G. M. Monirul Alam, Khorshed Alam, Shahbaz Mushtaq
Adaptation is a key strategy that can alleviate the severity of climate change impacts on agriculture and food production. Adaptation strategies are unlikely to be effective without an understanding of the farmers’ perceptions of climate change. This paper explores the local knowledge of adaptation ...
Md. Khairul Alam, Md. Monirul Islam, Nazmus Salahin, Mirza Hasanuzzaman
This study was conducted to know cropping cycles required to improve OM status in soil and to investigate the effects of medium-term tillage practices on soil properties and crop yields in Grey Terrace soil of Bangladesh under wheat-mungbean-T. aman cropping system. Four different tillage practices,...
G. M. Monirul Alam
Rural riverine households in Bangladesh are confronted with many climate-driven hazards, including riverbank erosion, which results in loss of productive land and other natural resources of the riverine households, and thus threatens their livelihoods and food security. This study assesses the main ...
Mahfuzur Rahman, Chen Ningsheng, Golam Iftekhar Mahmud, Md. Monirul Islam et al.
Bangladesh experiences frequent hydro-climatic disasters such as flooding. These disasters are believed to be associated with land use changes and climate variability. However, identifying the factors that lead to flooding is challenging. This study mapped flood susceptibility in the northeast regio...
G. M. Monirul Alam, Khorshed Alam, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Michèle L. Clarke
Md Nazirul Islam Sarker, Min Wu, Qian Cao, G. M. Monirul Alam et al.
Technological integration in learning and education is an inevitable part of the ever-changing technological world. Leveraging technology is an essential part of every learning mode. While digital technology is increasing common in schools and classrooms, finding ways to improve its impact on studen...
G. M. Monirul Alam, Khorshed Alam, Shahbaz Mushtaq
Md Nazirul Islam Sarker, Min Wu, G. M. Monirul Alam, Roger C. Shouse
Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. In particular, its riverine-island (char) dwellers face continuous riverbank erosion, frequent flooding, and other adverse effects of climate change that increase their vulnerability. This paper aims to assess the livelihood vulner...
Zobaer Ahmed, Gauri S. Guha, Aaron M. Shew, G. M. Monirul Alam
Farmers in the riverine char islands of Bangladesh are frequently affected by climate change due to their proximity to the river and heavy reliance on agriculture for their livelihoods. The present study evaluates char dwellers’ risk perceptions and agricultural adaptations to climate change. Survey...
G. M. Monirul Alam, Khorshed Alam, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Walter Leal Filho
Despite the increasing recognition of the need for building resilience among poor farmers in developing countries in the face of changing climate conditions, there is a lack of information on the various factors influencing their resilience capacity. This paper develops an indicator-based Resilience...
Wei Wei, Tanwne Sarker, Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak, Rana Roy et al.
Women's empowerment has a great influence on health, nutrition, education, and the overall well-being of societies as well as of the children and households. This study investigates the effect of women's empowerment on poverty reduction and focuses on household deprivation, in terms of education, he...
Mahfuzur Rahman, Ningsheng Chen, Ahmed Elbeltagi, Md Monirul Islam et al.
Floods are among the most devastating natural hazards in Bangladesh. The country experiences multi-type floods (i.e., fluvial, flash, pluvial, and surge floods) every year. However, areas prone to multi-type floods have not yet been assessed on a national scale. Here, we used locally weighted linear...
G. M. Monirul Alam, Khorshed Alam, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Md Nazirul Islam Sarker et al.
This paper examines the impacts of climate-induced hazards, especially riverbank erosion, on livelihoods and food security, and the ways in which susceptible households respond. The study uses survey data collected from 380 riverbank erosion-prone rural households in Bangladesh, along with data from...
Reaz Mahmud, Md. Mujibur Rahman, Iftikher Alam, Kazi Gias Uddin Ahmed et al.
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated whether ivermectin combined with doxycycline reduced the clinical recovery time in adults with COVID-19 infection. METHODS: This was a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms randomly assigned to treatment (n = 200) an...
Asif Raihan, Dewan Ahmed Muhtasim, Md. Nafiul Alam Khan, Monirul Islam Pavel et al.
Global climate change caused by Greenhouse gases (GHGs), particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, poses incomparable threats to the environment, development, and sustainability. This research investigates the potential of economic growth, renewable energy use, and technological innovation to ach...