Dr Ali Akber
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Agriculture and Food Science
Researcher biography
Dr Akber has about ten years of interdisciplinary research experience. His research activities are focused on sustainable agricultural development in rural areas. Akber has worked on various research projects in South and Southeast Asia which are more specifically related to improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. At present, he is working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences of the University of Queensland.
Book Chapter
Khan, Md. Wahidur Rahman, Akber, Md. Ali, Islam, Md. Atikul, Rahman, Md. Munsur and Rahman, Mohammad Rezaur (2019). Assessment of ecosystem service value in southwest coastal Bangladesh. The environmental sustainable development goals in Bangladesh. (pp. 132-142) edited by Samiya Ahmed Selim, Shantanu Kumar Saha, Rumana Sultana and Carolyn Roberts. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429463365-10
Journal Articles
Fabinyi, Michael, Belton, Ben, Dressler, Wolfram H., Knudsen, Magne, Adhuri, Dedi S., Abdul Aziz, Ammar, Akber, Md. Ali, Kittitornkool, Jawanit, Kongkaew, Chaturong, Marschke, Melissa, Pido, Michael, Stacey, Natasha, Steenbergen, Dirk J. and Vandergeest, Peter (2022). Coastal transitions: Small-scale fisheries, livelihoods, and maritime zone developments in Southeast Asia. Journal of Rural Studies, 91, 184-194. doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.02.006
Akber, Md. Ali, Islam, Md. Atikul, Rahman, Md. Munsur and Rahman, Mohammad Rezaur (2021). Crop diversification in southwest coastal Bangladesh: insights into farming adaptation. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 46 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/21683565.2021.1989105
Ali, Muhammad Fadzli, Akber, Md. Ali, Smith, Carl and Aziz, Ammar Abdul (2021). The dynamics of rubber production in Malaysia: potential impacts, challenges and proposed interventions. Forest Policy and Economics, 127 102449, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102449
Hasan, Shaikh Md. Mahady, Akber, Md. Ali, Bahar, Md. Mezbaul, Islam, Md. Azharul, Akbor, Md. Ahedul, Siddique, Md. Abu Bakar and Islam, Md. Atikul (2021). Chromium contamination from tanning industries and phytoremediation potential of native plants: a study of Savar Tannery Industrial Estate in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 106 (6), 1024-1032. doi: 10.1007/s00128-021-03262-z
Akber, Md. Ali, Aziz, Ammar Abdul and Lovelock, Catherine (2020). Major drivers of coastal aquaculture expansion in Southeast Asia. Ocean and Coastal Management, 198 105364, 105364. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105364
Akber, Md. Ali, Islam, Md. Azharul, Dutta, Mukta, Billah, Shaikh Motasim and Islam, Md. Atikul (2020). Nitrate contamination of water in dug wells and associated health risks of rural communities in southwest Bangladesh. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192 (3) 163, 163. doi: 10.1007/s10661-020-8128-2
Akber, Md. Ali, Rahman, Md. Aminur, Islam, Md. Azharul and Islam, Md. Atikul (2019). Potential ecological risk of metal pollution in lead smelter-contaminated agricultural soils in Khulna, Bangladesh. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 191 (6) 351. doi: 10.1007/s10661-019-7483-3
Islam, Md. Azharul, Akber, Md. Ali, Rahman, Md. Bayzidur, Rahman, Md. Aminur, Haque, Md. Aynal and Islam, Md. Atikul (2019). Trace elements in rice grain and agricultural soils: assessment of health risk of inhabitants near a former secondary lead smelter in Khulna, Bangladesh. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 41 (6), 2521-2532. doi: 10.1007/s10653-019-00299-2
Islam, Md. Atikul, Akber, Md. Ali, Limon, Sharif Hassan, Akbor, Md. Ahedul and Islam, Md. Azharul (2019). Characterization of solid biofuel produced from banana stalk via hydrothermal carbonization. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 9 (4), 651-658. doi: 10.1007/s13399-019-00405-5
Islam, Maliva, Akber, Md. Ali and Islam, Md. Atikul (2019). Willingness to pay for improved drinking water in southwest coastal Bangladesh. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 19 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.2166/ws.2018.047
Islam, Md. Atikul, Akber, Md. Ali, Rahman, Md. Aminur, Islam, Md. Azharul and Kabir, Md. Pervez (2019). Evaluation of harvested rainwater quality at primary schools of southwest coastal Bangladesh. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 191 (2) 80. doi: 10.1007/s10661-019-7217-6
Chiba, Yohei, Prabhakar, S.V.R.K., Islam, Md. Atikul and Akber, Md. Ali (2018). Priority practices for addressing non-economic loss and damages caused by cyclones in Bangladesh: case study of Koyra. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9 (4/5), 333-347. doi: 10.1108/ijdrbe-11-2017-0061
Akber, Md. Ali, Patwary, Muhammad Mainuddin, Islam, Md. Atikul and Rahman, Mohammad Rezaur (2018). Storm protection service of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh. Natural Hazards, 94 (1), 405-418. doi: 10.1007/s11069-018-3395-8
Akber, Md. Ali, Khan, Md. Wahidur Rahman, Islam, Md. Atikul, Rahman, Md. Munsur and Rahman, Mohammad Rezaur (2018). Impact of land use change on ecosystem services of southwest coastal Bangladesh. Journal of Land Use Science, 13 (3), 238-250. doi: 10.1080/1747423x.2018.1529832
Islam, Md. Atikul, Akber, Md. Ali, Ahmed, Munir, Rahman, Md. Munsur and Rahman, Mohammad Rezaur (2018). Climate change adaptations of shrimp farmers: a case study from southwest coastal Bangladesh. Climate and Development, 11 (6), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/17565529.2018.1442807
Islam, Md. Atikul, Romić, Davor, Akber, Md. Ali and Romić, Marija (2018). Trace metals accumulation in soil irrigated with polluted water and assessment of human health risk from vegetable consumption in Bangladesh. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 40 (1), 59-85. doi: 10.1007/s10653-017-9907-8
Islam, Md. Atikul, Akber, Md. Ali and Ghosh, Prosun Kumar (2017). Water quality of small-scale desalination plants in southwest coastal Bangladesh. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 18 (5), ws2017222-1616. doi: 10.2166/ws.2017.222
Ahsan, Md. Sabbir, Akber, Md. Ali, Islam, Md. Atikul, Kabir, Md. Pervez and Hoque, Md. Ikramul (2017). Monitoring bacterial contamination of piped water supply in rural coastal Bangladesh. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 189 (11) 597. doi: 10.1007/s10661-017-6316-5
Akber, Md. Ali, Islam, Md. Atikul, Ahmed, Munir, Rahman, Md. Munsur and Rahman, Mohammad Rezaur (2017). Changes of shrimp farming in southwest coastal Bangladesh. Aquaculture International, 25 (5), 1883-1899. doi: 10.1007/s10499-017-0159-5
Kabir, Md. Pervez, Islam, Md. Atikul, Akber, Md. Ali and Ahsan, Md. Sabbir (2016). Bacteriological assessment of aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) water in southwest coastal Bangladesh. Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 6 (2), 231-241. doi: 10.2166/washdev.2016.171
Atikul Islam, Md, Azad, Abul Kalam, Ali Akber, Md, Rahman, Masudur and Sadhu, Indrojit (2015). Effectiveness of solar disinfection (SODIS) in rural coastal Bangladesh. Journal of Water and Health, 13 (4), 1113-1122. doi: 10.2166/wh.2015.186
Akber, Md. Ali and Shrestha, Rajendra Prasad (2015). Land use change and its effect on biodiversity in Chiang Rai province of Thailand. Journal of Land Use Science, 10 (1), 108-128. doi: 10.1080/1747423X.2013.807315
Conference Paper
Ahsan, Md. Sabbir, Akber, Md. Ali, Islam, Md. Atikul, Rahman, Md. Munsur and Rahman, Mohammad Rezaur (2018). Shrimp farmers’ competence and training needs on climate change adaptation: a case study from southwest coastal Bangladesh. International Conference on Climate Change, Washington, DC USA, March 2017. Pitakotte, Sri Lanka: The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM). doi: 10.17501/iccc.2017.1201
Thesis
Akber, Md. Ali (2022). Sustainability pathways for coastal aquaculture in Southeast Asia. PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/26d80d3