• PhD, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES), Kyoto University, Japan
  
  
• MEngr, Applied Material Flow Management, University of Applied Sciences Trier, Germany
  
  
• MS, International Cooperation Policy, Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
  
  
• MBM, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management, Bangladesh
  
  
• BBA (Honours), major Accounting, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh

Book Chapters

Rahman, S. M., Rahman, S. M., & Islam, M. B. (2020). Coastal dynamics and polder management in the context of climate change in the southern part of Bangladesh. In W. Leal Filho, J. Luetz, & D. Ayal (Eds.), Handbook of Climate Change Management: Research, Leadership, Transformation (pp. 1–22). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22759-3_267-1

Rahman, S. M., Mori, A., Sultan-Ul-Islam, M., & Rahman, S. M. (2020). Integrating adaptation and mitigation in irrigation through Diffusion of solar energy technology: A case from the Northwest Bangladesh. In W. Leal Filho, J. Luetz, & D. Ayal (Eds.), Handbook of Climate Change Management: Research, Leadership, Transformation (pp. 1–25). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22759-3_87-2

Journals

Miah, M. D., Rahman, S. M., & Mamoon, M. (2021). Green banking: the case of commercial banking sector in Oman. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(2), 2681–2697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00695-0

Rahman, S. M. (2021). Sustainability challenges of adaptation interventions: Do the challenges vary with implementing organizations? Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 26(7). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-021-09966-1

Haque, R., Keramat, S. A., Rahman, S. M., RashMustafa, M. U., & Alam, K. (2021). Association of maternal obesity with fetal and neonatal death: Evidence from South and South-East Asian countries. PLoS ONE, 16(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256725

Haque, R., Alam, K., Rahman, S. M., Keramat, S. A., & Al-Hanawi, M. K. (2021). Women’s empowerment and fertility decision-making in 53 low and middle resource countries: A pooled analysis of demographic and health surveys. BMJ Open, 11(6). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045952

Mamun, M. A. A., Rahman, S. M., Uddin, M. N., Sultan-Ul-islam, M., Khairul Arifin, M. N., & Rahman, S. M. (2021). Rainfall and drought tendencies in Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. Geography, Environment, Sustainability, 14(1), 209–218. https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2020-124

Islam, M. B., Sultana, T., Marium, M., Mahfuz, M., & Rahman, S. M. (2021). COVID-19 response during the winter season in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Journal of Travel Medicine, 28(7). https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taab092

Ali, M., Rahman, S. M., & Frederico, G. F. (2021). Capability components of supply chain resilience for readymade garments (RMG) sector in Bangladesh during COVID-19. Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications, 3(2), 127–144. https://doi.org/10.1108/mscra-06-2020-0015

Rahman, S. M., & Mori, A. (2020). Dissemination and perception of adaptation co-benefits: Insights from the coastal area of Bangladesh. World Development Perspectives, 20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2020.100247

Rahman, S. M., Rahman, S. M., Ali, M. S., Mamun, M. A. Al, & Uddin, M. N. (2020). Estimation of seasonal boundaries using temperature data: a case of northwest part of Bangladesh. Mathematics of Climate and Weather Forecasting, 6(1), 50–62. https://doi.org/doi:10.1515/mcwf-2020-0102

Mori, A., Rahman, S. M., & Uddin, M. N. (2019). Climate Financing Through the Adaptation Fund: What Determines Fund Allocation? Journal of Environment and Development, 28(4), 366–385. https://doi.org/10.1177/1070496519877483

Khan, T., Khanam, S. N., Rahman, M. H., & Rahman, S. M. (2019). Determinants of microfinance facility for installing solar home system (SHS) in rural Bangladesh. Energy Policy, 132, 299–308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.05.047

Rahman, S. M., Alam, M. S., Zubair, A. B. M., Shahriar, M. H., Hossein, M., Alam, M. S., & Hefler, M. (2019). Graphic health warnings on tobacco packets and containers: Compliance status in Bangladesh. Tobacco Control, 28(3), 261–267. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054249

Rahman, S. M. (2019). Structural analogy in development and climate aid: The case of Bangladesh. Journal of Development Policy and Practice, 4(1), 89–116. https://doi.org/10.1177/2455133318812983

Rahman, S. M., Hossein, M., Alam, M. S., Shahriar, M. H., Rasul, I., & Zubair, A. B. M. (2018). Short-term (private) gains at the cost of long-term (public) benefits: child labour in bidi factories of Bangladesh. International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research (IJBHR), 6(3/4). https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBHR.2018.101525

Miah, M. D., Rahman, S. M., & Haque, M. (2018). Factors affecting environmental performance: evidence from banking sector in Bangladesh. International Journal of Financial Services Management, 9(1), 22–38. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSM.2018.10011001

Rahman, S. M., & Miah, M. D. (2017). The impact of sources of energy production on globalization: Evidence from panel data analysis. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 74, 110–115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.02.037

Rahman, S. M., & Miah, M. D. (2016). Intended nationally determined contributions from the middle east and North Africa. Geography, Environment, Sustainability, 9(4), 92–100. https://doi.org/10.15356/2071-9388_04v09_2016_07

Rahman, S. M., Ahmad, M. M., & Alam, M. S. (2016). From strategy to execution: the case of local climate fund in Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision Making (IJEPDM), 2(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEPDM.2016.080476

Rahman, S. M., & Ahmad, M. M. (2016). Perception of local experts about accessibility to international climate funds: Case of Bangladesh. The Journal of Developing Areas, 50(3), 53–67. https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0110

Rahman, S. M., & Ahmad, M. M. (2016). The size of national delegations and the need for attendance regulation at climate conferences. Ökologisches Wirtschaften - Fachzeitschrift, 31(1), 12–13. https://doi.org/10.14512/OEW310112

Rahman, S. M., & Ahmad, M. M. (2015). Climate finance towards vulnerable countries: Evidence from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). International Journal of Green Economics, 9(2), 199–214. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGE.2015.075137

Rahman, S. M., & Ahmad, M. M. (2014). Climate finance in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Development in Practice, 24(8), 960–974. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2014.965131

Rahman, S. M., & Ahmad, M. M. (2013). Solar home system (SHS) in rural Bangladesh: Ornamentation or fact of development? Energy Policy, 63, 348–354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.041

Mathematics for Decision Making, Operations Management, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Quality & Productivity Management, Engineering Management.

Rahman SM, Rahman SM, Kirshner J. (2021).  The energy-employment nexus: Exploring the implications of Bangladesh’s rural and urban electrification on sectoral employment patterns, 10^th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resources Economics, Seoul National University, South Korea, 20-21 August 2021.

Islam MB, Sultana T, Pal I, Rahman SM, Marium M. (2021).  COVID-19 response by municipal authority with the help of community-led organizations during lockdown: evidence from Cox’s Bazar, 2nd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 24-25 June 2021.

Khan TK, Rahman SM & Emon MMH. (2020).  Barriers to growth of renewable energy technology in Bangladesh: case of Solar Home System in rural regions. International Conference on Computing Advancements, American International University-Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 10-12 January 2020.

Sarntisartb S, Uddin MN & Rahman SM. (2019). Gender and Rural-Urban Disparities in Education: Some New Evidences from Thailand. The 44^th Federation of ASEAN Economic Association (FAEA) Conference, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 29-30 November 2019.

Rahman SM & Mori A. (2019). Revisiting the concept of adaptation co-benefits: a case of Bangladesh. The 2^nd Sustainability and Development Conference, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 11-14 October 2019.

Rahman SM & Mori A. (2018). Financing adaptation to climate change:  a case of Adaptation Fund. The 29th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for International Development, University of Tsukuba, Japan, 23-24 November 2018.

Rahman SM & Ali M. (2018). Eco-literacy and environmental actions of bankers: a case of Bangladesh. National Conference on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Bangladesh: Educational Responses, Challenges and Possibilities, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 31 March – 01 April 2018.

Miah MD & Rahman SM. (2017). Green banking: the case of commercial banking sector in Oman. 7th Islamic Economic System Conference, Muscat, Oman, 11-12 December 2017.

Alam MS, Sasaki N, Datta A, Rahman SM & Mozid MA. (2016). Impacts of waterlogging and adaptation measures in Khulna, Bangladesh. 6^th International Conference on Building Resilience to Address the Unexpected, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 7-9 September 2016.

Miah MD, Rahman SM & Miah MH. (2015). Corporate greening initiatives by financial services organizations in Oman, 13^th Asia Pacific Conference on Societal Transformation in Asia Pacific: Charting the Waves of Changes, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan, 7-8 November 2015.

Rahman SM & Ahmad MM. (2015). Synthesis of aid and climate-specific aid: the Bangladesh case. Regional Forum on Climate Change (RFCC) - Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Societies: Bridging Science, Practice, and Policy, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 1-3 July 2015.

Rahman SM & Ahmad MM. (2012): Solar Home System (SHS) in Rural Bangladesh. 1^st International Energy Conference on Sustainable Future Energy, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam, 22-23 November 2012.

Rahman SM. (2010). Waste management and recycling in Cox’s Bazar municipality: a step towards sustainability. International Circular Economy Week Rhineland-Palatinate, Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld, University of Applied Sciences Trier, Germany, 1 December 2010.

• JSPS scholarship from Japan
  
  
• DAAD scholarship of the German Government
  
  
• Prime Bank Award
  
  
• Mercantile Bank Award

• Climate change adaptation

• Climate finance

• Energy and environment policy

• Tobacco control

• Health policy

• Sustainable development

• Applied Energy
• Climate Policy
• Climate Research
• Cogent Environmental Science
• Energy Policy
• Environment, Development and Sustainability
• Environmental Modeling & Assessment
• Geography, Environment, Development
• Journal of Cleaner Production
• Utilities Policies
• World Development