Maria Mehrin

Maria Mehrin

Lecturer

Email: maria@jidpus.buet.ac.bd; mariamehrin3@gmail.com

Research Interest 

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, Climate Change and Adaptation, Community Resilience to Disasters, Environmental Management. 

Academic Qualification 

Master of Urban and Regional Planning (2022-2024) 
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) 

Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (2016-2020) 
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) 

Publication 
Farha, F. F., Biva, R. J., Mehrin, M., Ali, M. A., Hasan, M. M. U., Tabassum, N., Shome, P. (2021). Livelihood Resilience and Coping Strategies of Selected Rural Households in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Proceeding of 13th World Congress of the RSAI, 16, p. 444-453 

Conference Paper Presentation 
Mehrin, M., Refat, I. H., Akther, M. S. (2023, January 4-6). Wise Use of the Wetlands of Bangladesh under the Ramsar Convention: A Policy Analysis. International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment (IPWE) 2023. Dhaka, Bangladesh 

Mehrin, M., Refat, I. H., Akther, M. S. (2023, January 4-6). A Study on Land Cover Changes in Haors of Bangladesh. International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment (IPWE) 2023. Dhaka, Bangladesh 

Professional Experience 

  • Research Assistant (November 2022- December 2022) 
    Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology 
    Research Project: Disappearing Urban Wetlands in Bangladesh: Action Research on Socio    
    economic Governance and Legal Aspects 
  • Research Assistant July 2022-October 2022 
    Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology 
    Research Project: Political Economy of Urban Green Spaces of Dhaka City Sponsored by  
    COMPASS Program under the US Forest Service International Programs 
  • Intern September 2021- October 2021 
    My Village, My Town Technical Assistance Project, Local Government Engineering Department 
    Research: Concept Development on Community Space and Settlement Pattern 

Thesis  
BURP: Wetlands of Bangladesh: A Policy Analysis and Remote Sensing-Based Approach 

Academic Achievements 
2023: Abdul Hamid Award for Undergraduate Thesis 
2017-2020: University Merit Scholarship  
2017-2020: Dean’s List Scholarship for getting CGPA more than 3.75 out of 4.00 
2016: Board Scholarship for Higher Secondary Certificate Result