Aminath Shazly

aminath.shazly@mnu.edu.mv

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Senior Lecturer (Department of Environment and Natural Science)

Biography

Aminath Shazly has a master’s in environmental management, specializing in Natural Resources Management from University of Queensland, Australia. She has an Undergraduate degree in Secondary teaching, specializing in Biology & Marine Science. She has over 12 years of academic experience in Environmental Management, and Sustainable Development. She has worked with different government sectors, regional & local NGOs to conduct capacity building workshops on Sustainable development, Environmental resource management and Climate Change.

She has represented the Maldives National University on International forums & conferences presenting on the various topics related to Environment, Sustainable Development, Natural Resources Management (NRM) & Climate Change.

Areas of Interest

Sustainable Development
Natural Resources Management
Climate Change & Development in Small Island Developing States (SIDs)
Energy & Environmental Politics

Research Work/Grants

Project Name: Environmental Valuation of Huraa Mangrove (UNDP MFF Small Grants Project)
Date: 2014 – 2015
Position: Co – Investigator

Research Name: Scoping Study – Interlinkages of Climate Change and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women in Maldives [Grant from Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW)], in collaboration with Huvadhoo Aid
Date: 2013 – 2015
Position: Co – Investigator

Project Name: Baseline Assessment for Khulhudufushi Mangrove (MNU Grant)
Date: 2015 – 2017
Position: Co – Investigator

Project Name: GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub
Date: 2020 – 2022
Position: Project Manager & Co-Investigator

Project Name: Climate Change Diplomacy Leadership and Resilience (CHILDRN) – Erasmus+ Programme European Union Grant
Date: 2022 – 2024
Position: Co-Investigator

Project Name: The Regional Hub for Asia Climate Change and Health (REACH) – IDRC.CRDI Grant
Date: October 2024 – Present
Position – Primary Investigator

Editorial Activities

Reviewer – the Maldives National Journal of Research (MNU Research Journal)
Moderator – Theveli International Conference 2024, Maldives National University
Moderator – Theveli International Conference 2023, Maldives National University
Reviewer – International Conference on Innovations in Engineering, Science and Technology for Sustainable Development (ICEST) 2023, Faculty of Engineering, Science & Technology, MNU
Moderator – International Conference on Innovations in Engineering, Science and Technology for Sustainable Development (ICEST) 2023, Faculty of Engineering, Science & Technology, MNU
Chairperson: International Seminar on Environmental Degradation and Sustainable Development; Regional, National and Global Perspective”, Gossaigon College, Assam, India.

Technical Committee Member

Technical Committee Member for Natural Capital Accounting under ENDHERI project, Ministry of Climate Change, Energy& Environment
Advisory Committee Member, Fuvahmulah Biosphere Reserve (FBR)
Core Committee Member, South Asian Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE)
Member of Training Working Group (TWG), Curtin Institute for Energy Transition, Curtin University. – https://research.curtin.edu.au/ciet/engagement/training/team/

Education

Postgraduate

Year	Title	Status
2024	Invisible barriers to accommodation: Challenges faced by university students with invisible disabilities	Completed
2023	Perception study on the waste segregation and collection services and their social impacts in the greater Male’ region.	Completed
2023	Challenges faced by Women in Decision Making in the Policing Sector in the Maldives	Completed
2022	Impacts of Social Media on Youth: A Maldivian Case Study	Completed
2021	A Study on Exploring the Relationship Between Marital Status and Self-development Among Maldivians who live in Greater Male’ area,	Completed
2021	Need for Social Housing: The impact on the lives of single people due to living conditions in the Greater Male’ area	Completed
2021	Study on resilience of single mothers in Maldives	Completed
2021	Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in combating xenophobia and related intolerance: A study based in the Maldives	Completed
2021	Decentralization and Public Services in the Maldives: Women’s perspective and tale’s on internal migration in the Maldives	Completed
2021	Dependency on social welfare in Male’, Maldives: An assessment on female single parent allowance scheme	Completed
2021	Women-owned MSMEs in the greater male region -An exploratory study on their level of economic empowerment	Completed
2021	Student’s perspectives of effects on skilled based education in their early-stage career; an exploratory study of school leavers in Laamu Atoll, Maldives	Completed
2020	Effects of overcrowding on the social well-being of the inhabitants in Male’ City	Completed
2020	Psychosocial characteristics of players who perform well in sports at national level: perspectives of coaches	Completed
2017	Effects of old age basic pension Scheme in the quality of life of Older persons in Male’, Maldives	Completed

Undergraduate

Year	Title	Status
2023	Public Perception On Harvesting Rainwater For Household Use	Completed
2023	Community’s Perception on the Impact of Tourism Expansion in HA Kelaa and HA. Hoarafushi	Completed
2023	Assessment of Noise Pollution in Male’ Island, Maldives	Completed
2022	Percentage Cover of seagrass species in five locations of Maamendhoo, Gaaf Alif	Completed
2021	Identification of local plants that help to prevent excessive beach erosion in H.Dh Nellaidhoo	Completed
2021	Wildlife trade in Male’ city, Maldives	Completed
2021	A Case Study on Identifying the Islands Most Prone to Coastal Inundations due to Swell Waves	Completed
2020	DIVERSITY OF HOME GARDEN PLANTS IN GA. GEMANAFUSHI	Completed
2020	Relationship between Vegetation belt (Littoral forest) and Erosion in an Island context (Dhangethi as a case study)	Completed
2020	Comparison of blue carbon (BC) content in seagrass meadows between an island and a resort using remote sensed historical data	Completed
2020	Understanding environmental behaviour and concern – A comparative analysis between generations Y and Z	Completed
2020	Blue Carbon storage in sea grass meadow of N. Kendhikulhudhoo	Completed
2020	Measuring soil carbon of Bruguiera Cylindrica and Rhizophora Apiculata in Noonu Kendhikulhudhoo Mangrove	Completed
2020	Microplastic in beach sediment – presence, abundance and relationship between factors and sources in K.Villimale’, Maldives	Completed
2019	COMPARISON BETWEEN THE PERCEIVED HOTNESS AND ACTUAL TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION DURING THE MONTHS OF MARCH AND APRIL.	Completed
2019	Effect of Dredging and Water Flow Restrictions on Beach Invertebrates Due to Construction of Causeways	Completed
2019	Variation of Aerosol properties over the northern and southern region of the Maldives	Completed
2019	Rainfall Variation of Maldives: Numeric Evaluation of Rainfall in the north and south of Maldives.	Completed
2018	Estimate the rate of carbon sequestration by Cocos Nucifera of Maldives and compare annual estimate of net carbon absorption	Completed
2018	Impacts of climate change: long-term trends in air temperature and rainfall data in Maldives	Completed
2018	An analysis of the institutional capacity to implement Nationally Determined Contribution of Maldives to Paris Agreement	Completed
2018	The Correlation between Daily Tidal Variations and Electrical Conductivity (EC) of Groundwater in A.A. Thoddoo	Completed
2018	Comparing the vulnerabilities of urban women and rural women to Climate Change	Completed
2018	Cover and distribution of Seagrass species in the eastern coast of AA. Thoddoo	Completed
2018	Determining the abundance and mass of microplastics in beach sediment in Villimale’, Maldives	Completed
2016	Social media preference of the faculty of Science students during disaster	Completed
2016	Community satisfaction with the solid waste management system in Raa Ungoofaaru	Completed
2016	Housewives awareness level regarding food security in Nolhivaram	Completed
2015	Impacts of local tourism on the environment – an anatomy of K.Maafushi	Completed

Publications

Journals:

Anthropogenic nitrogen pollution threats and challenges to the health of South Asian coral reefs SC Painter, Y Artioli, FH Amir, J Arnull, RS Ganeshram, N Ibrahim, … Frontiers in Marine Science 10, 1187804 2 2023
Social Acceptance and Social, Economic, and Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy-A Case Study from Hanimaadhoo Island, Maldives N ZAMA, M SUZUKI, A SHAZLY The Maldives National Journal of Research 11 (Special Issue), 38-55 2023
Policies to combat nitrogen pollution in South Asia: gaps and opportunities AL Yang, N Raghuram, TK Adhya, SD Porter, AN Panda, H Kaushik, … Environmental Research Letters 17 (2), 025007 13 2022
Long-term trends of direct nitrous oxide emission from fuel combustion in South Asia S Bansal, N Raghuram, TK Adhya, MM Rahman, D Tshering, KR Dahal, … Environmental Research Letters 17 (4), 045028 5 2022

Conference proceedings:

Perception Study on the Waste Segregation and Collection Services and their Social Impacts in the Greater Male’ Region. Proceedings of Theveli 2024: Bridging boundaries; exploring synergies across research disciplines.
Breaking the Glass- Ceiling: Invisible Barriers for Succeeding in Parliamentary Election in the Maldives. Proceedings of Theveli 2024: Bridging boundaries; exploring synergies across research disciplines.
Social Acceptance and Social, Economic and Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy – A Case Study from the Maldives. Proceedings of Theveli 2023: Research for informed policy decisions
Mangrove- a natural capital for the marginalized in HDH. Kulhudhufushi. Proceedings of Theveli 2017: International conference on Multidisciplinary research towards a sustainable society
“Vulnerability of Women to Climate Change at Island Community level in Maldives”. Proceedings of International Conference on Envisioning Our Common Future (2016) University of Dhaka/ Bangladesh

Book chapters:

Environmental valuation of K. Huraa mangrove: a case study of ecological, social and economic perspectives (2015) F Shadiya, AR Jauharee, A Shazly Mangroves for the Future
Baseline Assessment of Khulhudufushi mangrove (2024) F Shadiya, & A Shazly

Reports

Scoping Study – Interlinkages of Climate Change and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women in Maldives A Shazly & I Mohamed (2015) – report submitted to Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW) Link: http://arrow.org.my/publication/maldives-scoping-study-climate-change-srhr/