Md R Chowdhury

About

Principal Research Scientist ,

Pacific ENSO Applications Climae Center (PEAC), University of Hawaii

Summary

With an academic background in Water Resources Engineering (BS) and Urban and Regional Planning (PhD), I have always worked in multi-cultural environments and positions that involve research and extension programs on the critical issues of water, climate, and society. I have more than 20 years of successful working experience in some of the most climate sensitive countries in the Asia-Pacific region (Bangladesh, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands).
Since 2003, in my current position, I have been actively involved in the following: a) providing tailored, understandable ENSO-based climate information and products to support the planning and management of water resources, fisheries and aquaculture, agriculture, emergency management, utilities, and coastal zones; b) identifying impacts from and providing advisories for current and expected 1-year seasonal variability in rainfall, sea level and tropical cyclone activity; and c) providing periodic educational and event warning outreach.

Qualifications and credentials

PhD; MS, 1993-1998, Completed, University of Tsukuba

Climate forecasts on seasonal time-scale, 2001-2003, Completed, International Research Institute for Climate & Society, Columbia University

English, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent

Work experience

Capacity building specialist

Pacific ENSO Applications Climate Center, JIMAR, University of Hawaii Manoa, Principal Research Scientist, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Regional Training Workshops on Vulnerability and Adaptation (V&A) Assessments (Coastal resources), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, Resource Person to provide training on the Coastal resources sector, Lao PDR (2012); Antigua (2012), Paraguay (2015), Morocco (2015), Under the direct supervision of the Team Leader, National Communication Support Unit and general guidance from the Manager, Non-Annex I Support (NAIS)

Publications

Sea level Forecast and Early Warning Application—Expanding Cooperation in the South Pacific, Bulletin of Am. Met. Soc., 96:3, 381-386, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00038.1

An Improved Sea Level Forecasting Scheme for Hazards Management in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, Int. Journal of Climatology 6, 2320-2329., http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/joc.3841/abstract

The Role of the Pacific ENSO Applications Center in Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Hazards., Bulletin of Am. Met. Soc., 93, 1003-1015, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00109.1

The Variability of ENSO and Predictability of Seasonal Flooding: Pacific Islands and Bangladesh, In Floods: From Risk to Opportunity, IAHS Publ. 357, 2013 (166-173)