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EDRIS ALAM

Biography

• He completed  PhD thesis entitled ‘A new record and geography of tsunamis, earthquakes and tropical cyclones in Bangladesh and their relevance to disaster risk reduction ' during 2010-2014 from The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. Doi: 10.13140/2.1.5141.2806.. He completed Master of Science in Disaster Management and Sustainable Development during 2006–2007 from Northumbria University, UK. Dissertation entitled Understanding vulnerability and local responses to disasters: experiences from Bangladesh coast.. He completed  Master of Science in Geography & Environment during2001–2002 from  University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dissertation entitled Post cyclone adjustment process: the case of Sandwip Island, Bangladesh. He completed  Bachelor of Science with Honours in Geography & Environment, with minors in Economics, Sociology and History, during 1996–2000 from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Research Interest

• Natural hazards (tropical cyclones, storm surges, river floods, tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides & climate change)
• Disaster & risk management (hazard, risk and vulnerability analysis, emergency management planning and principles)
• Coupled human-environment systems (interactions between natural environmental processes and socio-economic systems, disasters and development)
• Sustainable development through post disaster reconstruction and humanitarian assistance and sustainable livelihood approaches
• Climate change, migration, adaptation and policy (with specific focus on Bangladeshi coastal communities)
• Theoretical and methodological approaches in understanding of disaster and vulnerability

Publications