Dr. Md Saidul Islam
Author・Educator・Speaker
Author・Educator・Speaker
"The ways we feed ourselves, protect our environment, and structure our societies are not separate challenges, they are deeply interconnected.
To secure a future that is equitable and sustainable, we must address development and justice as shared commitments, guided by a vision that upholds human dignity while respecting the limits of the Earth."
Dr. Md Saidul Islam Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and the Postgraduate Coordinator of Sociology, as well as the former Coordinator of the Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster at the School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He is also co-appointed with the Asian School of the Environment. Dr. Islam previously served as a Visiting Scholar at the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2018.
His research interests lie in environmental sociology and international development, with a particular emphasis on industrial aquaculture, the global agro-food system, climate change, food security, environmental sustainability, the political economy of Bangladesh, and Islam in modernity. To date, he has authored nine books on these topics.
Misra, S., Md Saidul Islam, and S. Roy. 2025. Unveiling the Interplay of Climate Vulnerability and Social Capital: Insights from West Bengal, India. Climate 13(8), 160. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli13080160
Islam, Md Saidul. 2024. Rethinking Climate Justice: Insights from Environmental Sociology. Climate 2024, 12(12), 203; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12120203
Adha Shaleh and Md. Saidul Islam. 2024. “Averting the Existential Threat of the Planet: Islamic Environmental Ethics to Address the Contemporary Environmental Crisis. Intellectual Discourse” 32(1): 239-264. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31436/id.v32i1.1937
Hafijur Rahman, Md Saidul Islam, and Naguib Gounjaria. 2024. “State and Politics in the Transitional Era of Globalization: Twisting and Turning toward Authoritarian and Hybrid Regimes.” Politics and Policy DOI: 10.1111/polp.12603.
Islam, Md Saidul, Zach Lee, Adha Shaleh, and Han Sen Soo. 2023. “The United Nations Environment Assembly resolution to end plastic pollution: Challenges to effective policy interventions.” Environment, Development and Sustainability, DOI 10.1007/s10668-023-03639-6.
“Singapore Green Plan and Green Islam”, Kopi (Keep it succinct, One question per person, Personal questions offline, Identify yourself first) with Sustainability 2026, Al-Mizan Singapore, AMP Singapore supporting Singapore Green Plan 2030; 27 June 2026.
“The July Revolution 2024 in Bangladesh”, Panelist at Asian Disruptors and Disruptions, The Global Asia Research Centre workshop, 17 April 2026.
“Bangladesh from Kleptocratic Fascism to Democratic Optimism”, Invited Panelist at the Kuala Lumpur Roundtable, Organized by Islam & Liberty Network, An Ormond Hotel, KL, 28 March 2026.
“Bangladesh After the 2026 Election: What Comes Next?” Panelist at KAS-ISAS seminar, NUS, 16 March 2026, Singapore.
“Greening Social Work: Ethics, Ecology, and Ontological Responsibility,” International Symposium on Prospects and Challenges of Social Work Education and Profession in South Asia, Organized by Department of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114; July 31, 2025.
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