Md Salim Miah is a river and environmental professional with over 13 years of government service experience in inland waterway safety, vessel inspection, and pollution monitoring. He currently works with the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) as an Inland Waterways Traffic Inspector, where his core responsibilities include enforcing marine safety regulations, monitoring pollution caused by vessels, and overseeing compliance related to inland port and navigation activities. He holds a Master’s degree in Forestry from the Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management. His research interest is strongly shaped by extensive field experience witnessing severe river pollution and environmental degradation in major rivers of Bangladesh, particularly the Buriganga, Turag, and Shitalakshya rivers. His academic and professional interests focus on river pollution control, river ecology, sustainable riverbank management, and sustainable port management, with particular emphasis on green port strategies aligned with climate change adaptation and mitigation. He is especially interested in integrating GIS, environmental monitoring technologies, and policy-based solutions to promote climate-resilient and environmentally responsible port and inland waterway operations.