Faculty Profile

a) Profile Summary

• Dr Pramod K Singh is a Professor at the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) since 2003. He holds an M.Sc., and M.Phil. degree in Environmental Sciences and Ph.D. degree in Sustainable Development from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dr Singh has over 25 years’ experience in teaching and research in the areas of environment and development planning, green business strategy, food and livelihood security, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and modeling complex and hard-to-model systems. He has published in some of the high-impact international journals. Professor Singh has completed 36 research studies sponsored by reputed international and national agencies. He teaches courses like Rural Livelihood Systems and Sustainable Development and Green Business to postgraduate and doctoral students. As a lead author of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Dr Singh contributed to Climate Resilient Development Pathways. Currently, Dr Singh is a coordinating lead author for the global assessment of interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food, health and climate change adaptation and mitigation instituted by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Dr Singh brings out concerns of the Global South in these international fora.

b) Education

• • Ph. D. (2000) in Environmental Sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
  • M. Phil (1994) in Environmental Sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
  • M. Sc. (1993) in Environmental Sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

c) Recent Papers

• 1. Mallick, M; Singh, Pramod K; Pandey R.  (2024). Harvesting Resilience: Tribal Home-Gardens as Socio-Ecological Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development in a Protected Area. Journal of Cleaner Production, 445 (141174) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141174  Impact Factor 11.072 ABDC ‘A’
  2. Singh, Pramod K; Chudasama, H. (2023). Geo-information-enabled village level micro-planning for enhancing common good. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 189: 122336, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122336 Impact Factor 10.884, ABDC ‘A’
  3. Rachel Bezner Kerr; Julio C Postigo; Pete Smith; Annette Cowie; Pramod K Singh; Marta Rivera-Ferre; Maria Cristina Tirado-von der Pahlen; Donovan Campbell; Henry Neufeldt (2023) Agroecology as a transformative approach to tackle climatic, food, and ecosystemic crises. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 62:101275 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101275 Impact Factor 7.964
  4. Singh, Pramod K;  Nair, A and Isac, J (2022) Are Land Conflicts documented sufficiently in India?, International Journal of Rural Management, Vol. 18(1): 123-145
  5. Singh, Pramod K; Chudasama, H. (2021). Pathways for Climate Resilient Development: Human Well-Being within a Safe and Just Space in the 21st Century. Global Environmental Change. 68: 102277, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102277. Impact Factor 11.16 ABDC ‘A*’
  6. Singh, Pramod K; and Chudasama, H., (2021). Conceptualising and achieving industrial system transition for a dematerialised and decarbonised world. Global Environmental Change, 70:102349. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102349 . Impact Factor 11.16 ABDC ‘A*’
  7. Singh, Pramod K; Chudasama, H. (2021). Pathways for climate change adaptations in arid and semi-arid regions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 284, 124744. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124744. Impact Factor 11.072 ABDC ‘A’
  8. Giria, M; Bista, G; Singh, Pramod K; Pandey R. (2021) Climate change vulnerability of urban informal settlers in Nepal, a least developed country, Journal of Cleaner Production, 307, 127213. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127213. Impact Factor 11.072 ABDC ‘A’
  9. Papageorgiou K, Singh, Pramod K, Papageorgiou EI, Chudasama H, Bochtis D, Stamoulis G (2020) Participatory modelling for poverty alleviation using fuzzy cognitive maps and OWA learning aggregation. PLoS ONE 15(6): e0233984. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233984. Impact Factor 3.240
  10. Singh, Pramod K; Chudasama H (2020) Evaluating poverty alleviation strategies in a developing country. PLoS ONE 15(1): e0227176. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227176. Impact Factor 3.240
  11. Papageorgiou, K; Singh, Pramod K; Papageorgiou, EI Chudasama;  Bochtis D, and Stamoulis G (2020) Fuzzy Cognitive Map-Based Sustainable Socio-Economic Development Planning for Rural Communities, Sustainability 2020, 12, 305.  doi: 10.3390/su12010305. Impact Factor 3.251
  12. Singh, Pramod K; Papageorgiou, K; Chudasama; and Papageorgiou, EI (2019) Evaluating the Effectiveness of Climate Change Adaptations in the World’s Largest Mangrove Ecosystem, Sustainability, 2019, 11, 6655. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11236655. Impact Factor 3.251 
  13. Singh, Pramod K and Chudasma H (2017) ‘Pathways for Drought Resilient Livelihoods Based on People’s Perception’. Climatic Change, 140:179–193. Springer, doi: 10.1007/s10584-016-1817-8, Impact Factor 5.172
  14. Singh, Pramod K and Chudasma H (2017) ‘Assessing Impacts and Community Preparedness to Cyclones: A Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Approach. Climatic Change, 143: 337-345. Springer, doi: 10.1007/s10584-017-2007-z, Impact Factor 5.172

d) Representation in the International Working Group

• • Served as a Lead Author in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) WG II, AR 6, Chapter 18 (Climate Resilient Development Pathways)
  • Serving as a Coordinating Lead Author, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Nexus between water, food, health and climate change.

e) Ongoing Research Projects

• Nurturing and Monitoring Collective Enterprises in Downstream of Subhansiri Lower Project [Principal Investigator] (Budget: INR 2,75,00,000.00)

  This project is collaborative action research with the active participation of NHPC Limited, partner organizations, district administration, and communities. The project nurtures and monitors multiple sector-based climate-resilient livelihoods by creating collective enterprises owned by the communities.

  Decarbonisation of energy supply, community building and creating environmental and socioeconomic benefits [Principal Investigator, Indian part]

  This is a collaborative project between 12 European agencies, India and China. In this project we define the energy islands as areas (e.g. isolated villages, small cities, urban districts, rural areas) either connected to the grid, or with a significant degree of self-supply.

f) Recently Concluded Projects

• Designing and Strategizing Implementation of Sustainable Livelihood Interventions in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur Districts of Assam [Principal Investigator] (Budget: INR 4,25,00,000.00)

  This project is a collaborative action research with active participation of NHPC Limited, partner organizations, district administration, and communities. The project implements multiple sector based climate resilient livelihoods by creating collective enterprises owned by the communities. Three producers companies one each in piggery, sericulture and handloom sectors are promoted under this assignment which are engaged in the complete value chains.

  Independent Evaluation of Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change 2020 (Budget: INR 1,62,47,420)  [Principal Investigator]

  The study evaluated the resilience of farmers to climate variability and change. We devised a unique methodology to evaluate the resilience of ecological as well as socio-economic systems.

   

  Climate Change Adaptation Approaches for Sustainable Livelihoods [Principal/ Sole Investigator] 
  (INR 67,91,730.00)

  This is a collaborative study between IRMA and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria designed to provide evidence-based strategies for mainstream adaptation to development planning in Gujarat while ensuring livelihood security. Based on Agro-ecological modelling, the study provides Scenarios of Gujarat Agriculture in the 21st Century mainly on the following dimensions: (i) Yield and production gaps due to climate change; and (ii) Agricultural sustainability. The study also develops knowledge, strategies, approaches, measures, and processes that will enable vulnerable communities in Gujarat to cope with and adapt to the impending impacts of climate change.

   

  Independent Assessment of DAY-NRLM in Jammu & Kashmir [Principal Investigator] (Budget: INR 1,38,00,000) 2019 [Principal Investigator]

  On recommendation of the Union Cabinet we took up this study to evaluate the key processes adopted and the impacts of the Mission in different component areas viz., social inclusion, institution building, financial inclusion, livelihoods promotion and social harmony.

   

  Independent Assessment of Design, Strategies and Impacts of DAY-NRLM  2017 Budget: (INR 1,99,90,326) [Principal Investigator]
  This involves evaluating the key design features, components, implementation architecture and systems established and strategies and key processes adopted by the Mission. The study also evaluates the key processes adopted and emerging results of the Mission in different component areas viz., social inclusion, institution building, financial inclusion, livelihoods promotion and entitlements and convergence.

g) Research Group

• • Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods
  • Centre for Public Policy and Governance
  • Vergese Kurien Centre of Excellence

Awards

• Lead Author on Climate Resilient Development Pathways, UN-IPCC, WG II

• Visiting Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (for a duration of six months in the last three years)

• Best Paper Presentation Award  in the XXVIII INCA International Congress,  2008

• National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship/ Assistant Professorship (1998): ICAR-ASRB

• Senior Research Fellow (1995-1998): JNU-UGC

• Junior Research Fellow (1993-1995): JNU-UGC

Academics

• Ph. D. (Environmental Sciences) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

• M. Phil (Environmental Sciences), JNU, New Delhi

• M. Sc. (Environmental Sciences), JNU, New Delhi

a) Professional Experiences

• July 2013 - till date Professor, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) [Assignments include teaching, executive training, research, consultancy, and institutional administration]

• July 2008?- June 2013 Associate Professor, ?Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) [Assignments include teaching, executive training, research, consultancy, and institutional administration]

• July 2003 to June 2008 Assistant Professor, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) [Assignments include teaching, executive training, research and consultancy, and institutional administration]

• March 1999 to June 2003 Assistant Scientist, Haryana Space Application Centre (HARSAC), Govt. of Haryana [Assignments include undertaking natural resource management and development projects using  remote sensing and GIS and training the personnel of line departments]

b) Memberships / Credentials

• Founding Member, International Geospatial Society, USA

• Member, Association of American Geographers, USA

• Member, URISA International, USA

• Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association

• Life Member, Indian Society of Remote Sensing

• Life Member, Indian Society of Geomatics

• Life Member, National cartographic Association

• Nominated as member of the Working Group on `Socio-Economic Issues in Spatial Data Infrastructure` of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association, USA.

• Nominated as a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (IJWREE)

• Nominated as member of the Expert Working Group on `Use of GIS for MGNREGS` by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India

• Nominated as a member of the Board of Studies of Environmental Sciences in Vikram University, Ujjain.

• Member, Project Review Expert Committee on Animal Database Management, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India

• Nominated as member of the Working Group on JFM in Gujarat, Government of Gujarat.

• Nominated as member of the Gujarat Irrigation Management Society`s Selection Committee of Community Organizers for Participatory Irrigation Management

Courses

• Rural Livelihood Systems

• Sustainable Development and Green Business

• Collective Action and Cooperation

• Natural Resource Management

• Natural Resources and Sustainability

• Environmental and Livelihood Systems

• Environmental, Social and Governance Practices in Business

Journal(Article)

• Singh P.K., Chudasama H.(2021), "Conceptualizing and achieving industrial system transition for a dematerialized and decarbonized world" Global Environmental Change

• Giria, M; Bista, G; Singh, Pramod K; Pandey R. (2021) Climate change vulnerability of urban informal settlers in Nepal, a least developed country, Journal of Cleaner Production, 307, 127213. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127213. Impact Factor 9.297

• Singh, Pramod K; Chudasama, H. (2021). Pathways for climate resilient development: Human well-being within a safe and just space in the 21st century. Global Environmental Change, 68: 102277. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102277. Impact Factor 9.523

• Singh P.K., Nair A., Issac J. (2021), "Are Land Conflicts Documented Sufficiently in India?", International Journal of Rural Management

• Singh, Pramod K; Chudasama, H. (2021). Pathways for climate change adaptations in arid and semi-arid regions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 284, 124744. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124744. Impact Factor 9.297

• Papageorgiou K, Singh, Pramod K, Papageorgiou EI, Chudasama H, Bochtis D, Stamoulis G (2020) Participatory modelling for poverty alleviation using fuzzy cognitive maps and OWA learning aggregation. PLoS ONE 15(6): e0233984. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233984, Impact Factor 3.240

• Pramod K. Singh and H. Chudasma (2020), "Evaluating poverty alleviation strategies in a developing country", PLoS ONE 15(1): e0227176. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227176

• K. Papageorgiou, Pramod K. Singh, EI Papageorgiou, H. Chudasama, D. Bochtis , and G. Stamoulis (2019), " Fuzzy Cognitive Map-Based Sustainable Socio-Economic Development Planning for Rural Communities", Sustainability 2020, 12(305), DOI: 10.3390/su12010305

• Papageorgiou, K; Singh, Pramod K; Papageorgiou, EI Chudasama; Bochtis D, and Stamoulis G (2020) Fuzzy Cognitive Map-Based Sustainable Socio-Economic Development Planning for Rural Communities, Sustainability 2020, 12, 305. doi: 10.3390/su12010305, Impact Factor 3.251

• Pramod K. Singh, K. Papageorgiou, H. Chudasama, and EI Papageorgiou (2019), "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Climate Change Adaptations in the World`s Largest Mangrove Ecosystem", Sustainability

• Misra HK and Singh PK (2018) Understanding Strategic Role of NRLM, Journal of Governance, 16:110-127

• Singh, Pramod K and Chudasma H (2017) `Assessing Impacts and Community Preparedness to Cyclones: A Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Approach. Climatic Change, doi: 10.1007/s10584-017-2007-z, IF 3.344, H-index 151

• Pramod K Singh and H. Chudasma (2017), "Pathways for Drought Resilient Livelihoods Based on People`s Perception". Climatic Change, 140(2)pp:179-193, November. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-016-1817-8. IF 3.344, H-index 130.

• Singh, PK and Nair, A (2014) "Livelihood vulnerability assessment to climate variability and change using a fuzzy cognitive mapping approach" Climatic Change, 127:475-491. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1275-0.

• Singh, PK and Hiremath, BN (2010), "Sustainable Livelihood Security Index in a Developing Country: A Tool for Development Planning," Ecological Indicators, 10 (20), 442-451. Impact factor 3.23.

• Singh, PK (2009) "Spatial Data Infrastructure in India: Status, Governance, Challenges, and Strategies for Effective Functioning", International Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructure Research, Vol. 14; pp.399-88.

Chapters in Edited Books

• C. Suratia, Pramod K. Singh, and H. Chudasma (2015) "Impacts of Temperature Variability on Rural Livelihoods in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh", Socio-Ecological Aspects of Development and Climate Change, MK Slariya and P. Jha (Eds), Scholar`s Press, Germany; ISBN: 978-3-63976206; pp. 263-280

Books Under Publication

• Pramod Kumar Singh and L. Tiwari and A. Nair (2013),State of Land Resources in Gujarat 2012 to be published by Gujarat Ecology Commission, Government of Gujarat in association with the Institute of Rural Management, Anand

• Pramod Kumar Singh and S. Rajput (2013), State of Water Resources in Gujarat 2012; to be published by Gujarat Ecology Commission, Government of Gujarat in association with the Institute of Rural Management Anand.

• Pramod Kumar Singh and A. Nair (2013),State of Climate Change in Gujarat 2012; to be published by Gujarat Ecology Commission, Government of Gujarat in association with the Institute of Rural Management, Anand.

Workshop

National

• Pramod K Singh presented paper on "Simulating policy options for Climate Resilient Livelihoods" and for a brainstorming workshop on Third National Communication and First Biennial Update Report to UNFCCC, New Delhi; May 21-22, 2014.
• Pramod Kumar Singh presented paper on "Making Livelihood Interventions Successful"; workshop organized by Ministry of Environment and Forests, GoI on Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood Improvement at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi; April 3- 4, 2014
• Pramod K. Singh presented a paper on Creating Institutions for Livelihoods Education at the Rethinking Livelihood workshop on Innovations in Teaching Livelihoods organized by the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar; March 13-14, 2013.
• Pramod K. Singh presented (on invitation) a paper on Processes and Challenges of Institutionalizing in WASH sector, at a workshop on Addressing Gaps for Sustainable Sanitation organized by WesNet India and Aga Khan Development Network in Ahmedabad; July 26-27, 2012

Conference

International

• Pramod K. Singh Presented paper (with H. Chudasama, K. Papageorgiou, and E. Papageorgiou E) on Exploring Climate Change Adaptations using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps: The Case of Sundarbans, India" at the 12th EFITA International Conference, Rhodes Island; June 27-29, 2019.
• Pramod K. Singh "Water Resources in Gujarat: Status, Opportunities and Governance Challenges", at International Institute for Advance Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria; October 14, 2014.

National

• Pramod K. Singh Presented paper (with K. Papageorgiou, E. Papageorgiou, and G. Stamoulis) on A software tool for FCM aggregation employing credibility weights and learning OWA operators at the 10th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA), Patras, Achaia, (Greece); July 15-17, 2019.
• Pramod K. Singh Presented paper with H. Chudasama on Reducing Drought related Risks and Building Drought Resilient Livelihoods Using People`s Perception at international conference on Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Growth, organized by the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM), hosted by the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), New Delhi, India; 28-30 October, 2015
• Pramod k Singh Presented paper with H. Chudasama on Evaluation and Enhancement of Communities Preparedness to Cyclones Using Peoples Perception at international conference on Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Growth, organized by the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM), hosted by the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), New Delhi, India; 28-30 October, 2015.
• Pramod K. Singh presented paper on "Making Livelihood Interventions Successful" at the national conference on "Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood Improvement in Agasthyamalai and Satpura Landscape," organized by Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi; April 3-4, 2014.
• Abhishek Nair, Pramod K. Singh, K.V. Raju, H.K. Mishra, and Chintansinh V. Suratia (2013) "Pathways to Climate Resilient Livelihoods in the Himalayan River" Basins; January, Conference proceedings.
• Promod Kumar Singh Presented a paper with A. Nair on "Livelihood vulnerability index to climate variability and change" at the Fourth National Research Conference on Climate Change, Madras, Tamil Nadu, Madras: Indian Climate Research Network; October 26-27, 2013
• Pramod K Singh and A. Nair presented a paper on Perception Analysis of Climate Related Impacts Faced by Agricultural Communities using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Approach at the Third National Research Conference on Climate Change in Bangalore; November 3-4, 2012.
• Pramod K. Singh presented a paper on Developing Enterprise GIS for Governance of Indian Forestry at the XXIIth International Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Congress, organized by the ISPRS Society at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia; August 25-September 1, 2012.
• Pramod K. Singh presented a paper on Maintenance of Core Geospatial Databases in India: Search for an Appropriate Legal and Policy Framework" at the XXII International Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Congress, organized by the ISPRS Society at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia; August 25-September 1, 2012
• Pramod K. Singh and A. Nair presented a paper on Urbanization in and around Big Cities of Gujarat at the IDRC-TTI Workshop on Rural Urban Linkage at IRMA; August 21-22, 2012.
• Singh Pramod K.(2009),G-Governance in India: Search for a Suitable Framework and Research Directions,? GSDI-11 World Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands, June 15-19

Working Papers

• WP#342
  Rooted in Resilience: Tribal Home-Gardens as Socio-Ecological Systems for Sustainable Futures
  Author(s): Manisha Mallick, Pramod Kumar Singh, Rajiv Pandey
  Feb-2024

• WP#321
  Development Trajectories in the Twenty-First Century
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, Harpalsinh Chudasama
  May-2021

• WP#315
  Conceptualising and Achieving Industrial System Transition for Sustainable Development
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, Harpalsinh Chudasama
  Dec-2020

• WP#292
  Improving Village Level Micro-planning with the Aid of Geospatial Information
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, Harpalsinh Chudasama
  May-2019

• WP#291
  Identifying Critical Factors for Poverty Alleviation in India
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, Harpalsinh Chudasama
  May-2019

• WP#273
  Assessing Impacts and Community Preparedness to Cyclones in the Eastern Coast of India
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, Harpalsinh Chudasama
  Aug-2015

• WP#254
  Implications of Poor Hygiene and Sanitation Practices on Prevalence of Diarrhea in India
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, Sushumna Agarwal
  Mar-2014

• WP#248
  Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Sustainable Livelihoods using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Approach
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, Abhishek Nair
  Jun-2013

• WP#235
  Environmental Sustainability of Cropping Patterns in Gujarat
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, Abhishek Nair
  Dec-2012

• WP#212
  Towards A Framework For G-Governance: Case Study of India
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh
  Apr-2009

• WP#210
  Spatial Data Infrastructure in India: Status, Governance Challenges, and Strategies for Effective Functioning
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh
  Mar-2009

• WP#209
  Applying AHP and GIS Techniques for Locating Milk-Chilling Facilities in a Backward Tribal District of Gujarat
  Author(s): Durga Prasad M V, Pramod Kumar Singh
  Feb-2009

• WP#205
  Sustainable Livelihood Security Index in Gujarat: A District-Level Illustration
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, B. N. Hiremath
  Mar-2008

• WP#186
  Evaluating Social Forestry in trhe Ambala District of Haryana: A Remote Sensng and GIS Approach
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, BK Singh, Ajeet Singh
  Oct-2004

Workshop Reports

• WR#30
  Producers Collectives and Livelihoods : Exploring Issues for Research and Policy
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, Mushtaq Ahmad Malla
  Feb-2016

• WR#24
  Adapting Rural Livelihoods to Climate Change
  Author(s): Abhishek Nair, Pramod Kumar Singh
  Aug-2012

• WR#22
  Geo-Information Management for Micro-Planning and Governance in India [April 27-28, 2006]
  Author(s): Pramod Kumar Singh, Pradeep Mishra
  Sep-2006

MDP-Coordinated

• Strategies for Fostering Gender Led Climate Action through Forest Department for IFS Officers, (June 24 - 28, 2024)

• Implementing Livelihood Interventions for NHPC Limited, (July 10 - 14, 2018)

• Livelihood Enhancements and Micro-Enterprise Development through Community Participation, (February 9 - 13, 2015)

• &Social and Managerial Skills& for Newly Recruited Engineers, (June 15 - 19, 2013)

• Governance and Service Delivery Issues in Rural Domestic Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, (February 11 - 16, 2013)

• Participatory Management and Governance of Decentralized Rural Domestic Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, (January 7 - 12, 2013)

• Governance and Service Delivery Issues in Rural Domestic Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, (December 3 - 8, 2012)

• Participatory Management and Governance of Decentralized Rural Domestic Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, (November 5 - 10, 2012)

• Governance of Decentralized Drinking Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, (December 19 - 24, 2011)

• Participatory Management and Governance of Drinking Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, (November 28 - December 3, 2011)

• Improving Managerial Skills of Drinking Water and Environmental Sanitation Functionaries, (October 10 - 15, 2011)

• Participatory Management and Governance of Drinking Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, (September 19 - 24, 2011)

• Improving Managerial Skills of Drinking Water and Environmental Sanitation Functionaries, (August 8 - 13, 2011)

• Improving Managerial Skills of Drinking Water and Environmental Sanitation Functionaries, (July 25 - 30, 2011)

• Assessment of Poverty and Livelihoods for Rural Communities for the Officers of the Government of Yemen, (April 7 - 27, 2011)

• Watershed Development and Livelihood Enhancement, (February 28 - March 4, 2011)

• Enhancement of Livelihoods Security through Community Participation, (September 20 - 24, 2010)

• Community Based Enterprises for Livelihood Enhancements, (September 13 - 17, 2010)

• Livelihood Enhancements and Micro-Enterprise Development in a Watershed, (July 26 - 30, 2010)

• Monitoring, Management, and Governance of Watershed, (May 31 - June 4, 2010)

• Livelihood Enhancements for the Poor in a Watershed, (March 8 - 12, 2010)

• Sustainable Natural Resource Development and Livelihood Enhancement, (February 24 - 26, 2010)

• Enhancement of Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management through Community Based Organisations for IFS Officers, (October 5 - 9, 2009)

• Natural Resource Based Livelihood Enhancement through Community Based Organisations for IFS Officers of Gujarat, (September 16 - 18, 2009)

• Effective Leadership, Organisational Communication and Conflict Resolution, (August 10 - 13, 2009)

• Natural Resource Based Livelihood Enhancement through Community Based Organisations for Forest Officers of Gujarat, (May 26 - 29, 2009)

• Natural Resource Management and Conflict Resolution with Special Reference to Forestry, (October 13 - 17, 2008)

• Enhancements of Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management through Community Based Organisations, (September 22 - 26, 2008)

• Participatory Micro Planning, Leadership and NRM Conflict Resolution, (June 4 - 6, 2008)

• Natural Resource Management and Conflict Resolution with Special Reference to Forestry, (November 19 - 23, 2007)

• Natural Resource Management and Conflict Resolution, (November 12 - 16, 2007)

• MDP on Natural Resource Management and Conflict Resolution for Tamil Nadu Forest Department, (October 30 - November 1, 2006)

• National Workshop on Geo-Information Management for Micro-Planning and Governance in India, (April 27 - 28, 2006)

MDP-Instructed

• Design, Evaluation and Execution of Projects for National Statistical Systems Training Academy, (July 1 - 5, 2019)

• Financial Management and Audit Specialization for Indian Forest Service Officers, (October 3 - 7, 2016)

• FDP on Action Research for Livelihood Promotion for ILRT, (August 4 - 6, 2015)

• Team Building, (October 7 - 10, 2014)

• Team Building, (September 16 - 19, 2014)

• Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation, (January 20 - 24, 2014)

• General Management Programme, (January 6 - 25, 2014)

• Social Mobilization and Sustainable Development, (September 9 - 14, 2013)

• Integrated Watershed Management and Collective Enterprises, (August 19 - 23, 2013)

• General Management Programme, (February 25 - March 16, 2013)

• Sustainable Livelihoods and Integrated Watershed Management, (February 8 - 15, 2013)

• Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation, (January 16 - 19, 2013)

• &Integrating CSR with Rural Management& for NTPC Executives, (October 29 - November 1, 2012)

• Management Appreciation Programme for the Officers of Rural Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, (January 3 - 8, 2011)

• Enhancing Managerial Effectiveness for SEWA Bank Managerial Cadre, (December 13 - 18, 2010)

• Development Planning - Approaches and Tools for District Development Managers of NABARD, (October 25 - 29, 2010)

• Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation, (October 19 - 22, 2010)

• Management Appreciation Programme for the Officers of Rural Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, (October 10 - 15, 2010)

• Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation, (September 22 - 25, 2009)

Research and Consulting

Completed

• Independent Verification of the Vadi Project (Member)
• Evaluation of Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change (SLACC) (Coordinator)
• Assessment of DAY-NRLM in Jammu & Kashmir (Coordinator)
• Impact Assessment Study of Tejaswini Programme (Coordinator)
• Third India Rural Development Report (Member)
• Independent Assessment of Design, Strategies and Impact of DAY-NRLM (Coordinator)
• Recruitment and Selection for positions approved under MGNREGS - Gov. of Gujarat (Member)
• Developing Benchmarks for Watershed Mgt in India (Coordinator)
• World Bank LGAF Project (Coordinator)
• IDIRC CARIAA Internal Consortium partners (Member)
• Preparation of the State of Environment Report2011 (Coordinator)
• Mid-Term Evaluation of the Eleventh plan of Daman and Diu (Member)
• Impact study, monitoring and evaluation of RSVY in Panchmahal Dist. (Member)
• Feasibility of an independent Dairy Union in N.D. (Member)
• Governance in Disaster Mgm & Role of Geo-ICT-SDTT (Coordinator)

On going

• Nurturing and Monitoring of Collective Enterprises in Downstream of Subansiri Lower Project (Coordinator)
• Designing & Strategizing Implementation SL in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur Districts of Assam (Coordinator)

Faculty Recognition

• Ph.D. Examiner at ITC, University of Twenty, the Netherlands; February 27, 2020 [2020]

• Attended two lead authors` meets on Climate Resilient Development Pathways organized by the United Nations-Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UN-IPCC); the first in Kathamandu, Nepal (July 14 to July 20, 2019) and the second in Farro, Portugal (January 25 to February 1, 2020) [2020]

• Reviewer: Journal of Cleaner Production [2019]

• Reviewer: Environmental Development [2019]

• Reviewer: Ecological Economics [2019]

• Nominated as Expert Committee Member of the Tribal Sub Plan of the Technological Intervention for Tribal Empowerment, Science for Equity, Empowerment & Development (SEED), by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. [2019]

• Reviewer: Environmental Science and Policy [2019]

• Delivered Keynote address on Green Urban and Regional Planning at the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), New Delhi; December 18, 2019 [2019]

• Nominated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as Lead Author on Climate Resilient Development Pathways [2018]

• Nominated as lead author by IPCC for Chapter on "Climate resilient development pathways"- contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report [2017]

• Spoke at seminar on `Capturing interactions between natural and human systems using stakeholders participation` at International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria, November 26. [2015]

• Attended international conference on `Systems Analysis` at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria; November 11-13, 2015. [2015]

• Attended brainstorming workshop on "Watershed Benchmarks in Delhi", organized by DoLR, MORD, GoI, New Delhi; September 9, 2014. [2014]

• Organized national workshop on "Developing Benchmarks for Watershed Management Outcomes", Ahmedabad, in collaboration with The World Bank and Department of Land Resources (MoRD); June 16-17, 2014. [2014]

• Member, Editorial Board of the International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (IJWREE) for two years [2014]

• Nominated member of the Expert Committee of WASMO, Government of Gujarat [2014]

• Supervised 09 Masters thesis of students of Kumaun University [2014]

• Supervised 04 Masters thesis of students of TERI University [2014]

• As member of working group contributed to the development of White Paper on `Socio-Economic Issues in Spatial Data Infrastructure`. [2014]

• Organized a workshop on "Micro-planning in Gujarat" at IRMA; October 26, 2013. [2013]

• Organized a state-level round table conference on LGAF framework in Ahmedabad; September 10, 2013. [2013]

• Organized a workshop on LGAF framework at IRMA; August 20-22, 2013 [2013]

• Chaired session on "Water Management" at an All India Livestock Conference organized by the Government of Gujarat; June 11, 2013. [2013]

• Chaired session on Water Management in All India Livestock Conference organized by Government of Gujarat, June 1, 2013 [2013]

• Nominated as member of the Expert Committee of WASMO in march 2013 [2013]

• Invited by GIDR for workshop on "Changing Landuse and Environmental Implications under Emerging Economic and Climate Scenarios in India"; March 5-7, 2013 [2013]

• Nominated as member of the Working Group on `Socio-Economic Issues in Spatial Data Infrastructure` of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDA), USA since 2009. As member of the working group contributed to the development of White Paper on `Socio-Economic Issues in Spatial Data Infrastructure [2012]

• Attended the IWMI-TATA partners meet; November 29-30, 2012. [2012]

• Presented (on invitation) a paper on "Processes and Challenges of Institutionalizing in WASH sector", at a workshop on Addressing Gaps for Sustainable Sanitation organized by WesNet India and Aga Khan Development Network in Ahmedabad; July 26-27, 2012. [2012]

• Pramod K. Singh invited as panel discussant at the national colloquium, "Connecting the Dots: Evolving Practical Strategies for Climate Resilient Development" jointly organized by the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); June 5-6, 2012. [2012]

• CV 2020