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International Journal

 

1.       Zzaman R. U., Nayeem M.A., Nowreen S., Newton, I. H., Islam, A. K. M. S., Zahid A, & Rahman M.S. (2023) CIMCA: Infusing Computational Intelligence in Multi-Criteria Analysis to Assess Groundwater Potential. Environmental Modelling & Software, 169, 105812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105812 Impact factor 4.9 (2022)

 

2.       Nowreen, S., Misra, A. K., Zzaman, R. U., Sharma, L. P., & Abdullah, M. S. (2023). Sustainability Challenges to Springshed Water Management in India and Bangladesh: A Bird’s Eye View. Sustainability, 15 (6), 5065. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065065 Impact factor 3.889 (2022)

 

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Description automatically generatedShamsudduha, M., Taylor, R. G., Haq, M. I., Nowreen, S., Zahid, A., & Ahmed, K. M. U. (2022). The Bengal Water Machine: Quantified freshwater capture in Bangladesh. Science, 377(6612), 1315–1319. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm4730 2-yr Impact factor 63.714 (2021)

 

4.       Zzaman R. U., Nowreen, S., Khan, I. M., Islam, M. R., Ibtehaz, N., Rahman, M. S., Zahid A., Farzana D., Sharmin A., & Rahman, M. S. (2022). A Machine Learning-based Approach for Groundwater Mapping. Natural Resources Research. 31, 281–299. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-021-09977-4  Impact factor 5.609 (2021)

 

5.       Nowreen, S., Chowdhury, M. A., Tarin, N. J., Hasan, M. R., & Zzaman, R. U. (2022). A participatory SWOT analysis on water, sanitation, and hygiene management of disabled females in Dhaka slums of Bangladesh. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 12(7), 542–554. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2022.061 Impact factor 1.786 (2021)

 

6.       Chowdhury, M. A., Nowreen, S., Tarin, N. J., Hasan, M. R., Zzaman, R. U., & Amatullah, N. I. (2022). WASH and MHM experiences of disabled females living in Dhaka slums of Bangladesh. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 12 (10), 683–697.  https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2022.060 Impact factor 1.786 (2021)

 

7.       Kashem S., Tahsin N., Subah Z., Murshed S.B., Nowreen S., & Mondal M.S. (2022) Assessing Right to Water of the Urban Poor in Dhaka City under Changing Climate. GeoJournal, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-022-10804-3 H index -72, Scimago Journal Rank 0.48

 

8.       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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-022-10820-3 H index -72, Scimago Journal Rank 0.48

 

9.       Zahid, A., Nowreen, S., Islam, M. K., Hassan, M. R., Hossain, M. J., & Abbassi, S. U. (2021). Assessment of hydraulic conductivity in the multi-layered aquifer system of the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh, by performing slug tests. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 80, 5941–5955. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-021-02294-3 Impact factor 4.13 (2021)

 

10.    Zzaman, R. U., Nowreen, S., Billah, M., & Islam, A. K. M. S. (2021). Flood hazard mapping of Sangu River basin in Bangladesh using multi-criteria analysis of hydro-geomorphological factors. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 14(3), e12715. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12715 Impact factor 4.005 (2021)

 

11.    Nowreen, S., Newton, I. H., Zzaman, R. U., Islam, A. K. M. S., Islam, G. M. T., & Alam, M. S. (2021). Development of potential map for groundwater abstraction in the northwest region of Bangladesh using RS-GIS-based weighted overlay analysis and water-table-fluctuation technique. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 193(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08790-5. Impact factor 3.307 (2021)

 

12.    Abdullah, M. S., Nowreen, S., Zzaman, R. U., Hasnat, S., Satu, S. M., & Chowdhury, M. E. (2021). Urbanising Delta: What Lessons Dhaka Offers to Face Challenges. Journal of Policy & Governance, 01(02), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.33002/jpg010201

 

13.    Nowreen, S., Taylor, R. G., Shamsudduha, M., Salehin, M., Zahid A., & Ahmed, K. M. (2020) “Groundwater recharge processes in an Asian Mega-Delta: hydrometric evidence from Bangladesh.” Hydrogeology Journal, 28(8), 2917–2932. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-020-02238-3. Impact factor 3.178 (2020)

 

14.    Nowreen S., Haque P., Mondal M. S., Zzaman R. U. (2020) Hydrological assessment for the availability of water for off-stream uses of Karatoa-Atrai River in Bangladesh. Water Policy, 22 (1): 70–84. https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2020.034. Impact Factor: 1.733 (2021)

 

15.    Mondal M. S., Nowreen S., Sakib M. N. (2020) Scale-Dependent Reliability of Projected Rainfalls over Bangladesh with the PRECIS Model. Climate 8(2):20 (article number). https://doi.org/10.3390/cli8020020. CiteScore 4.7 (2021), ESCI indexed.

 

16.    Arifin, S., Arifin, R., Pitts, D., Rahman, M., Nowreen, S., Madey, G., & Collins, F. (2015). Landscape Epidemiology Modeling Using an Agent-Based Model and a Geographic Information System. Land, 4(2), 378–412. https://doi.org/10.3390/land4020378. Impact factor: 3.905 (2021)

 

17.    Nowreen, S., Murshed, S. B., Islam, A. K. M. S., Bhaskaran, B., & Hasan, M. A. (2015). Changes of rainfall extremes around the haor basin areas of Bangladesh using multi-member ensemble RCM. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 119(1–2), 363–377. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-014-1101-7. Abstract 5-yr impact factor 3.409 (2021)

 

18.    Nowreen, S., Jalal, M. R., & Khan, M. S. A. (2014). Historical analysis of rationalizing South West coastal polders of Bangladesh. Water Policy, 16(2), 264–279. https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2013.172. Impact factor: 1.733(2021).

 

19.    Nowreen, S., Murshed, S. B., Islam, A. K. M. S., Hasan, M. A., & Sarker, T. K. (2013). An Indicator of Climate Change in the South West Region of Bangladesh. The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, 4(3), 47–60. https://doi.org/10.18848/1835-7156/CGP/v04i03/37170. Abstract H index -1, Scimago Journal Rank 0.156

 

20.    Nowreen, S., Khan, M. S. A., & Huq, H. (2011). Development of an Operational IWRM Framework in a selected SSWRDSP of Bangladesh. SAWAS Journal, 2(2), 6–26. Download

 

 

 

International Conference

 

1.       Ahmmed M H, Nowreen S, Moniruzzaman Md., Jamal A. H. M. S. I. M., Zzaman R U, Sharmin A, Akhtar S (Accepted) Effectiveness of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Technique in Southwestern Coastal Bangladesh, 9th International Conference on Water and Flood Management-ICWFM 2023, 14-16 October 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

2.       Sayed S and Nowreen S (Accepted) Assessing Spatial Thresholds of Indices-Based Water Mapping with Sentinel-2 for Ukhia and Teknaf of Bangladesh, 9th ICWFM 2023, 14-16 October 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

3.       Jaren L S, Sakib S N, Leya R S, Ahmed S, Nowreen S, and Chowdhury A I A (Accepted) Navigating Water Insecurity: How Does Riverbank Erosion Challenge Bankline Communities?, 9th ICWFM 2023, 14-16 October 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

4.       Newton IH, Zaman RU, Nowreen S, Islam AKMS, Razzaque, S., & Islam, G. M. T. (2020). Deciphering of Groundwater Recharge Potential Zones in Dhaka City, Bangladesh by RS and GIS Techniques BT - Water, Flood Management and Water Security Under a Changing Climate: Proceedings from the 7th International Conference on Water and Flood Manageme (A. Haque & A. I. A. Chowdhury, Eds.). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47786-8_5

 

5.       Zzaman RU, Nowreen S, & Newton IH (2020). Groundwater Fluctuation in Response to Annual Rainfall in North-West Region of Bangladesh BT - Water, Flood Management and Water Security Under a Changing Climate: Proceedings from the 7th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (A. Haque & A. I. A. Chowdhury, Eds.). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47786-8_18

 

6.       Nowreen S, Misra AK, Zzaman RU, Sharma LP (2019) Sustainable Springshed water management from community perspectives: Case studies in India and Bangladesh. In DS & E De Maaker (Eds.), Trans-Himalayan Environmental Humanities (THiEH) Conference (pp. 182–194). Kunming, China.

 

7.       Pieu NM, Khan MJU, Islam AS, Lopa M, Nowreen S, Akter T (2019) Hydrodynamic Modeling for Flash Flood Forecasting in the North Eastern Bangladesh Using HEC-RAS. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM 2019), 39–40. Dhaka, Bangladesh (ISBN: 978-984-34-6192-2).

 

8.       Nowreen S, Mondal MS, Haque P (2017) Flow characteristics and environmental flow requirements for the Dharla River, Bangladesh. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM 2017), 1, 105–114. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract

 

9.       Nowreen S, Jalal MR, Khan MSA (2013) Chronological Analysis of Water Management Practices in the South-West Coastal Polders of Bangladesh. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM 2013), 2, 379–388. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract

 

10.    Nowreen S, Murshed SB, Islam AKMS, Bhaskaran, B (2013) Change of Future Climate Extremes for the Haor Basin Area of Bangladesh. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM 2013), 2, 545–556. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract Download Link2

 

11.    Murshed SB, Nowreen S, Islam AKMS, Hasan MA, Sarker TK (2013) Change of extreme precipitation indices for the eight hydrological regions of Bangladesh. International Conference on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation (I3CIA-2013), 461–471. DUET, Gazipur, Bangladesh: Center for Climate Change and Sustainability Research (3CSR). Abstract

 

12.    Nowreen S, Khan MSA, Huq H (2011) Constraints and potentials in practising IWRM in the selected small scale water resources development sector projects of Bangladesh. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM 2011), 2, 713–723. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract

 

 

Research Report

 

1.       Nowreen, S. (2019). Diagnosing Water security in hard to reach mountainous areas with an environmental security framework. In International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Report, 62 pp.

 

2.       Nowreen, S. (2018). Assessment of River Water Availability in Bangladesh for Off-stream Uses. In International Foundation for Science (IFS) Report, W5582. 44 pp. Download

3.       Taylor RG, Burgess WG, Shamsudduha M, Zahid A, Lapworth D, Ahmed K, Mukherjee A, Nowreen S (2014) Deep groundwater in the Bengal Mega-Delta: new evidence of aquifer hydraulics and the influence of intensive abstraction. In British Geological Survey Technical Report OR/14/070. Keyworth, Nottingham. Download

 

4.       Islam AKMS, Hussain MA, Murshed SB, Nowreen S, Hasan MA (2013) High-resolution Regional Climate Change Information for Bangladesh to inform Impacts assessments, Vulnerability indicators and Adaptation policies. In IWFM Report. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 122 pp. Download Link2

 

 

Editorial/Book/Book Chapter

 

1.       Shamsudduha, M., Bhanja, S., & Nowreen, S. (Eds.). (2024). Water Supply Sustainability and Challenges in Asian Megadeltas under Global Change. Frontiers in Water, 6, 1415097. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1415097

2.       Nowreen, S. (2024). Bangladesh - Aquifer storage and recovery technology for irrigation water supply. In InterAcademy Partnership (Ed.), Climate and Health: Science-based Policy Solutions (pp. 35-46). Trieste, Italy: InterAcademy Partnership. ISBN 978-88-9407-849-7.

 

3.       Salehin M, Chowdhury MMA, Clarke D, Mondal S, Nowreen S, Jahiruddin M, Haque A (2018) Mechanisms and Drivers of Soil Salinity in Coastal Bangladesh. In RJ Nicholls, CW Hutton, NW Adger, SE Hanson, M Rahman, M Salehin (Eds.), Ecosystem Services for Well-Being in Deltas (pp. 333–347). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71093-8_18 Download

 

4.       Nowreen S, Khan MSA (2012). Development of an Operational IWRM Framework in a Selected Small Scale Water Resources Development Sector Project. Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.

 

 

Poster /Abstract

 

1.       Ahmmed, M. H., Nowreen, S., Moniruzzaman, Md., Jamal, A. H. M. S. I. M., Zzaman, R. U., Sharmin, A., & Akhtar, S. (2023) Effectiveness of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Technique in Southwestern Coastal Bangladesh, 9th International Conference on Water and Flood Management-ICWFM 2023, 14-16 October 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2.       Jaren, L. S., Sakib, S. N., Leya, R. S., Ahmed, S., Nowreen, S., & Chowdhury, A. I. A. (2023) Navigating Water Insecurity: How Does Riverbank Erosion Challenge Bankline Communities?, 9th ICWFM 2023, 14-16 October 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

3.       Islam, M.R., Salehin, M., Nowreen, S., Chowdhury, A. I. A., & Islam, M. M. (2023) Water Security Assessment in Urban, Peri-Urban, and Rural Settings of Bangladesh Using the Water Insecurity Experience Scale. 9th ICWFM 2023, 14-16 October 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh

4.       Rana, M. M., Salehin, M., Chowdhury, A. I. A., Nowreen, S., Murshed, S. B., & Haque, A. (2023). The Determinants of Livelihood Diversification Strategies for Sustainability in Different Socio-Ecological Systems in Bangladesh Coastal Zone. 9th ICWFM 2023, 14-16 October 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh

5.       Prodhan A.A.A., Nowreen S., Masud M. M. A., Mutahara M., Shamma T.K., Talukder A., & Rabby S. H. (2022) Aggravated Situations and Livelihood Vulnerability of Bangladesh Coastal Communities in Post-Disaster And Covid-19 Pandemic, Living Delta Hub Annual Meeting, Can Tho, Vietnam.

 

6.       Chowdhury M. A., Zzaman, R. U., Tarin N. J., Islam S. L. U., & Nowreen S. (2022) Stakeholder's Response to Morphological Change from Riverbank Erosion: A Case Study in Kurigram, Bangladesh. South Asia Water Competition (SAWAC) 2022, India.

 

7.       Islam, M.S., Akhter, T., Zzaman, R.U., Nowreen, S. (2021) Study on Abstraction-Induced Recharge as an Adaptation Response to Climate Variation for Shallow Aquifer in Bangladesh. AGU Fall Meeting 2021.

 

8.       Shamsudduha, M., Taylor, R. G., Haq, M. I., Nowreen, S., Zahid, A., & Ahmed, K. M. (2021). Sustaining Groundwater-fed Irrigation Through The Ganges Water Machine: Evidence From Bangladesh. AGU Fall Meeting 2021.

 

9.       Tahsin N., Subah Z., Kashem S., Mondal M. S., Nowreen S., Murshed S. B. (2021) Water Security in Selected Slums of Dhaka, Water Security and Climate Change Conference (WSCC 2021), 1-3 March 2021, Hanoi, Vietnam.

 

10.    Rodrigues E. & Nowreen S. (2021) Changes in Waterlogged Areal Extent in "TRM" Executed Beels in South-West Bangladesh, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Water and Flood Management, 29-31 March 2021. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

11.    Rodrigues E. & Nowreen S. (2021) Farmer's Perspectives related to Organic Brown Cane Sugar and Refined White Sugar: A Case Study in Natore, Bangladesh, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Water and Flood Management, 29-31 March 2021. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

12.    Nahin K. T. K. & Nowreen S. (2021) Adaptation to Flooding Stress: Contexts of Location, Gender and Intersectionality, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Water and Flood Management, 29-31 March 2021. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

13.    Popy S. M., Nowreen S. & Nahin K. T. K. (2021) Gender friendly flood shelter and emergency health services for the char islands of Sirajganj, Bangladesh, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Water and Flood Management, 29-31 March 2021. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

 

14.    Nowreen S (2018) Hydrological Assessment for Off-Stream Uses of Karatoa-Atrai River in Bangladesh. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Ecohydrology and Climate Change in 17th CAS-TWAS-WMO Forum, 17-19 September, Beijing, China.

 

15.    Nowreen S (2016) Groundwater responses to intensive rainfall in an Asian Mega-Delta: evidence from high-frequency monitoring in the Bengal Basin. Proceedings of the International Conference on Resilience of Groundwater Systems to Climate Change and Human Development, 8-11 February, Bangkok, Thailand. Abstract Download

 

16.    Nowreen S, Jalal R, Salehin M, Islam R (2015) Estimating Relationship between Groundwater Level Recovery and Rainfall for Shallow Unconfined Aquifers in North West Region of Bangladesh. International Conference on Water Resources Assessment and Seasonal Prediction. 13 – 16 October, 2015. Koblenz, Germany funded by Commonwealth Split-site Scholarship. Abstract

 

17.    Ahmed KM, Jahan CS, Zahid A, Burgess WG, Shamsudduha M, Nowreen S, Osborn D (2015) Water, climate and policy for food production in the Barind, NW Bangladesh. BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities/UCL Grand Challenges Symposium Series on Global Food Security: Adaptation, Resilience and Risk, 9-10 November, UCL, UK. Abstract Download

 

18.    Salehin M, Mondal MS, Clarke D, Lazar A, Chowdhury MA, Nowreen S (2014). Spatial Variation in Soil Salinity in Relation to Hydro-Climatic Factors In Southwest Coastal Bangladesh. Proceedings of the Deltas in Times of Climate Change II, International Conference, Opportunities For People, Science, Cities And Business, 94 (DD 4.6-4). 24 – 26 September. Rotterdam. The Netherlands. Abstract Download Poster

 

19.    Nowreen S, Halder PK (2012). Response From The South West Coastal Region Of Bangladesh With The Changing Climatic Variability. Adaptation Futures 2012: International Conference on Climate Adaptation. 28 May - 31 May. Tuscon. Arizona. U.S.A. with full conference funding. Abstract

 

 

 

 

 


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