Dr. Huq, the director of ICCCAD, has been ranked 208th on Reuters' Hot List on Earth Day, April 20. He is the only Bangladeshi scientist to receive this recognition. The ranking highlights Dr. Huq's and IUB's continuous efforts to position Bangladesh as a key player in global climate change knowledge. The list, which identifies the world's 1,000 most influential climate scientists, is based on research papers, citations, and references. Dr. Huq is known for his expertise in climate change adaptation in vulnerable developing countries and has contributed to several IPCC assessment reports. He also provides guidance to the least developed countries within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Recently, under his leadership, ICCCAD at IUB secured a six-year project from Norway Higher Education through NORAD focusing on "Co-creating knowledge for local adaptation to climate change in the LDCs" in collaboration with four other partners - the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Pokhara University in Nepal, the University of Eduardo Mondlane in Mozambique, and Makarere University in Uganda. The project proposal was submitted as part of the LDC Universities' Consortium on Climate Change (LUCCC), which has become an official program for the 47 LDC governments. IUB is one of the founding members of LUCCC.