Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation to Improve Food Security in South Asia

Dr. Rafiq Islam is the Director of the Soil, Water, and Bioenergy Program at The Ohio State University South Centers, Ohio, USA. He has more than 30 years of research experience on sustainable agriculture, soil health, water quality, marginal land restoration, and biofeedstock production. He is a Fulbright teaching scholar and has received several awards including U.S. Congressional recognition for his global contribution. So far, he has published more than 119 peer-reviewed articles (h-index 34), 15 book chapters, and edited several books. E-Mail: islam.27@osu.edu

Dr. AHM Mustafizur Rahman is a professor in the Department of Soil, Water and Environment, Dhaka University, Bangladesh. He has more than 30 years of basic and applied research experience in soil microbiology especially biological nitrogen fixation properties, rice ecosystems, plant genotypes, climate change and food security. He is a fellow of French CNRS and other international organizations. Over the years, he has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in high impact journals and edited several books. E-Mail: dmrahman.agni@gmail.com.

Dr. Heulin Thierry is currently serving as the Emeritus Research Director of CNRS, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France. Over the years, he served in various capacities to improve the science, technology, genomics, and other environmental issues in France. He was the member of the Scientific Council of the INEE-CNRS. He has supervised 44 graduate students for their academic degrees, and published more than 125 peer-reviewed journal articles (h-index 45) and several academic and edited books. E-Mail: Thierry.HEULIN@cea.fr

Dr. Mannava Sivakumar worked as the Director of the Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch in the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. His fields of specialization focused on Agroclimatology, Natural Resources Management & Sustainable Development. He has received several awards and recognition for his contribution on global climate effects. He is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Weather and Climate Extremes Journal. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, 53 books and proceedings, and 40 book chapters. E-Mail: mannavas@gmail.com