Climate Change in Action: Lessons from South Asia’s Extreme Flood Events
Date: November 14, 2025
Time: 03:00-04:30 PM Pakistan Standard Time
Abstract:
OIC-COMSTECH cordially invites you to a thought-provoking webinar that delves into one of the most urgent issues of our time the escalating impacts of climate change across South Asia. This session aims to analyze the lessons learned from recent extreme flood events and explore ways to strengthen regional resilience, policy coordination, and community-based adaptation strategies.
South Asia faces an increasing frequency of extreme flood events that disrupt lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems. These floods are stark reminders of the region’s vulnerability to climate change and the limitations of current disaster management systems. This webinar aims to examine major flood events in South Asia to extract key lessons on adaptation, resilience, and policy response. It will discuss socio-economic and environmental impacts, highlight successful community resilience practices, and propose ways to strengthen regional cooperation and early warning systems for future climate-induced disasters.
Webinar Objectives:
To analyze and highlight lessons learned from South Asia’s extreme flood events as a means to strengthen regional climate resilience, policy coordination, and community-based adaptation strategies.
Target audiences: Young Scholars, Health Sciences, PhD students, Ecosystems Sciences, and Environmental sciences, Policymakers, and scientists with expertise in data analysis, including NGO, to strengthen evidence-based solutions across the OIC member states.
Distinguished Speakers:
Dr. Md. Sirajul Islam
Professor & Director,
Center for Infrastructure Research and Sustainable Development (CIRS)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North South University
Dr. Md. Sirajul Islam is a distinguished academic and researcher with over two decades of experience in water resources, environmental engineering, climate change, and disaster management. Since joining NSU in 2005, he has served in key leadership roles, including Dean of the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences and Founder Chair of the CEE Department. A Ph.D. graduate of The University of Tokyo and former Postdoctoral Fellow at JST, Dr. Islam has collaborated with leading global institutions such as UNFCCC, IPCC, ADB, UNDP, GIZ, and the World Bank. He currently serves on the Board of BAETE, contributing to engineering education reform in Bangladesh. Author of over 100 publications, Dr. Islam is also Editor of the Journal of Water Management Modeling (JWMM), Canada, and a frequent speaker at prestigious international conferences worldwide.
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Webinar Coordinator:
Md. Rakibul Hasan
Junior Program Manager
Email: jpmrakib@comstech.org