MD. Saidur Rahman Khan

As Regional Coordinator, Saidur supports RIMES project activities at local and field levels in Bangladesh. He is responsible for assessing progress in the field and collecting progress reports from the field facilitator. He communicates with the field facilitator and provides guidance to carry field operations. He also coordinates feedback collection from field through field facilitator and responds to the problems raised by field facilitators and communicates the issues to the program manager.

Enhancement of marine observation and monitoring capacity

This project component aimed for availability of marine observations in support of ocean state forecasting for Seychelles and Sri Lanka. Key activities included site identification, survey, and selection; wave rider buoy acquisition, importation, and deployment; establishment of onshore data receiving facility; and development and implementation of real-time marine observation data acquisition and feedback systems.

GIS technical support to USAID/RDMA regional biodiversity and forestry analysis

The project provided technical support to USAID/RDMA biodiversity and forestry analysis in Mekong southeast Asia, Insular Southeast Asia-Pacific, South Asia, and China, to guide USAID/RDMA regional and country strategies. Key activities included gathering, compiling, and analyzing data from free and publicly available sources; and development of geospatial maps.

Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CARE) for South Asia

The project aims to contribute in translating this policy into actions through enhanced regional cooperation and knowledge on climate resilience and adaptation, and development of standards and guidelines to facilitate climate-resilient planning and investments.

By creating an enabling environment for climate-resilient policies and investments across South Asia, CARE for South Asia to achieve its development goal with the following indicators:

Fardini Khandaker

As project officer Fardini works in implementing  regional, national and local level projects. She is responsible for technical support in  hydrological model development, application, training and undertaking necessary research to improve model performance. She collaborates directly with various government organizations, particularly flood forecasting and warning centers. Her primary tasks include data processing, GIS mapping and hydro-meteorological data analysis. Fardini assists in the facilitation and management of field visits by collaborating with donors and partners.

Enhancement of observation and monitoring capacity of PAGASA, Philippines

<p>This project component aimed at improving data availability in support of flood forecasting and warning through establishment of 5 automatic weather stations and 15 automatic water level stations. Key activities included site identification, survey, and selection; equipment acquisition; onsite installations and telemetry; testing and integration into national and regional systems; and onsite training on operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.</p>