Climate Applications Scientist · Water, Climate & Society

Dr. Md Rashed Chowdhury

Adjunct Professor, ASU School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Turning seasonal climate forecasts into decisions that protect communities — from the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin to the Pacific Islands and the Maldives.

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Formerly

Research Faculty, University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Maldives National University
Principal Scientist, Pacific ENSO Applications Climate Center
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, USA
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, National Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Japan
Engineer, Bangladesh Water Development Board

25+

years in water, climate & society

~40

peer-reviewed research papers

2022

book with Springer on flood forecasts

Fulbright

U.S. Scholar, Maldives (2021)

About

Climate science built for decision-makers

Dr. Md Rashed Chowdhury is a climate applications scientist with more than 25 years of experience at the intersection of water, climate and society. He specialises in climate variability and change, with a focus on seasonal climate forecasts, floods, droughts, and climate information for disaster preparedness and water management.

His work centres on seasonal climate tools that help communities prepare for El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) impacts, supporting decision-makers in vulnerable regions including Bangladesh, the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, the Maldives and the countries of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin.

He is an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University’s School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, and has served as an invited resource person for the UNFCCC, leading adaptation workshops.

Career highlights

Current	Adjunct Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University
2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Maldives National University
2003–2020	Principal Scientist, Pacific ENSO Applications Climate Center, and Research Faculty, University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Postdoc	Post Doctoral Research Fellow, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, USA
Postdoc	Post Doctoral Research Fellow, National Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Japan
Engineer	Bangladesh Water Development Board
PhD	Urban & Regional Planning (Environmental Systems)

Research focus

Three threads, one question: how do we prepare?

ENSO & seasonal forecasting

How El Niño, La Niña and the Indian Ocean Dipole shape rainfall, sea level and cyclones — and how CMIP5/CMIP6 models project the changes ahead.

Floods & water in the GBM basin

Seasonal flood predictability, stream-flow outlooks and warning-response systems for Bangladesh and the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basins.

Sea level & island hazards

Operational sea-level forecasts and hazard-management cycles for the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands and the Maldives.

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Seasonal Flood Forecasts and Warning Response Opportunities

Md Rashed Chowdhury
Springer · 2022

The book · Springer, 2022

Seasonal Flood Forecasts and Warning Response Opportunities

A book on seasonal flood forecasting and how forecasts can be turned into timely warnings and response, drawing on decades of work in Bangladesh and the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin.

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Selected publications