Abid Kamal

Junior Consultant
Contact No.: 01673925681
Email: abidkamal@cegisbd.com

Career Summary

Mr. Abid Kamal has 8 years of experience in Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing. He uses GIS and Remote Sensing technologies in the environment, natural resource management, disaster management, climate change, and other development areas. Geo-spatial analysis, climate risk and vulnerability assessment, and satellite image analysis are among his specialties. After completing the post-graduation degree, Mr. Abid has achieved experience working with three organizations- CEGIS, ADB and UNDP. During this period, he successfully used geo-spatial technology in the decision-making of national policy. He carried out multilevel geo-spatial data analysis and map generation for different government and non-government projects. His recent work focused on applying GIS technology in the planning sector, such as disaster risk-informed public investment and disaster risk management.

 


Education

M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka.


Area of Interest/Expertise

Application of GIS in the environment, hydrology, morphology, climate change and disaster management.


Publications

2021

Rahaman M.A., Hossain M.I., Kamal A., Sharif M.N., Mursheduzzaman, Chowdhury A.M. (2021) Climate-Induced Displacement and Human Migration Landscape in Bangladesh. In: Leal Filho W., Luetz J., Ayal D. (eds) Handbook of Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22759-3_255-1

2017

Identification and Spatial Analysis of Wetland Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of Sylhet District, 2017, People’s Preface, ISSN 2520-7679, vol.01, issue 01, pp. 127-143  

2015

Assessing Socio-Demographic Vulnerability of Dhaka City Corporation, Social Science Review in Jahangirnagar University, 2015, Vol. xxxvi.