RCE Greater Dhaka-2012

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1. General Information
Contact Name(s): 
M Alimullah Miyan
Mohammed Ataur Rahman
Organizational Affiliation : 
Chairperson, Centre for Global Environmental Culture (CGEC) and Vice Chancellor of International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT)
Director, Centre for Global Environmental Culture (CGEC), IUBAT— International University of Business Agriculture and Technology
Role in the project: 
President
Executive Director and Coordinator
Project-relevant information: 
www.iubat.edu
2. Project Information
1. Project title: 
Global Environmetal Change and Sustainable Development: Needs for the LDCs
2. Project Description: 
Collaborative research Programs with International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Synthesis Integration and Exploration (IGBP -APN: ARCP 2011-FP16NMY-IGBP
A synthesis research work on Environmental Change and Sustainable Development to emphasize the research and traditional practices and to find out knowledge gaps to incorporate with the global perspectives, to cope with environmental changes like global warming, climate change, disasters and their impacts and DRR.
3. Project Status: 
Ongoing
4. Key Words
Key Words: 
Poverty
Other: 
Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
5. Project categories
Project categories: 
Education
Research
Awareness building
Influencing policy processes
Networking and partnership development
6. Expected outcomes:: 
To solve the crises for a sustainable society by introducing knowledge from the least developed countries, for local, regional and global policy
7. Duration of the Project:: 
2011-2013
3. Project Leadership & Vision
8. Project coordination (e.g. teams): 
Droughts in Environmental Changes and Sustainability of Asian Least Developing Countries (LDCs): Professor M Alimullah Miyan; Flood in the Context of Environmental Changes and Sustainability: Bangladesh and Nepal: Mr. T. H. De Wan; Marine Environment of Bangladesh and Myanmar: Dr M. Shohidullah Miah; Coastal Zone Management in Bangladesh: Dr. Mohammed Ataur Rahman; Barriers to reducing climate enhanced disaster risks in small islands: Dr David C Smith
9. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
1
b. Transactional: 
5
c. Transformational: 
4
4. Project results
10. Project results : 
What are the current results of the project in terms of Outcomes:
Synthesis is in progress and Zero draft is under finalization
11. Contribution to reforms and innovations: 
For local, regional and global policy
12. Unexpected / unplanned results: 
No
13.Core Partners: 
Centre for Global Environmental Culture (CGEC) South Asian Disaster Management Center University Consortium for Small Islan States International Geossphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
5. Partnership and networking
14. Project Network
a. Information network: 
3
b. Knowledge network: 
4
c. Innovation network: 
3
6. Participation
15. Type of involvement: 
Through Workshops and Seminars and visiting stakeholders and research institutes
16. Participation opportunities
a. Informational participation: 
3
b. Consultation participation: 
3
c. Decision influencing participation : 
4
7. Education & Learning
17. Educational activities: 
Through informal education, worshops and meetings and personal contacts
18. Learning activities: 
From traditional knowledge, research publications, and personal communication
19. Educational activities
a. Theory: 
3
b. Discussion: 
4
c. Interactive and Multidimensional "action oriented education": 
3
8. Research Integration
21. Research partners: 
Centre for Global Environmental Culture (CGEC)
South Asian Disaster Management Center
University Consortium for Small Island States
International Geossphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
22. Description of research
a. Disciplinary: 
1
b. Interdisciplinary: 
6
c. Transdisciplinary: 
3
Type: 
Project Reports
Country: 
Austria
Region: 
Europe
Community: 
Disaster Risk Reduction
Community_second: 
SCP,Livelihood and Well-being
Issue: 
Climate Change
Country: 
Austria