Dr. Sonia Binte Murshed | Flood Hazard | Research Excellence Award
Professor | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Bangladesh
Dr. Sonia Binte Murshed is a distinguished professor at the Institute of Water and Flood Management at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, with extensive expertise in hydrology, water resources development, and interdisciplinary field research. Her research spans climate change impacts on water systems, hydro-morphological changes from human and environmental interventions, disaster management including anticipatory and adaptive strategies, gender integration in water resources management, and equitable allocation of freshwater among competing users, with a growing focus on transboundary water management. She has contributed to numerous national and international collaborative projects addressing flood hazards, climate adaptation gaps, livelihood vulnerabilities, and coastal system tipping points, while developing approaches for impact-based forecasting and anticipatory actions. Dr. Murshed has led and co-led projects on sediment dynamics, resilient community planning in riverine and coastal socio-ecological systems, smart peri-urban habitat development, and climate-resilient coastal interventions, collaborating with institutions such as Utrecht University, IHE Delft, and South Carolina University, and funded by organizations including NWO, USAID, NIH, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Her publication record includes high-impact journals covering flood risk, socio-technical water management, climate vulnerability, urban flooding, and interdisciplinary approaches to climate and health research. She has received multiple awards and fellowships recognizing her contributions to water resources policy, research excellence, and capacity building, and has served as a mentor and coordinator for programs aimed at strengthening adaptive delta management and flood resilience in Bangladesh. Her work integrates scientific rigor with practical solutions for sustainable water management and climate adaptation, emphasizing community engagement and policy-relevant insights.
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Featured Publications
Shad, M. N., Murshed, S. B., Islam, A. K. M. S., Shampa, , Rahman, M. M., & Iqbal, A. (2025). Sedimentation-induced flood risks and food security in Bangladesh’s Haor basin: A geospatial multi-index approach. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk.
Sowmya, S. D., & Murshed, S. B. (2025). Socio-technical and economic analysis of small scale reverse osmosis desalination in coastal Bangladesh: Insights from field audits, water quality assessment, and behavioral modeling. Sustainability, 17(20), 9335.
Iqbal, A., Haque, S., Murshed, S. B., Islam, A. K. M. S., & Hussain, M. A. (2025). Climate vulnerability and risk assessment in low-lying coastal cities of Bangladesh using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach. Journal of Water and Climate Change.
Ahmed, S., & Murshed, S. B. (2022). Driving factors of destination choices due to riverbank erosion along the Brahmaputra River. In S. S. [Editor] (Ed.), Book title (pp. 123–135). Springer.
Nahin, K. T. K., Islam, S. B., Ahmed, S., Mondal, M. S., Murshed, S. B., & Nowreen, S. (2022). Voluntary immobility despite hazard: A case of Jamuna floodplain in Bangladesh. GeoJournal.