Ainun Nishat
| Ainun Nishat | |
|---|---|
| Native name | আইনুন নিশাত |
| Born |
April 29, 1948 East Bengal (now Bangladesh) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Ethnicity | Bengali |
| Education | PhD (Civil Engineering) |
| Alma mater |
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology University of Strathclyde |
| Occupation | Professor Emeritus, BRAC University |
| Known for |
Water Resource Management Climate Change Specialist |
Ainun Nishat (born April 29, 1948) is Professor Emeritus of BRAC University,[1] and is deemed as a water resource and climate change specialist. He represented Bangladesh at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2009, among other international climate-related conferences.[2]
Education
Nishat completed his BSc in Civil Engineering and MSc in Water Resources Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland in 1981.[3]
Career
Nishat started his career as an assistant engineer at the Bangladesh Water Development Board. He then joined his alma mater BUET as a lecturer in 1972 in Department of Civil Engineering. He became an assistant professor at Department of Water Resources Engineering in 1975 and he became a professor in 1985.[3]
He retired from BUET in 1998 to join IUCN. He also worked as a professor at North South University.[4] He later joined BRAC University as its Vice Chancellor.
Nishat is credited as a pioneer of water resource management in Bangladesh, and has traveled around the world presenting papers, talks and consultancies related to his subject.[5]
Non-academic work
Besides working at various projects of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank in Bangladesh, Malaysia and Philippines, he was a member of the Panel of Experts who consulted the construction of the Jamuna Bridge, the longest bridge in Bangladesh.[3]
He is a member of the Bangladesh National Water Council, Indo-Bangladesh Joint River Commission and Bangladesh National Agricultural Commission and the National Council on Science and Technology, and is said to have played a pivotal role in the Ganges Water Treaty Negotiations that were completed in 1996. He had been closely involved in the preparation of the Bangladesh National Conservation Strategy and National Environment Management Action Plan.[3][5]
Nishat has been member of the Bangladesh delegation at a number of international water resource-related conferences, including the COP 15.[6] Nishat also represented Bangladesh at the United Nations Economic and Social Council in the Committee for Energy and National Resources Development, and features at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.[3]
References
- ↑ "BU Administration". BRAC University. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ↑ Calandro, Tony. "Insights from Copenhagen: Water Scarcity". Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Curriculum Vitae - Ainun Nishat" (PDF). Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ↑ "North South University - Faculty Detail". Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- 1 2 "IUCN Bangladesh - Who's Who". Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Climate talks set to resume in Bangkok today". The Daily Sun. April 3, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.