Md Ilias
Miah

Md. Ilias Miah is a Bangladesh-based civil society practitioner, researcher, and environmental and human rights advocate working at the intersection of forced displacement, migration, climate justice, human rights, and inclusive governance. He is the Founder and Chief Executive of the Centre for Environment, Human Rights & Development Forum (CEHRDF), a Cox’s Bazar-based civil society organisation engaged in community-based advocacy, youth empowerment, human rights, climate resilience, and sustainable development. His work has a particular focus on the Rohingya displacement situation and its wider implications for refugee rights, host-community resilience, climate vulnerability, and displacement governance. He has engaged with Rohingya young people and communities through initiatives focused on leadership, resilience, rights awareness, and social cohesion. Ilias also serves as President of the Climate Refugee Network and has contributed to international youth and policy platforms, including the UN Major Group for Children and Youth and the SDG16 Youth Caucus, where he serves as Asia-Pacific Regional Focal Point. His international engagement includes work with civil society and youth networks on migration, forced displacement, climate justice, democracy, and human rights. His academic and research interests include forced migration, climate mobility, refugee protection, migration governance, human rights, decolonisation, and Global South perspectives in international policy.