Faculty Member's Profile

Assistant Professor & Head, BUFT

Dr Mohammad Shohrab Hossain Sarker is an Environmental social scientist with research interests and expertise in environmental (including climate) change impacts and societal response, climate induced migration, climate adaptation, climate refugees, urban poverty, hydro-climatic variability and climate modelling. He has also experience of mixed methods research (both quantitative and qualitative), with applied skills in GIS and remote sensing.  He earned a Ph.D. degree in Geography from the University of Sheffield, UK. His PhD thesis was entitled: “Environmental change and its impact on migration in Bangladesh”. He hold two Masters degrees. He received his MSc (Environmental Science and Technology), from Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium.  In his MSc thesis at VUB, He investigated recent climate change in Bangladesh. In the past, He obtained BSc (hons) and MSc in Geography and Environment at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a reviewer at International Journal of Climate Change and Sustainability Journal Collection. He is also external reviewer at APN (Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research). He reviewed a book chapter of MDPI publisher.

Professional short Courses

·  Unravelling Climate Change Models, CPD center, University of Oxford, UK [June 2006].

· Managing Climate Change Responses, CPD center, University of Oxford, UK. [March 2007]

Academic publications (As a Sole author)

Sarker, M. S. H. (2022). Assessing levels of migrant-friendliness in the context of vulnerability to climate variability, change and environmental hazard: A comparison of two different-sized cities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 68, 102525.

 

Sarker, M. S. H. (2021). Regional spatial and temporal variability of rainfall, temperature over Bangladesh and Northern Bay of Bengal. Environmental Challenges, 5, 100309. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100309

 

Sarker, M.S.H. (2021), Geographic Distribution of COVID-19: Lesson from the First Wave.SSRN http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3758293

 

Exhibition article

Uzeirovic, I.  and Sarker, M. S. H. (2020).Loss and Demage, Exhibited at the University of Roehampton, London, UK, from 10th January until 3rd February 2022 (grant from the Southlands Methodist Trust)

 

Newspaper article

 Sarker, M.S.H. (2022), Hakaluki Haor's water column is a result of climate change (Bengali version). The Daily Star. 15 August 2022. https://bangla.thedailystar.net/environment/climate-change/news-382631?fbclid=IwAR1i8Te9PEL-ffuujjYJBOmGDF2PX_WowMtgHst6yxxXWWc_BLrr6qu2rCM.

 

Conference Paper/Workshops/Seminars - Presentations (As a sole author)

 Sarker M.S.H. “Understanding the vulnerability of poor migrants: a comparison of two different sized cities”. Accepted for Oral presentation for International Conference Adaptation Futures 2016,  Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Sarker M.S.H. “Climatic Variability and Its trend Over Different Region of Bangladesh”. In: The21st Conference on Climate Variability and Change which was as part of the AMS (American Meteorological Society) 89th Annual Meeting, (11-15 January 2009) in Phoenix, AZ, USA. 2009

Conference Paper/Workshops/Seminars - Presentations (As a co-author)

Naher H., Imam SMS.,Asadullah, Khan SI., Sarker M.S.H., (2019). Wintering population and species diversity of shorebirds and identification of threats in the intertidal mudflats and islands along the Muhuri River estuary in Bangladesh. International Wader Study Group. ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 19 - 23 September 2019, Morecambe Bay, UK.

Sarker M.S.H, Bigg G. The consequences of Climate Change for precipitation Trends in Bangladesh”. In: 1st International Seminar 2010 on Climate Change and Environmental Challenges of 21st Century’ (7-9 December) in Bangladesh. Rajshahi, Bangladesh; 2010.

Sarker M.S.H, Bigg G, Zimmerer J. “Spatial and Temporal Rainfall variation in Bangladesh”. In: The “Deltas in Times of Climate Change conference”, Rotterdam, 29 September - 1 October 2010. Rotterdam; 2010.

Workshop and Training

·One-day workshop on MIGRATION “Reframing the Migration Debate” at Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences, The University of Sheffield, UK organized by White Rose Migration Research Postgraduate Network. (11th June 2015)

·One-day workshop on ‘Critical Methodologies Symposium’  at Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences, The University of Sheffield, UK, organized by White Rose Critical Race and Ethnicities Network (CREN) (13th February2015).

·Two-day workshop at Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences, The University of Sheffield, UK, The University of Sheffield, UK, with sessions on Climate Change, Migration and Insecurity and Governing States of Insecurity. (Thursday 30 June – Friday 1 July 2011).

·One-day workshops on Managing our Future: Environmental and Natural Hazards (12 March 2010) Organized by Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Cambridge.

·Conference on ''Earth's Climate: Past, Present and Future'' Organized by University of Cambridge and The Royal Society, London, (10-13 March 2008)

 

  Funding / Awards

·         Ph.D. supported by University of Sheffield scholarship , 2009

·         Grant awarded for International Conference Adaptation Futures 2016, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

·         Grant awarded by Eurocongress, for Deltas in Times of Climate Change Conference 2010 in Rotterdam

·         Bursary awarded by the department continuing Education, University of Oxford, UK, for two mentioned Professional short Courses, 2006 and 2007.

·         Centenary Bursary awarded by the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, 2010.

·         Grant awarded by Charles Wallace Trust, 2011.

·         Ameobi Hardship fund for the international Students (AHFIS), Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4LQ 

Professional Activities

Jan 2019	Present	Reviewer at Common Ground Research Networks. University of Illinois, Research Park, 2001 South First Street, Suite 202 Champaign, IL 61820 USA Reviewed Five article:  Four for the journal of International Journal of Climate Change and One for the Sustainability Journal Collection.
2023		reviewed a book chapter of MDPI publisher.
July 2017	June 2021	External Reviewer at APN (Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research).  East Building, 4F, 1-5-2 Wakinohama Kaigan Dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0073 JAPAN
2009	2013	Postgraduate fellowship, Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers. (RGS with IBS)
Sept 2011	Aug 2012	Postgraduate Representative; Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, UK