Updated: September, 2021
Adeeba Nuraina Risha
Research Associate
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) BRAC UNIVERSITY
Email:[email protected]
Website/Homepage:Linkedin,ResearchGate
FIELDS OF INTEREST Climate Change Climate Migration
Sustainable Development Gender and Environment Environmental Policy
EDUCATION
Masters of Social Science in Environmental Leadership and Management University of Nottingham UK, 2020
Thesis: Intersections of Climate Action and Modern Slavery Supervisors: Chris Ives and Phill Northall
EMPLOYMENT
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
● Research Associate, August 2021-Present
International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
● Research Officer, November 2020-July 2021
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
● M. R. Khan, S. Huq, A. N. Risha, S.S. Alam (2021). High-density Population and Displacement in Bangladesh, Science Vol 372, Issue 6548 . DOI: 10.1126/science.abi6364
Newspaper Articles
● Adeeba Nuraina Risha and S. Saifullah (September, 2021). IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: What does it tell us? Dhaka Tribune - Climate Tribune
● Adeeba Nuraina Risha and A. Mirza (July, 2021). Impacts of cyclones on women and girls and the way forward, Dhaka Tribune - Climate Tribune
Updated: September, 2021
● Adeeba Nuraina Risha (March, 2021). Adaptation Research Alliance: A new global initiative for action research, Dhaka Tribune - Climate Tribune.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
● Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), 2021
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
● SpotlightOn Webinar, University of Nottingham 2021, Guest Speaker
● Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG)-Global Perspective’’ by Institute of Chartered Accountants Bangladesh (ICAB) 2021, Keynote Speaker
● The Managed Retreat Conference, Columbia University, New York 2021, Paper Presenter
● Gobeshona Global Conference by ICCCAD 2021, Facilitator
● Climate Migration training course by ICCCAD 2021, Paper Presenter and Facilitator
● Global Studies and Governance course, Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), Guest Lecturer
● Makeroom India, Action Agenda for Change 2016, Participant Change-maker
● Inter-University Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change 2018, Speaker
● BYLC Youth Leadership Summit 2018, Participant
● 3rd ABU Media Summit on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction 2017, Institution Representative
● MCCI Frontrunner 2017, Participant HONORS AND ACCOLADES
● Developing Solutions Scholar 2019, Nottingham UK.
● Academic Excellence Award, IUB: Vice Chancellors Honour List & Vice Chancellors Merit List 2018, Deans Honour List & Deans Merit List 2017
● The Daily Star Award for Outstanding Results in O’levels, 2014
