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ICECA 2025

International Conference on Environment and Climate Action

"Women for Green World: Leading Change, Inspiring Action"

📅 August 1-2, 2025 | AUW Environmental Science Program | 📍 Asian University for Women, Chattogram, Bangladesh

Program Schedule


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Conference Topics


Roots and Revolutions

  • ECOFEMINISM, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, LOCAL ACTION & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
  • WOMEN IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION & LEADERSHIP
  • YOUTH ACTIVISM & CLIMATE MOVEMENTS
  • COMMUNITY-BASED ADAPTATION & LOCAL SOLUTIONS
  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION & AWARENESS
  • TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE & CULTURAL RESILIENCE

Wild and Well

  • BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEMS, AND NATURE CONSERVATION
  • BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS & SPECIES PROTECTION
  • ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION & REHABILITATION
  • PLANETARY HEALTH, MARINE & COASTAL ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
  • FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM & POLLUTION CONTROL
  • FOREST CONSERVATION & WILDLIFE CORRIDORS
  • SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND UN SDG

Voices for Earth

  • ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, GOVERNANCE & COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
  • ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS & NEGOTIATIONS
  • ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE
  • LAW & POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
  • CLIMATE JOURNALISM & PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
  • JUSTICE, EQUITY & INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS & ACCOUNTABILITY

Planet in Balance

  • CLIMATE MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
  • CLIMATE-INDUCED MIGRATION & DISPLACEMENT
  • CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY
  • ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION & NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
  • URBAN RESILIENCE & HEAT MITIGATION
  • WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & DROUGHT RESILIENCE
  • PALM AND MANGROVE PLANTATION COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Green Futures

  • SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & GREEN ECONOMY INNOVATION
  • CIRCULAR ECONOMY & RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
  • RENEWABLE ENERGY & JUST TRANSITION
  • ECO-TOURISM, ECOPRENEURSHIP AND WASTE TO WEALTH
  • REMOTE SENSING & GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES
  • AI & BIG DATA FOR CLIMATE ACTION
  • NANOTECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY & GREEN / ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

Speakers

Dr. Rubana Huq

Dr. Rubana Huq

Vice Chancellor, Asian University for Women

Sonia Sultana

Sonia Sultana

Director, Department of Environment, Chattogram Metropolitan Office

Dr. Gawsia W. Chowdhury

Dr. Gawsia W. Chowdhury

Professor, Department of Zoology, Dhaka University

Dr. Sara Nowreen

Dr. Sara Nowreen

Professor, Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)

Dr. Elizabeth Eklund

Dr. Eliabeth Eklund

Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, Purdue University

Md. Mostafa Kamal Sarkar

Md. Mostafa Kamal Sarkar

Visiting fellow, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Dr. Abu Syed

Dr. Abu Syed

Managing director, C4RE, Bangladesh

Dr. Nadia White

Dr. Nadia White

Director of Environmental Science & Natural Resource Journalism Program, University of Montana, United States

Professor Amilan Jose Devadoss

Professor Amilan Jose Devadoss

National Institute of Technology - Kurukshetra, India

Shanta Dutta

Shanta Dutta

Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

Mrs. Jharna Begum

Mrs. Jharna Begum

Field work Coordinator-Green Bangle Project , Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), Bangladesh

Mr. Shamsuddin Illius

Mr. Shamsuddin Illius

Bureau Chief, The Business Standard & Director-The Climate Watch

Dr. Anamika Barua

Dr. Anamika Barua

Professor, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), India

Ms. Samiha Nuzhat

Ms. Samiha Nuzhat

Graduate Research Assistant, Missouri State University, United States

Ms. Muntasha Nahrin

Ms. Muntasha Nahrin

MSc. Water Science, Policy and Management at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Ms. Pema Lhamo

Ms. Pema Lhamo

MSc. Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Ms. Sinthuka Vivekananthan

Ms. Sinthuka Vivekananthan

Environmental Project Planner, Texas Department of Transportation(TXDOT)

Ms. Sristi Shome

Ms. Sristi Shome

Research Assistant, icddr,b

 Ms. Tanusree Das Gupta

Ms. Tanusree Das Gupta

MSc. Environmental Science (Sustainable Pollution Management), Université Catholique de Lille – JUNIA ISA, France

Ms. Nusaba Tasannum

Ms. Nusaba Tasannum

MSc. in Global Biodiversity Conservation,University of Sussex, United Kingdom

 Ms. Asma Ulfath Easha

Ms. Asma Ulfath Easha

MSc Geoscience for the energy system transition, Université de Strasbourg, France

Dr Nandini Rajamani

Dr. Nandini Rajamani

Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India.

Dr. Antony Stephen

Dr. Antony Stephen

Head MASE, Madras School of Social Work, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Conference Proceedings


All accepted abstracts, oral and poster presentation materials will be compiled into a digital conference proceedings book. Subsequently, proceedings will be published on AUW ICECA’s official website and shared with academic and civil society networks.