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Participants of the meeting along with Md. A. Mannan, Deputy Commissioner, Cox's Bazar and Md. Sarwar Alam, Member, MIDA,

The Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) successfully hosted the inaugural District Level Consultation Meeting in Cox’s Bazar regarding the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Study for the Maheshkhali Integrated Development Authority (MIDA) Master Plan. Held on December 8, 2025, this high-level meeting was chaired by Md. A. Mannan, Deputy Commissioner, Cox’s Bazar. It included a diverse group of around 40 participants of experts and local government officials.

The session began with an introduction to the MIDA initiative and the scope of the SEA study by Md. Sarwar Alam, Member, MIDA. This was followed by a detailed keynote presentation from Mr. Kh. Khairul Matin, Social Environmental Expert of the IWM study team, who outlined the study’s objectives, risk classifications, and work plan. The subsequent open discussion focused on environmental protection, fisheries sector concerns, infrastructure, and planning.

The expert study team recorded all stakeholder concerns, which will be integrated into the ongoing assessment. Mr. Md. Sarwar Alam delivered the closing remarks, affirming the commitment to a collaborative process that ensures the MIDA Master Plan is both economically beneficial and environmentally sound. From the study team, Mr. M. Samiun Nabi, Head of SPB, Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Abdur Rashid, Natural Environment Expert and Mr. Md. Mainul Islam, Project Coordinator, were also present.  

We are pleased to inform you that as per the decision of the 103rd Meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), Mr. Md. Amirul Islam has joined as the new Executive Director of IWM on 22nd October 2025. The former Executive Director, Mr. S. M. Mahbubur Rahman retired from his position on 22nd October 2025.

We are steadily growing to provide sustainable solutions to the water sector of not only in Bangladesh but also in neighboring countries. Since its inception in 1986, IWM has been continuing to thrive in an extraordinary manner and is growing day by day. In 2023 IWM has took several challenging projects of great national interest and experienced a steady growth. We have provided our services on 90 projects and to 40 clients. Maintaining or strong pursuit in modelling. We are exploring some relevant sectors to meet the pressing demand of our valuable clients. Services of IWM are requested from different integration agencies from various countries and thus IWM is getting recognition at a global scale.

In this seasonal summary, we examine the key oceanic and atmospheric drivers—such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), and Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)—that influence seasonal climate variability in Bangladesh, including temperature, rainfall, floods, sea level rise/fall, and tropical cyclones. The information presented is derived from a combination of model outputs from various international climate centers, synthesized through visual analysis/downscaling, and local expertise. This product is currently experimental.