Information About Institute:
History:
The Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS) is a constituent Institute approved by the Senate of the University of Dhaka on 27th June 2012. The objectives of the Institute:
i.to offer/provide and promote/facilities for graduate and post-graduate, M Phil, and PhD program and research in the major areas of climate change, disaster m
anagement and vulnerability; women and Children's vulnerability; poverty and vulnerability; trafficking of women and children, and vulnerability of indigenous communities, different sub-cultures and minorities etc. ii.To provide short term Post-graduate Certificate Course in disaster management and Post-graduate diploma program in Disaster Management. iii.To conduct research in the areas of disaster, climate change, poverty, indigenous community, gender, minority, trafficking and vulnerability issues. iv.to facilitate field research and field work for the students of Post-Graduate Diploma, BDM, MDM, M. Phil and PhD on climatic variability, disaster, health, socio-economic and environmental vulnerability; poverty, trafficking of women and children related issues. v.to act as think tank for the government and semi-government organizations, development partners, researchers, and international collaborators on climate change disaster, poverty, environment, trafficking of women and children and vulnerability related development policy, planning and development program. vi.to organize national, regional and international seminars, symposiums, workshops and policy dialogues on climate change, disaster, poverty and vulnerability of indigenous community. vii.to encourage collaborative research among the academics, development practitioners, NGOs, development partners for evolving policies and strategies for the better management of climate change, disasters, poverty, trafficking of women and children and vulnerability of indigenous community. to conduct research on climate change, disaster and vulnerability issues and dissemination of information, which would help in bridging the gap between researchers, development partners and practitioners. ix.to organize action-oriented program and research to address the vulnerability of climate change and disaster affected people at the grassroots level. x.to conduct training program in relevant areas of climate change and disaster, trafficking and poverty for sharing practical knowledge and experiences related to vulnerability of women and children, minority; sub-culture and most disadvantaged groups of climate and disaster affected people. xi.to identify the pressing needs for flood affected families, especially women, disabled, elders, minorities and children. xii.to strengthen academic links, cooperation, and exchanges between universities and research institutes of different countries. to disseminate knowledge and information on relevant issues through conducting research, publication of journal, books, research monograph, study modules, lecture series, report and newsletter etc. to establish and maintain a library and provide information services, electronic resources, web-site, documentation facilities on climate change and disaster, vulnerability and related areas. xv.to facilitates fellowship, scholarship, grants, remuneration, awards and recognition to expedite and ventilate the activities of the Institute. to explore the funds from national and international sources in promoting the Institute's objective, and to accept grants, donations etc. xvii.to construct, maintain, alter, improve and develop related infra-structural development necessary or convenient for the development of the Institute. xvii.to conduct research on the vulnerabilities of indigenous people in the context of social, economic, political, cultural, legal and psychological aspects. xviii. to examine and explore the impacts of climate change and greenhouse effects on the most disadvantaged group of people in developing countries including Bangladesh. to conduct research on the impact of salinity on the livelihoods of coastal people in Bangladesh. xx. to conduct research on the impacts of Sidr, Tsunami, Aila, etc. on the ecology, environment, biodiversity and human society etc. xxi. to assess the livelihoods' resilience of coastal people due to changing ecology, environment and biodiversity due to climate change. xxii.to examine the nature of vulnerabilities of poor, women, children, elders, disables due to the arsenicosis problems. xxiii. to assess the nature of gender dimensions of vulnerabilities due to monga and other disasters. Information about the Director of IDMVS
Name : Dr. Dilara Zahid
Designation: Assistant Professor
Email : [email protected]
