ABOUT ME
My research area of interest and expertise are
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IPCC Focus area of Interest:
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IPCC Working Group II (Climate change impacts, vulnerability & adaptation)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
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Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities);
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Goal 13 (Climate Action)
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Goal 14 (Life Below Water)
Research Interest / Expertise as Keywords:
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Climate Adaptation (Climate Change Adaptation Science; Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Planning; Climate Change Adaptation Governance and Decision-making)
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Climate Services (Climate Change Science Policy Communication; Climate Change Capacity Building)
Sectoral Focus:
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Sea-level rise and Coastal adaptation (Coastal Infrastructure, Ecosystem/Mangroves and Community-Based Adaptation
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Sep 2015-Aug 2016
Research Scientist - Climate Change
Centre for International Earth Science Info.Network (CIESIN)
The Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
EDUCATION
Feb 2017 - Till Date​​
Senior Scientist - Climate Change
M.S.Swamianthan Research Foundation (MSSRF)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2018 - 2020
IIT Madras, Chennai, India
Pursuing Institute Postdoctoral Research as a Fulbright Scholar in Climate Change at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, Chennai,
Dec 2014-Aug 2015
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Programme Officer - Climate Change​
Tamil Nadu State Climate Change Cell (TNSCCC)
Department of Environment, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India.
2009 - 2013
Ph.D - Anna University, Chennai, India
Obtained PhD in climate change as National Doctoral Fellow of Government of India at the Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Research (CCC&AR) of Anna University, Chennai, India.
2005 - 2007
MSc - University of Madras, Chennai, India
Obtained M.Sc in life science from The New College of the University of Madras, Chennai, India.
Aug 2013-Nov 2014
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Research Associate - Climate Change
Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Research (CCC&AR)
Anna University, Chennai, India.
Apr 2009-Aug 2009
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Project Assistant - Climate Change
Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Research (CCC&AR)
Anna University, Chennai, India.
2002 - 2005
BSc - University of Madras, Chennai, India
Obtained B.Sc in life science from Loyola College of the University of Madras, Chennai, India.
Sep 2015- Aug 2016
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Research Scientist - Climate Change
Centre for International Earth Science Information Network
The Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Sep 2015 - Aug 2016
The Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA​
Accomplished Postdoctoral Research as a Fulbright Scholar in Climate Change at the Centre for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
July 2018 - Sep 2020
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras), Chennai, India.
Accomplished Institute Postdoctoral Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and Indo-German Centre for Sustainability at IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Feb 2017- June 2018
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Senior Scientist - Climate Change
M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF),
Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Oct 2020 - May 2022
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India.
Served as an Assistant Professor, at the Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, School of Habitat Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Jan 2023 - Till Date
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Dubai, UAE.
Serving as a Senior Climate Adaptation Officer at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI -UAE Country Office), Supporting the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment /MOCCAE, Government of the UAE, in developing the UAE’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP), GGGI, MOCCAE, Dubai, UAE.
Educational Qualifications
Work Experiences