[STBI-2016-12-08] Climate Change, Coastal Vulnerability, Urban Flooding Resilience

You are cordially invited to the seminar on Climate Change, Coastal Vulnerability, Urban Flooding Resilience, presented by

Dr. Susmita Dasgupta

Lead Environmental Economist, Environment and Energy Team, Development Research Group, The World Bank

Time: 9 – 11, Thursday, December 8, 2016

Venue: H.001, 1A Hoang Dieu, Phu Nhuan Dist., HCMC

Content:

– Climate Change and Coastal Vulnerability of Bangladesh (A Policy Research Talk)

– Urban Flooding of Greater Dhaka in a Changing Climate: Building local Resilience to Disaster Risk (A Multidisciplinary Research Summary)

About the presenter:

Susmita Dasgupta is a Lead Environmental Economist in the Environment and Energy Team of the Development Research Group with a specialization in empirical research. Her research focus is on environmental management in developing countries. Dr. Dasgupta has done extensive analysis on health hazards of pollution, poverty/environment nexus, setting priorities in pollution control, deforestation, biodiversity loss, impacts of climate change on coastal zones and climate extremes, adaptation to climate change, cost effective regulations, monitoring and enforcement of regulations. She has conducted research activities in Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cuba, India, Iran, Lao PDR, Madagascar, Mexico, Tunisia, Vietnam and Yemen, and has published numerous articles on issues related to development and environment. Before joining the Bank in 1992, she taught at the American University and the State University of New York at Albany. She holds a B.Sc. from Presidency College, India; an M.Sc. from University of Calcutta, India; an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in economics from the State University of New York at Albany.