I am an environmental and resource economist with broad interests in the interactions between human and nature. I have received training on forestry (Khulna University) and biodiversity conservation (Oxford University). I also have worked on coastal zone management in Bangladesh for several years. During my pre-PhD phase, I looked at environmental issues such as sustainable forest management, ecosystem services, protected areas and environmental conservation from biological and resource management viewpoints. Later, with PhD training at University of Western Australia (UWA), I have started using different economic tools such as agent based modelling, laboratory experiments and simulations to study these issues. I also have broadened my interests to combinatorial conservation auctions, fisheries quota allocation, networks and group formation, market design for environmental water buyback and intergenerational equity and risk aversion, etc.
• CRC for Water Sensitive Cities, IRP2 Integrated economic assessment and business case development for Water Sensitive Cities, 2017, $1.44 million
• PUB Singapore R&D grant, Economic Evaluation of ABC Waters Design Features Implemented by the Private Sector and Public Agencies with NUS, 2016, $ 499,243 SGD
• Global Cities Research Institute (GCRI) Small Research Grant, RMIT, 2015, $15,000 AUD
• Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (ARC CEED) and CEEP workshop grant $17,135 AUD
• UWA Research Collaboration Award, 2014, $19,981 AUD
• Faculty of Business of UTAS Publication incentive grant, 2013, $7,700 AUD
• Faculty of Business of UTAS Small Research grant to conduct laboratory experiments on combinatorial auctions for fisheries market, 2011, $9,660 AUD
• CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Research Fund to implement “Trade-offs in environmental and irrigation carry-over and trade provision settings” UTAS, 2011, $55,000 AUD
• International Post-Graduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) and University of Western Australia Award (UPA) to study PhD in the School of Agricultural and Resource Economics of University of Western Australia, 2007-2010, $166,250 AUD approx.
• Dissertation Support Scheme / Internship in the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Oxford, 2006, £1,000 GBP
• Shell Centenary Scholarship to study one-year M.Sc. course in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management in Oxford University, 2005-2006, £21,000 GBP
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2010 – 2013), School of Economics and Finance, University of Tasmania
https://watersensitivecities.org.au/content/project-irp2/
CRC for Water Sensitive Cities
• Urban water management
• Environmental service payment
• Mechanism design
• Group formation and coordination
• Protected areas and conservation
• Fisheries management
• Environmental water buyback
• Sustainable tourism
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):