Academic Discipline:
Interests Keywords:
Climate change, crisis, Disasters, emergency, humanitarian, resilience, risk, vulnerability
About me:
I am the Associate Director at ‘Doers’- a humanitarian organization working towards resilience and sustainability in the Himalayan region of India. I have 16 years of field-based experience in interrelated domains of disaster risk reduction, humanitarian response and climate change adaptation in India. I have contributed to the Hazard, Vulnerability & Risk Analysis (HVRA) of Himachal Pradesh state as well as Shimla city. Currently, I am leading an ambitious project to build ‘Data Ecosystem for Effective Planning and Response during Emergencies & Disasters (DEEPRED)’ at Doers. My research interests include the utilization of data for effective risk communication and building better decision support systems for disaster risk management.
Sustainable Development Goals:
Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Gender Equality, Good Health and Well-being, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Sustainable Cities and Commnunities
I am interested in the following geographical area(s):
Components of the GCRF I am interested in:
Resilience and action on short-term environmental shocks and long-term environmental change
