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Research Interest and Collaboration

Research Interest

My Research Interests Include:

Climate Change
Public Policy
Climate Policy
Greenhouse gas inventory
Impact, Vulnerability & Adaptation (IVA) assessment
Energy policy
and, Forestry and land-use change 
 

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (VISIT AND COLLABORATION)


Year

Place & Institution visited

Outcome

2006

 

 

CICERO, Oslo, Norway

Our research collaboration led to the following joint publication: “A macroeconomic analysis of adaptation to climate change impacts on forests in India” in Mitigation Adaptation Strategies to Global Change (2011)

2007

 

 

Bristol University, UK

Our research collaboration led to the following joint publication: “Assessing the mitigation potential of forestry activities in a changing climate: A case study for Karnataka” in Forest Policy and Economics (2010)

2008

 

Umea University, Sweden

Presented a paper titled “Impact of Climate Change on Indian Forests: A Short- and Medium-Term Assessment” in a conference organized by International Union of Forestry Research Organisations, FAO and the University of Umea

2012

 

CICERO, Oslo, Norway

Research collaboration on development of India module for  Global Responses to Anthropogenic Change in the Environment (GRACE) model

2013

 

ICIMOD, Kathmandu

Offered hands on training on ‘Modeling impact of climate change’ to the participants of 2nd WCRP CORDEX Workshop

2013

 

 

CICERO, Oslo, Norway

Our research collaboration led to the following joint publication: “Lost benefits and carbon uptake by protection of Indian plantations” in Mitigation Adaptation Strategies to Global Change (2017)

2014

 

Imperial College, London & London School of Economics

Development of Global Calculator pathways (http://www.globalcalculator.org/pathways); A manuscript titled “Modelling Carbon Mitigation Pathways - An Assessment of the Global Calculator” is now accepted for publication in the internal Journal of Energy Strategy Reviews

2015

 

United Nation’s University, Tokyo, Japan

First Author meeting for preparation of IPBES regional assessment report for Asia-Pacific

2015

 

Imperial College, London

Co-developed COP21 calculator (https://ig.ft.com/sites/climate-change-calculator/)

2015

 

Thimphu, Bhutan

Attended Second Workshop on ‘Hindu Kush Himalayas Monitoring and Assessment Programme (HIMAP): Action to Sustain Global Asset’

2016

 

University of Brunei, Brunei

Conducted hands-on training on climate data analysis for the faculty and students of the University

2016

Department Environment, Canberra, Australia & CSIRO

Attended training on FullCAM model, GHG accounting model and developed a proposal to apply FullCAM model for India’s national GHG inventory in the AFOLU sector

2016

Department of Hydrology and Disaster Management, Nyi Pi Tow, Myanmar

Conducted hands-on training on climate data analysis to the scientist of the department and delivered a lecture titled “CMIP5 based climate change projections for India- its application for Impact assessment studies: challenges and opportunities”

2016

Imperial College, London

Co-developed a conference paper titled “Assessing the climate impacts of Chinese dietary choices using a telecoupled global food trade and local land use framework” to be presented in National Convention Center, Beijing, Oct. 24-27, 2016 (http://csis.msu.edu/content/telecoupling-global-land-project)

2017

United Nation’s University, Tokyo, Japan

Third Author meeting for preparation of IPBES regional assessment report for Asia-Pacific

2018

Research Institute for Humanity of Nature (RIHN), Kyoto, Japan

Presented our policy brief titled “Co-benefits of power sector decarbonisation for air quality and human health in India” to the Systems of Sustainable  Consumption and Production Knowledge Action Network (SSSCP-KAN) meeting over 15-16th January, 2018 in RIHN, Tokyo & Presented the Annual Report for South Asia region office to the Regional Advisory Committee of the Future Earth

2018

Imperial College London & London School of Economics

We are working together to develop a joint research proposal between Imperial College, LSE and DCCC on Early Warning Systems. This visit was also be used to discuss a possible Policy Brief between the three institutions, i.e. IC, IISc and LSE

2019

Boston University, USA

Worked on the paper titled: China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management

2020

IDDRI, France

BIICS-DDP Project titled: From NDCs to pathways and Policies: Transformative climate Action After Paris

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