Abdul Karim Chowdhury Kim - WATERKEEPERS BANGLADESH

Surma River Waterkeeper

Abdul Karim Chowdhury Kim has been organizing civil society movements in Sylhet for more than twenty-five years to address social, environmental, and cultural issues. For his dedication and contribution, he is now recognized as one of the most interviewed spokesmen of the environmental issues in Sylhet. He is widely accepted by the people, media, and administration of Sylhet as an honest and devoted social worker.

Abdul Karim Kim started social welfare works by joining the youth organization, “Interact Movement”, of the International service organization “Rotary International”, in 1988 when he was a student at the secondary level. As the Carter Secretary of the “Interact Club of Sylhet Midtown”, which was the first ever Interact Club established in Sylhet, he involved himself in establishing youth leadership and social welfare work since adolescence. Besides social welfare work since 1988 under the “Interact Movement”, later the “Rotaract Movement” and now the “Rotary Movement”, he joined several issues regarding citizen rights locally. In 2007, during the formation of the “Sylhet Environmental Movement (SYPA)”, he took the responsibility of “Member Secretary” as a founder member and has since been active restlessly to preserve the environmental integrity of Sylhet and hence recognized as an Environmental Activist nationally. His voice is admired in various regards, namely river pollution, soil erosion, forest and hill destruction, urbanization, and saving wildlife to save the environment.

He has participated in various seminars, symposiums, workshops, conferences, and conventions related to environmental preservation locally and nationally. He is involved with various movements and organizations locally and nationally that are working for the establishment of citizen rights and the preservation of the environment. Several of his articles related to the Establishment of Citizen Rights and Preservation of Environment have been published in local newspapers. More than hundreds of his interviews and opinions about the environment have been taken by National press media. Recognized as an efficient organizer, Mr. Kim is playing a unique role in creating public awareness by successfully organizing exceptional programs. He has successfully accomplished his responsibilities as one of the organizers of several important events.

Email Kim: a.karim.kim@gmail.com