ahmed and Narayan C. Das, PhD

Topic(s): Economic Development, BRAC Programs, Climate Change

Predictions of Internal Migration in Bangladesh: A Data-Driven Approach for Policymaking

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD; Saadman Faisal; Marjan Hossain and Tahmid Bin Mahmud

Topic(s): Climate Change, Datahub

Capacity Building of Factories in Sustainability and Climate Action

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD; Rohini Kamal, PhD; Tahmid Bin Mahmud and Saadman Faisal

Topic(s): Climate Change

Assessing the Economic Viability of Agrivoltaics: A Pilot Study at TSEL, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD; Proloy Barua, PhD; Prataoy Kabya Bhowmik and Khadija Akter Sonia

Topic(s): Economic Development, Climate Change

Incentivizing Source-sorting For Promoting Domestic Waste Upcycling: An Experiment With Cox’s Bazar Municipality

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD; Proloy Barua, PhD; Khadija Akter Sonia and Prataoy Kabya Bhowmik

Topic(s): Climate Change

Data and Evidence to End Extreme Poverty (DEEP)

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Syeda Salina Aziz; Raihan Ahamed; Kabita Chowdhury; Taslima Aktar; Saklain Al Mamun; Rabeena Sultana Ananna and Suranjit Paul

Topic(s): Climate Change, COVID-19, Economic Development, Governance and Politics

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Journal Article

Mental Health Consequences of Riverbank Erosion Examining Anxiety and PTSD Among Affected Communities in Southwestern Bangladesh

Publisher: Natural Hazards

Date: 2026

Author(s): Karim, Md. Zawadul; Al-Mamun, Md.; and Parvin, Masuma

Topic(s): Climate Change

Report

Moulvibazar: Solar Energy, Haor Livelihoods, and the Politics of Ecological Narratives

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2026

Author(s): Chaudhuri, Anushree and Rashid, Tasin; Sreya, Wasema Rahman; and Kamal, Rohini

Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment

Report

Case Study: Spectra Solar Park, Manikganj

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2026

Author(s): Chaudhuri, Anushree and Rashid, Tasin; Sreya, Wasema Rahman; and Kamal, Rohini

Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment

Policy Brief

Waste-to-Wealth: Impact of Source Sorting of Household Waste in Cox’s Bazar Municipality

Publisher: IGC

Date: 2026

Author(s): Barua, Proloy; Bhowmik, Prataoy Kabya; Sonia, Khadija Akter; Rashid, A M M Fazlur; and Sulaiman, Munshi

Topic(s): Cities, Climate Change

BIGD Reviews

BIGD Reflections 2025

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2026

Author(s): BIGD

Topic(s): Climate Change, WEE-DiFine, Monitoring and Evaluation, Gender and Social Development

Working Paper

গ্রামীণ সমাজের পরিবেশগত পরিবর্তন

Date: 2025

Author(s): Shatil, Tanvir and Kamal, Rohini, PhD

Topic(s): Climate Change, Governance and Politics

Journal Article

Exploring Socio-Cultural Stigmas and Resilience Among Tiger Widows in Coastal Sundarbans Communities of Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study

Publisher: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Nature)

Date: 2025

Author(s): Al-Mamun, Md.; Kalam, Abul; Karim, Md. Zawadul; Uzzal, Nurul Islam; and Alam, Marufa

Topic(s): Climate Change

Journal Article

Menstrual Hygiene Management in Flood-Affected Bangladesh: Addressing Socio-Cultural Barriers, Infrastructure Gaps, and Policy Responses

Publisher: Frontiers in Public Health

Date: 2025

Author(s): Al-Mamun, Md.; Kalam, Abul; Karim, Md. Zawadul; Alam, Marufa; and Khan, Tauhid Hossain

Topic(s): Climate Change, Gender Justice, Social Transformation

Working Paper

Climate Mobility and Exploitation: Investigating the Nexus of Displacement, Trafficking, and Modern Slavery

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2025

Author(s): Rasid, Tasin; Islam, Riana; Shatil, Tanvir; and Nahar, Papreen

Topic(s): Climate Change

Policy Brief

Environmental and Economic impacts of Agrivoltaics in Bangladesh

Publisher: International Growth Centre

Date: 2024

Author(s): Kamal, Rohini and Azam, Mohammad Tofail Bin

Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment

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5 June 2024
Taslima Aktar

Studies reveal alarming increases in abuse during natural disasters; for instance, 71% of women in Bangladesh reported increased abuse during floods, with physical violence affecting over half. As we observe World Environment Day, it’s crucial to raise awareness about the gendered impacts of climate change and advocate for robust protections for women and girls in disaster-prone areas.

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15 November 2022
Sonia Afrin

The recent (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) IPCC report has listed Bangladesh as the world’s seventh most climate-vulnerable country. Climate change wreaks havoc each year.

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6 November 2022
Rohini Kamal

As the world increasingly faces rising disasters, crises and conflict, insights from Bangladesh share how the most vulnerable communities can build resilience, and how supporting people to form the right networks is a more powerful investment than we may realise.

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25 April 2022
Rohini Kamal

This Earth Day begins with the largest study on perceived climate risks ever conducted in Bangladesh. Commemorating Hugh Brammer’s work in Bangladesh, findings from the study drive home the need for ground-up, evidence-based experience to inform climate policy.

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8 March 2022
Rohini Kamal

The theme for International Women’s Day in 2022 “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” captures the need of the hour, following the dire pronouncements in the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It reminds...

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20 August 2021
Adeeba Nuraina Risha

Here a mother and son are seen leaving their home and belongings to follow the road flooded till chest, to move towards a place of shelter. While two people carrying gas cylinders are also trying to move in the road...

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16 August 2021
Nusrat Jahan

After finishing my master's, I worked with a business school professor on a book writing project. It was about sustainable business practices. My job was to crawl (manually) the internet to find all possible viable, sustainable technologies out there. I...

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5 June 2021
Rohini Kamal

Bangladesh - Flooding, 2019. Photo by UN Women licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 This year’s World Environment Day is particularly special, as it launches UN’s decade of Ecosystem Restoration. The wide-ranging site of the restoration includes forests, farmlands, cities, wetlands...

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26 April 2021
Rohini Kamal

Dr Saleemul Huq, Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) This year on Earth Day, 20 April 2021, Reuters duly recognized Dr Saleemul Huq as one of the world’s leading climate change scientists. It is a moment of great pride to see...

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Bangladesh’s Renewable Policy: Still Too Little but Not Too Late

Publisher: The Daily Star

Date: 5 September 2026

Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment

Thirst in the Sundarbans: The Water Crisis Facing Munda Women

Publisher: The Daily Star

Date: 12 August 2026

Topic(s): Climate Change

Buried by Development: The Human Cost of River Dredging in Dumuria

Publisher: The Daily Star

Date: 11 July 2026

Topic(s): Climate Change

Women in Coastal Regions Need Better Social Security

Publisher: The Daily Star

Date: 5 October 2025

Topic(s): Climate Change

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