Dr. Mallick’s research focuses on “people and place”, in particular, his background includes research into the field of -
- intergenerational environmental (non-)migration
- refugee and host-communities' interactions
- disaster risk reduction (DRR)
- climate culture, resilience, and adaptation.
Dr. Mallick has been awarded more than €3 million in competitive research funding, including Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellowship under EU Horizon 2020 programme, ADM-LAB Bangladesh under Dutch Research Council (NWO).
He is the author of the pioneering book Environmental Non-Migration: Rethinking Sustainable Solutions for Climate-induced Challengess (Routledge, 2025), the first comprehensive book on the subject, which establishes the conceptual and empirical foundations of this emerging research field.
Dr. Bishawjit Mallick is Co-Principal Investigator of the Facilitating Livelihoods through Advancement of Smart Habitats in Peri-Urban Bangladesh (FLASH) project, which supports the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 through research on just climate adaptation and digital livelihood systems in peri-urban areas. His broader research agenda centers on the historical grounding of environmental non-migration, exploring why people remain in climate-vulnerable places and how intergenerational, socio-political, and spatial regimes shape these decisions. He leads the BEAT THE HEAT project, which investigates local-led adaptation strategies to heat stress, and contributes to an Erasmus+ initiative focused on advancing education and training in climate risk governance.
Dr. Mallick’s work is also framed by the Cultures of Adaptation Network (CAN) | Universiteit Utrecht, where he examines how communities in both the Global South and North mobilize intergenerational learning, cultural traditions, and knowledge systems to adapt to risks such as heatwaves, flooding, and sea-level rise. His interdisciplinary approach combines socio-spatial analysis, environmental modeling, and participatory methods to address questions of justice, resilience, and sustainability in climate adaptation. Dr. Mallick has been significantly contributing to the field of environmental non-migration and believes in South-North-South collaboration as the key pathway to sustainable development.
He has published over 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. His recent research has appeared in Environment Research Letters, Ambio, Applied Geography; Environment, Development and Sustainability; Ecological Economics; Sustainability; and the Journal of Computational Social Science.