Dr Sarfaraz Adnan
Research Fellow- Early Career
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Summary
Dr. Mohammed Sarfaraz Gani Adnan holds the position of Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) department at Brunel University London. His current research project is titled "Nature-based solutions to mitigate multi-hazard risks in coastal megacities". Previously, he served as a Research Fellow in Multi-hazards in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. During this tenure, he made significant contributions to an EU-funded project "Multi-hazard and risk-informed system for enhanced local and regional disaster risk management (MEDiate Horizon Europe CL3-2021-DRS-01)".
Dr. Adnan's academic journey includes the attainment of a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in Geography and the Environment from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Commonwealth Scholar. He also obtained a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (BURP) degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and an MSc degree in International Cooperation and Urban Development from Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD) of Germany as an Erasmus Mundus Scholar. His research interests include interdisciplinary research in the field of multi-hazard interactions, environmental risk assessment and management, climate change adaptation, and geospatial sciences. He has led pioneering work that addressed the complex flooding processes and flood adaptation options (structural and nature-based solutions) in the coastal region of Bangladesh. Dr. Adnan's scholarly contributions extend to numerous esteemed journals, such as Nature Sustainability, Nature Climate Change, Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Research, Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Research Letters, Land Use Policy, among others. His dedication to academic excellence has been recognized through multiple research grants and scholarships throughout his career.
Qualifications
- DPhil in Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, UK
- M.Sc. in International Cooperation and Urban Development, Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD), Germany
- Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh
Newest selected publications
White, CJ., Adnan, MSG., Arosio, M., Buller, S., Cha, Y., Ciurean, R., et al. (2025) 'Review article: Towards multi-hazard and multi-risk indicators – a review and recommendations for development and implementation'. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 25 (11). pp. 4263 - 4281. ISSN: 1561-8633 Open Access Link
Chakma, S., Abdullah, AYM., Adnan, MSG., Shahriar, MS., Molla, MAM., Hassan, QK. and et al. (2025) 'Unveiling heatwave events in Bangladesh: Insights from observational records and ERA5 reanalysis data'. Climate Services, 40. pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 2405-8807 Open Access Link
Dewan, A., Jain, H., Hossain, MA., Adnan, MSG. and Mahmud, MR. (2025) 'Estimating vertical land motion-adjusted sea level rise in a data-sparse and vulnerable coastal region'. Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk, 16 (1). pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 1947-5705 Open Access Link
Rafiuddin, M., Akter, N., Dewan, A., Adnan, MSG. and Holle, RL. (2025) 'Pre-monsoon lightning in Bangladesh: Separating most from least active days with thermodynamic and synoptic composites'. Atmospheric Research, 325. pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 0169-8095 Open Access Link
Cha, Y., White, C., Adnan, MSG., Arosio, M. and Yousaf, Z. (2025) 'Incorporating Multi hazard approach to disaster risk management and climate change adaptation'.EGU General Assembly 2025. Vienna, Austria. 15 - 2 May. EGU General Assembly 2025. pp. EGU25-20670 - EGU25-20670.Open Access Link