Dr. Md. Humayun Kabir

Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Reduction

Natural Resources Management

Disaster Management

1. SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
   1	University of Salzburg, Austria	Institutional agreement	2022	2024
   2	Institute of Global Environmental Strategy (IGES)	collaboration	2021	2024
   3	Community of Evaluators	General Member	2019	2021
   4	Bangladesh |Geographical Society	Executive Director	2016	2020
   5	Bangladesh Geographical Society	Life Member	2003	Life Time
   6	Alumni Association of German Universities in Bangladesh	Life Member	2013	Life Time

   Book
   1	M. S. Islam, K. M .F. Haq and M. H. Kabir Contemporary Disaster Issues in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Disaster Research Training and Management Centre (DRTMC), 2025 .
   2	Nasreen Rafiq, M. Shahidul Islam, Kazi Md. Fazlul Haq, M. Maksudur Rahman and Md. Humayun Kabir The Department of Geography and Environment of Dhaka University: History, Development and Nation Building. Dhaka: Department of Geography and Environment, 2024 .
   3	M H Kabir, A. Ahmed and T Islam Resilience: Status of Selected Urban Communities in Bangladesh. Dhaka: NGO Forum for Public Health, 2023 .
   4	Khatun, H., Baqee, A. and Kabir H. People at Risk: Disaster and Despair. Dhaka: DRTMC, 2019 .
   5	Islam, M.S., Rahman, M.M., Kabir, M.H. and Islam M.S. Learning Geography and Environment in the Field. Dhaka: Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, 2019 .
   6	Khatun, H., Ahmad, N., Mahbub, A Q M and Kabir H. Environment and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh: Geographical Perspectives. Dhaka: Department of Geography and Environment, 2018 .
   7	Kabir, M.H. and Endlicher W. Exploitation of Renewable Energy in Bangladesh,. Dhaka: AHDPH, 2012 .
   8	Mallick, F.H., Ahmed, K.I., Kabir, K. and Kabir M.H. Improved Housing and Construction of Rural Housing in Noakhali (Monograph). Dhaka: IUCN, 2008 .
   9	Kabir, M.H. and Amin S.M.N. Tanguar Haor: A Diversified Freshwater Wetland:. Dhaka: APPL, 2007 .
   Book Section
   1	M. H. Kabir, A. Ahmed, M.A. Ryhan and M.R. Islam "Multipurpose Flood Protection Embankment in Haor Region: A Study in Sunamganj District,." Contemporary Disaster Issues in Bangladesh. M. S. Islam, K. M. F. Haq and M. H. Kabir Dhaka: Disaster Research Training and Management Centre (DRTMC), 2025 1-25 .
   2	M. Maksudur Rahman, Md. Humayun Kabir and Zannatul Ferdous "Research and Publications of the Department of Geography and Environment." The Department of Geography and Environment of Dhaka University: History, Development and Nation Building. Nasreen Rafiq, M. Shahidul Islam, Kazi Md. Fazlul Haq, M. Maksudur Rahman and Md. Humayun Kabir Dhaka: Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, 2024 73-96 .
   3	Md. Humayun Kabir "Future of Geography and Environment in Bangladesh." The Department of Geography and Environment of Dhaka University: History, Development and Nation Building. Nasreen Rafiq, M. Shahidul Islam, Kazi Md. Fazlul Haq, M. Maksudur Rahman and Md. Humayun Kabir Dhaka: Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, 2024 195-206 .
   4	Kabir, M.H., Hyder, N.B. and Mitra, B.K. "Landuse Change and Degradation of Belai Beel at Gazipur, Bangladesh:." Application of the Circulation and Ecological Sphere Approach win-win solutions.. Springer (Nature), 2024 .
   5	Khatun, H. and Kabir, M.H. "Evaluation and Vulnerability in Disaster Prone Areas in Bangladesh." Local Wisdom Matters: Reflections on Evaluation Theory and Practice from South Asia. Zaveri, S. and Nandi, R. Delhi: Gender and Equity Network of South Asia (GENSA), 2022 .
   6	Khatun, H., Kabir, M.H. and Nahar, L. "Outmigration as Survival Strategy for Char Dwellers in Bangladesh: Case Studies of Three Major Riverine Chars.." Living on the Edge: Toward an Inclusive and Integrated Char Development in Bangladesh. Mohammad Zaman and Mostafa Alam Springer, 2021 307-322 . View More
   7	Ahmed, Z. and Kabir, M.H. "Adaptation to Agriculture in Climate Change: A Study in Jamuna River Char Areas." Living on the Edge: Toward an Inclusive and Integrated Char Development in Bangladesh. Mohammad Zaman and Mustafa Alam Springer, 2021 275-289 . View More
   8	Khatun, H. and Kabir, M.H. "Evaluation and Vulnerability in Disaster Prone Areas in Bangladesh." Mobilizing South Asian Local Knowledge to Democratize Evaluation Theory and Practice. Sonal Zaveri New Delhi: 2021 (in press) .
   9	Kabir M.H. "Natural Resources Appraisal in Bangladesh." Geography of Bangladesh: Method, approach and Applications. S.T. Islam and A. Paul London & New York (Routledge): 2019 222-240 . View More
   10	Sumiya, N.N., Ali, A.B. and Kabir M.H. "Flash Floods in the Northeastern Bangladesh: Looking Back-Moving Forward." People at Risk: Disaster and Despair. H. Khatun, N. Ahmad, A.Q.M. Mahbub and H. Kabir (ed.) Dhaka: DR, 2019 211-230 .
   11	Kabir, H. and Maknun, S.S. "Urban Disaster Resilience of Dhaka North City Corporation: A Study at Zone Levels." Environment and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh: Geographical Perspectives. H. Khatun, N. Ahmad, A.Q.M. Mahbub and H. Kabir (ed.) Dhaka: Department of Geography and Environment, 2018 97-114 .
   12	Kabir, M.H., Maknun, S.S. and Jakaria M. "Energy Interdependency in South Asia, in Sumona Bandyopadhyay." Regional Cooperation in South Asia. André Torre, Paulo Casaca and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho (ed.) Belgium: Springer, 2017 249-266 . View More
   13	Kabir, M.H. and Endlicher W. "Supplementing Electricity through Solar PV Systems,." Dhaka Megacity: Geospatial Perspectives on Urbanisation, Environment and Health. A. M. Dewan and R. Corner (ed.) Amsterdam: Springer, 2013 203-218 . View More
   14	Kabir, M.H. and Mahbub A Q M "Man-Made Disaster: The Case of Open Air Brick Fields in and around Dhaka City." Disaster: Issues and Gender Perspectives. Rosie, M. Ahsan and Khatun, H. (ed.) 2008 .
   15	Kabir M.H. "Graveyards of Dhaka City: A Geographical Investigation." Nagarayane Bangladesh (in Bangla). Baqee, A. and Islam, N. (ed.) Dhaka: Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, 2002 234-248 .
   Journal Article
   1	Kabir, M.H. and Islam, M.R. : Pro-Poor Adaptation Strategies for Climate-driven Natural Hazards in the Haor Region of Bangladesh, Natural Hazards , vol.122 , no.343 Springer Nature , pp.1-21 , 2026 .
   2	Islam, M.S., Kabir, M.H. and Tamim, M.S. et al. : Morpho-ecological Changes and and Socioeconomic Impacts due to Sand Mining in the Someshwari River, Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography , 2026 .
   3	Manar Marzouk, Muhammad Ferdaus, Samia Zaman, Adnan Tahsin Alamder, Sneha Krishnan, Hafiza Khatun, Anna Durrance-Bagale, Toledano, Max D López, Md. Humayun Kabir and Natasha Howard : ‘No one ever asked for my suggestions...’: photo- elicitation with forcibly-displaced Rohingya about humanitarian responses to mass displacement in Cox’s Bazar, Medical Humanities BMJ Group , pp.1-8 , 2026 . View More
   4	Ahmed, A., Ferdous, Z. and Kabir, M.H. et al. : Perceiving the Imperceptible: Discerning Household Satisfaction on Cyclone Shelters in the Exposed Coastal Areas of Bangladesh, , vol.14 , no.2 , pp.117–140 , 2025 .
   5	Kabir, MH, Hossain, MA and Ferdous, M : Occupational Health Hazards and Treatment Seeking Behavior of Salt Pan Workers in Kutubdia and Maheshkhali Islands of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Science) , vol.51 , no.1 Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , 2025 .
   6	M. H. Kabir and M.A. Ryhan : Spatiotemporal Variation of Land Surface Temperature and Urban Heat Islands in Dhaka City: A Geospatial Approach., The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, , vol.13 , no.1 , pp.1-19 , 2024 .
   7	Nusrat, M., Mim, M.H. and Kabir, M.H. : Analyzing the Landuse Land Cover Change of Sonadia Island from 1990 to 2020, Journal of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Science) , vol.49 , no.2 Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , pp.139-148 , 2023 . View More
   8	Azmery, S. I., Kabir, M. H. and Bhuiyan, M.F. : Wetland degradation and conservation of natural resources in haor areas: a study at Tahirpur and Dharmapasha upazilas of Shunamganj district, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Science) , vol.49 , no.1 Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , pp.71–83 , 2023 .
   9	N. Rashid and M.H. Kabir : Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction through Electricity Generation from Solar Photovoltaic Systems: A Study in Dhaka, Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , vol.12 , no.1 Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences , pp.1-8 , 2023 . View More
   10	Kabir, M.H., Ahmed, A. and Faruk, M.O. (accepted) : Integration of Local Community in Sustainable Forest Management in the Central Coastal Area of Bangladesh, The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , vol.11 , no.2 Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences , 2022 .
   11	Krishnan, S., Zaman, S., Ferdaus, M., Kabir, M.H., Khatun, H., Rahman, S.M.S., Marzouk, M., Durrance-Bagale, A. and Howard ,N. : How can humanitarian services provision during mass displacement better support health systems? An exploratory qualitative study of humanitarian service provider perspectives in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, (impact factor:2.6) , vol.6 Elsevier , 2022 .
   12	Hossain, M. A. and Kabir, M.H. : Attaining Nationally Determined Contributions of Bangladesh through Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction: Role of Solar PV Systems, The Centennial Volume of the Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , vol.10 (3) , no.Centennial Volume (Special) Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences , pp.43-52 , 2022 .
   13	Ahmed, I. and Kabir, M.H. : Building Codes and Regulations for Disaster Resilience in Bangladesh: The Case of Dhaka, International Journal of Disaster in the Built Environment, , vol.12 , no.5 , pp.540-554 , 2020 .
   14	Fariazzaman and Kabir M.H. : Electricity Generation and Greenhouse Gas Reduction through Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Systems in Dhaka City, Oriental Geographer , vol.60 (1 & 2) , pp.47-60 , 2019 .
   15	Ahmed, I., Gajendran, T., Brewer, G., Maund, K., von Meding, J., Kabir, H., Faruk, M., Shrestha, H.D. and R Sitoula : Opportunities and challenges of compliance to safe building codes: Bangladesh and Nepal, APN-Science Bulletin , vol.9 , no.1 , 2019 .
   16	Galib, S.A., Khan, M.R.I., Kabir, M.H. and Abdullah, S.Z. : A Study on the Occupational Safety and Health in Perspective of Disaster Management Approach: Research on Ready-Made Garments Sector of Bangladesh, North American Academic Research , vol.2 , no.11 , pp.196-218 , 2019 .
   17	Haque, M.I., Nahar, K., Kabir, M.H. and Salam A. : Particulate black carbon and gaseous emission from brick kilns in Greater Dhaka region, Bangladesh, Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health (Springer) (impact factor:2.662) , vol.11 , no.8 , pp.925-935 , 2018 . View More
   18	Md. Humayun Kabir, Miharu Sato, Umma Habbiba and Tariq Bin Yousuf : Assessment of Urban Disaster Resilience in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Bangladesh, Procedia Engineering , vol.212 , pp.1107-1114 , 2018 . View More
   19	Maknun, S.S., Nahar, N. and Kabir M.H. : Women Health and Menstrual Hygiene Management in Natural Disasters: A Study in Islampur Upazila of Jamalpur District,, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Science) , vol.43 , no.1 , pp.83-99 , 2017 . View More
   20	Emran, A., Rob, M.A. and Kabir M.H. : Coastline Change and erosion-accretion evolution of the Sandwip Island, International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research , vol.8 , no.2 , pp.33-44 , 2017 . View More
   21	Helaly, A.L. and Kabir M.H. : Risk Sensitive Landuse Planning in Dhaka City, Journal of the Earth and Environmental Sciences , vol.6 & 7 , no.1 , pp.69-76 , 2017 & 2018 .
   22	Emran, A., Rob, M.A., Kabir, M.H. and Islam M.N. : Modeling Spatio-Temporal Shoreline and Areal Dynamics of Coastal Island Using Geospatial Techniques, Modeling Earth System and Environment (Springer) , vol.2 , no.4 , 2016 . View More
   23	Jahan, N.A. and Kabir M.H. : Technology and Policy: Carbon Emission Reduction Potential through Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) Applications in Dhaka, Oriental Geographer , vol.57 , no.1 & 2 , pp.109-128 , 2016 .
   24	Rob, M.A., Rabby Y.W. and Kabir, M.H. : Assessment of Microclimatic Variations: A Study in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, Oriental Geographer , vol.56 , no.1 & 2 , pp.39 - 56 , 2015 .
   25	Kabir, M.H. and Mohammad S. : Analysis of Trend and Impact of Nor’westers in Bangladesh, Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.31-36 , 2014 .
   26	Kabir, M.H. and Eva I.J. : Ecological Consequences of Shrimp Farming in Southwestern Satkhira District of Bangladesh, Austin Journal of Earth Sciences , vol.1 , no.1 , 2014 . View More
   27	Fouzia, H. and Kabir M.H. : A Geographical Investigation of Co-Management System at Lawachara National Park (LNP), Bangladesh, Journal of the Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry , vol.3 , no.3 , pp.1-6 , 2014 . View More
   28	Kabir, M. H. and Uddin M.A. : Off-grid Application & Impacts of Solar Home Systems in Manikganj & Gazipur Districts, Bangladesh, Journal of the Earth & Environmental Sciences , vol.2 , no.2 , 2013 .
   29	Kabir, M.H. and Hossain M.F. : Farmers’ Perception on Water Related Issues: A Study of Bheramara Upazila, Kushtia, Journal of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Science) , vol.38 , no.1 , pp.41-52 , 2012 .
   30	Dewan, A.M., Kabir, M.H., Nahar, K. and Rahman Z. : Urbanisation and environmental degradation in Dhaka Metropolitan Area of Bangladesh, International Journal Environment and Sustainable Development , vol.11 , no.2 , pp.118-147 , 2012 . View More
   31	Kabir, M.H. and Jahan N.A. : Building Owners’ Willingness to Pay for Solar PV Systems: A Study in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, The Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , vol.2 , no.1 , pp.35-42 , 2011 .
   32	Kabir, M.H. and Shivakoti G.P. : Locals’ Willingness to Participate in Wetland Conservation Practices: Example of Tanguar Haor, Oriental Geographer , vol.52 , no.1 & 2 (2007) , pp.45-64 , 2011 .
   33	Titu, H.M. and Kabir, M. H. : Adaptation Strategies to Floods: A Study at Bachamara Char of Manikganj, Bhugol O Paribesh Journal , vol.11 , pp.57-71 , 2011 .
   34	Kabir, M.H., Endlicher, W. and Jaegermeyr J. : Calculation of Bright Roof-Tops for Solar PV Applications in Dhaka Megacity, Bangladesh, Renewable Energy (Elsevier Science) (impact factor:9.1) , vol.35 , no.8 , pp.1760-1764 , 2010 . View More
   35	Kabir M.H. : Assessment of the Socio-environmental Problems at Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh, The Journal of Bangladesh National Geographical Association , vol.36 , no.1 & 2 , pp.131-138 , 2010 .
   36	Taleb, M.A and Kabir M.H. : Evaluation of Hydrological Situation of Riverbank Erosion of the Meghna River at Haimachar Upazila, Chandpur District, Bangladesh, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Science) , vol.35 , no.2 , pp.123-135 , 2009 .
   37	Taleb, M.A., Kabir, M.H. and Mohibullah M. : Survival Strategies among Erosion-Induced Displacees at Haimchar Upazila, Chandpur District, Bangladesh, The Chittagong Univ. Journal of Biological Science , vol.4 , no.1 & 2 , pp.25-39 , 2009 .
   38	Dewan, A.M., Kabir, M.H., Islam, M. M., Kumamoto, T. and Nishigaki M. : Delineating Flood Risk areas in Greater Dhaka of Bangladesh Using Geoinformatics, Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards (Tayor & Francis) , vol.1 , no.4 , pp.190-201 , 2007 . View More
   39	Kabir, M.H. and Amin S.M.N. : Socioeconomic Assessment of the Local People at Tanguar Haor (Wetland), Bangladesh: A Geographical Analysis, Oriental Geographer , vol.50 , no.2 , pp.53-68 , 2006 .
   40	Kabir, M.H. and Amin S.M.N. : Local People’s Dependence on Wetland Resources: The Case of Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh, The Journal of Bangladesh National Geographical Association , vol.34 , no.1 & 2 , pp.13-30 , 2006 .
   41	Rashid, M. A. and Kabir M.H. : Assessment of the Possibility of Developing Ecotourism in the Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh, The Journal of Bangladesh National Geographical Association , vol.33 , no.1 & 2 , pp.33-48 , 2005 .
   42	Kabir M.H. : The Socio-economic Status of the Brickfield Owners of Dhaka City Surrounding Areas and Its Influence on the Establishment of Brickfields (in Bengali), Bhogol O Paribesh Journal , vol.4 , pp.26-36 , 2004 .
   43	Kabir M.H. : Environmental Degradation of Dhaka City and Its Adjacent Areas due to Brick Kilns, Oriental Geographer , vol.47 , no.1 , pp.43-52 , 2003 .
   44	Kabir M.H. : The Scenario of the Unexpected Flood-2000 in the Southwestern Part of Bangladesh (in Bengali), Bhogol O Paribesh Journal , vol.3 , pp.52-65 , 2003 .
   45	Kabir M.H. : Location Analysis of Brickfields around Dhaka City, Journal of Bangladesh National Geographical Association , vol.30 , no.1 & 2 , pp.55-63 , 2002 .
   46	Bhuiya, M.F.R., Kabir, M.H. and Ferdaus. M. : Impacts of Topsoil and Surface Water Salinity on Agriculture: A Study at Paikgachha, Khulna, The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , vol.8 , no.2 , pp.25-32 , 2021 .
   47	Md. Abu Taleb and Md. Humayun Kabir : Adjustment Strategies among Erosion Induced Displacees at Haimchar Upazila, Asa University Review , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.183-193 , 2009 .
   48	Kabir, M.H., Ahmed, I., von Meding, J., Forino, G. and Ghosh, A.K. : Impacts of Prolonged Waterlogging on Educational Continuity at Schools in Peri-Urban Areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh, The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , vol.9 , no.1 , pp.13-24 , 2020 .
   49	Sumiya, N.N and Kabir, M.H. : Unveiling the Concealed Vulnerabilities to Covid-19 of Low-Income People in Dhaka City: Consequences and Adjustments, The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , vol.10 , no.2 Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences , pp.9-20 , 2021 .
   Conference Proceedings
   1	Kabir, M.H., Sato, M., Habiba, U. and Yousuf, T.B. "Assessment of Urban Disaster Resilience in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Bangladesh,." Procedia Engineering , pp. 1107–1114. Bangkok: Elsevier, 2017 . View More
   2	Kabir M.H. "Solar PV System as a Sustainable Option for Power Supplement: The Case of Dhaka Megacity, Bangladesh." International Conference on Environment and Humanity (Ecorevolution) Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ecorevolution, 2012 .
   3	Kabir, M.H. and Endlicher W. "Solar PV Based Electricity Generation Potential for Power Supplement in the Megacity of Dhaka." DAAD’s Young Researchers’ Symposium on Future Megacities Essen, Germany: 2010 .
   4	Kabir, M.H. and Endlicher W. "Analysis of the Determining Factors of Solar PV Applications in Dhaka Megacity, Bangladesh." International Conference on Renewable Energy Yokohama, Japan: 2010 .
   5	Kabir, M.H. "Assessment of Local People’s Participation for Sustainable Wetland Management and Biodiversity Conservation: A Study in Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh." International Symposium on Wetland Restoration 2006: Restoration and Wise Use of Wetlands Shiga, Japan: 2006 .
   6	Kabir, M.H. and Mahbub A Q M "Man-made Disaster: The Case of Open Air Brick Industries in and around Dhaka City." International Conference on Disaster: Issues and Gender Perspectives Dhaka: 2001 .

   Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
   International	Yousef Jameel Scholarship	2007	Germany	3 years scholarship for PhD Programme
   International	AIT Alumni Award	2006	Thailand	for securing most outstanding academic result
   International	Tim Kendel Memorial Award	2006	Thailand	for obtaining most outstanding academic result at AIT
   International	Research Grant at AIT	2004	Thailand	Fellowship for research from AIT
   National	Dhaka University Award	2000	Bangladesh	Dhaka University Award for obtaining most outstanding result in both BSc and MSc

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