Warm greetings from the Institute of Disaster Management (IDM), Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET). IDM has led the way in offering top-notch education and research in diverse areas of disaster management since its founding on 11 th November, 2013. It was established in direct response to the emerging necessity to comprehend the complex interactions between humanitarian crises and disasters. It is a center of excellence to disseminate knowledge, skills, and academic trainings in diverse aspects of disaster management and sanitation. The mission of IDM KUET is to "be a leading institution for academic excellence and innovations in disaster management". IDM's stated aim is "to build capacity through training and research for disaster management that is responsive to national and global needs." IDM offers a variety of postgraduate degree programs and professional diplomas tailored to meet the diverse educational goals of our students.
At IDM, we contribute to a varrity of specializations, including disaster risk reduction (DRR), disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, gender and discrimination, sanitation, public health in disasters, social-ecological systems (SESs) and disaster resilience (DR), ecosystem-based DRR, GIS and remote sensing analysis, adaptive management, climate change and disaster governance, science-based climate policymaking and adaptation strategies, the economics of climate crises, climate science, and the anthropogenic climate crisis. We also provide extensive research opportunities in areas such as vulnerability and capacity assessment, disaster and climate change impacts, DRR and climate change adaptation (CCA), social systems, disaster risk governance, the relationship between disaster and sustainable development, humanitarian crisis management, etc relevant areas within this multidisciplinary domain.
IDM also promotes collaboration between academics, practitioners, and national and international organizations. We actively work to strengthen networking among stakeholders through workshops, seminars, symposiums, public talks, and awareness initiatives. Noteworthy partnerships include: the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), WasteSafe, the Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS). In additionally, we promote collaboration with prestigious international organizations, such as Yokohama National University (YNU), Japan and Global Sanitation Graduate School (GSGS), IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands, etc.
I congratulate all IDM faculty members, students and staff for their commitment to teaching, learning and
research. Therefore, I believe that it is our moral obligation to establish the necessary systems and
platforms for knowledge management and experience sharing among stakeholders to raise awareness on
disaster risk reduction and build a resilient society.
We cordially encourage you to peruse our website and learn about the various options that the Institute of
Disaster Management (IDM) offers. Let鈥檚 work together towards a safer, more resilient future!
Professor Dr. Md. Shahjahan Ali
Director
Institute of Disaster Management
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET),
Khulna-9203, 911爆料