About Us

The Federation for Environment, Climate, and Technology (FECT) is a group of 7 organizations and two affiliated groups dedicated to developing usable social scientific and technology data for societal well-being and environmental preservation. These seven organizations are registered in four countries and work in substantively in seven. FECT brings together 31 scientists whose activities cover some of the Indian Ocean Islands (Sri Lanka, Maldives, Comoros, Zanzibar, and Chagos) and its littoral (Tanzania, Botswana, India, Thailand) over the past 25 years.

Who we are

Principal Researcher

Lareef Zubair

Ph.D (Yale), C. Engineer, Principal Scholar / Scientist / Engineer

Purpose

To research Environment, Social, Economic, Health, Engineering and Disasters for societal welfare without private profit

Our contributions

We contribute to climate, hydrology, adaptation, information technology, social sciences and engineering for sustainable development.

Build your career with us.

When you work at FECT, you become part of a community dedicated to addressing the world’s most pressing environmental and climate issues with a focus on the local. You are surrounded by a culture of possibilities, where ideas can spread and benefit communities all over the Indian Ocean. We are empowering our staff to work, in ways that enhances their productivity, and leads ultimately to their career advancement, and overall well-being while also contributing to organizational success. We prefer to give opportunity for the many rather lucrative income for the few.

Climate and its Change

State of the Art science driven understanding of the Climate, its history, its current conditions and predictions – weekly to longer term change.

Extreme Weather and Disasters

Understand of extreme weather and climate and its relationship to climate risk, vulnerability, and adaptation

Environment Degradation

Data, research, and advances in science, social science can help vulnerable communities understand risks, advocate for mitigation and cope with risks.

Federation for Environment, Climate and Technology

What we do

The Research and development we advance are essential for understanding of the climate, disaster and environment risks at fine scales locally – Social and technology issues around climate extremes, climate change and environmental risks, vulnerability and resilience. are advanced to better customize adaptation and, mitigation options.

EXPLORATION

To face the challenges from Climate, Disaster and Environmental Risks, we need to understand the risks at the fine spatial and temporal scales that matter to people. We develop such find scale information through assembling pertinent data, through modeling and diagnostics of climate at fine scales, and understanding the Impacts of, and Adaptation to, and Mitigation Options

Governmental leaders and corporations are bequeathing existential climate and environmental risks to the young. Will the youth be able to understand, mobilize, and advocate to mitigate risks and adapt? For this, they need credible scientific and societal understanding, suitable technologies and communication tools.

Lareef Zubair

Ph.D (Yale), C. Engineer, Principal Scholar / Scientist / Engineer

OUR FEATURES

Our Approach to Building Research and Technological Capacity

Access to Science, Social Science and Technologies needed to inform society of risks and options and should be available to the most Vulnerable and Marginalized. Given the scale of the problems, and the limits of our staff, affiliates, partners and volunteers, we have to be judicious in what problems that we work on. We work on pilot projects at specific locales while we develop data and information which is more broadly applicable.

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OUR VISION

To generate and use research for the benefits of the society and environment particularly the vulnerable

OUR MISSION

To sustain as a think tank and center of excellence in climate, environment and information technology with quality research to address societal concerns and ecological protection.

OUR VALUES

- Focus on Environmental and Societal welfare, particularly the vulnerable.
- Free dissemination of and accessibility to knowledge
- State of the Art transparent research
- Fostering staff development

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Customers

Feedbackand Partners:

“I joined FECT as a junior research engineer. I was able to publish my research papers to an international audience. This recognition, skills and experience earned me a full scholarship in a very competitive foreign university thereafter. FECT, is an ideal place to start your career because it will facilitate you an unchallenged research environment and supervision.”

Manjula Sriwardane

Doctoral Candidate, Australian National University

“During my tenure at FECT I was groomed to be a confident research fellow and trained to work on exciting new projects, field research projects and other useful areas which added value to my career aspirations. I am grateful to Dr. Lareef Zubair for giving me an opportunity to be a part of his research team.”

Madhura Weerasekara

Research Scientist- National Aquatic Resources, Research and Development Agency

WORK / VOLUNTEER WITH US

We are a small charitable, non-profit organization that believes in providing opportunity for the many rather than a lucrative engagement to a few. We provide for those who are seriously interested in starting a career in this work, and an opportunity for hard work growth and chances to contribute to the mission Our opportunities are in a range of disciplines – at present, we are looking for Interns and Consultants in English Writing, Accounts, Personal Assistants, Scientific Programmers and Quantitative and Physical Scientists and Technologists.