Anjal Prakash

Anjal Prakash
Born	6 March 1972 (1972-03-06) (age 53) Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Citizenship	Indian
Education	(PhD) Wageningen University and Research Centre, (Post Graduation) Tata Institute of Social Sciences and (Under Graduation) Center for Research on New International Economic Order (Crenieo)
Alma mater	Wageningen University
Occupation(s)	Academician, Researcher
Employer(s)	Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Title	Dr

Anjal Prakash is an academic, researcher, and science writer, currently working as a Clinical Associate Professor and Research Director at Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, India. His research explores sustainability, urban resilience, water and climate challenges, and gender and social inclusion in South Asia. ^[1]

Recently, Anjal was selected as the lead author for the prestigious special report, a part of the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) seventh assessment cycle. He is one of the four Indians in the 150 global climate experts group as a lead author for the special report on climate change and cities. ^[2] He previously reported on gender bias in the IPCC. ^[3]

Education and work

He completed his master's degree from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, and PhD in Social/Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Previously, he served as an Associate Professor and Associate Dean at TERI School of Advanced Studies, and as a Programme Coordinator, Himalayan Water Adaptation and Resilience (HI-AWARE) Research, River Basin Programmes, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. He also served as the Director of SaciWATERs (South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies).

His contributions focus on water and climate issues in South Asia. He led research on glaciated rivers in the Himalayan region. ^{[4] [5]}

He is an elected member of Global Water Partnership, ^[6] Gender and Water Alliance, ^[7] and a member of Global Community of Practice for Sanitation and Hygiene promoted by Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Geneva, Switzerland.

As a professor and researcher, he spoke on climate science, climate justice, climate change, global warming, social policy, global sustainability initiatives and other similar topics in seminars, events, and conferences organized by reputed academic institutions. ^{[8] [9]} His columns on climate change, global warming, water crisis, and sustainable development appear in national newspapers and magazines such as Forbes India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, The Tribune, and others. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

He is on Editorial Board of leading scientific journal publications, serving as guest editor, associate editor for various reputed journals such as Environment and Urbanization Asia (published by Sage Publications), Current Research in Environmental Sustainability (published by Elsevier), Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences (published by Routledge), PLOS, and other journals. ^{[14] [15]} Together with Prof Ashwini Chhatre and Dr Aarushi Jain, he is also a series editor of Indian School of Business's Bharti Institute of Public Policy-Routledge Book Series titled - Innovations, Practice and Future of Public Policy in India. ^{[16] [17]}

Publications

Prakash has published more than 34 research papers and has co-edited nine books and 29 book chapters. ^{[18] [19]}

Books

He has authored and edited the following books:

• The Dark Zone: Groundwater, Irrigation, Politics and Social Power in North Gujarat (published by Orient Longman, ISBN   978-81-250-2824-6
• Water Resources Policies in South Asia (Published by Routledge India, ISBN   978-0-415-81198-9)
• Informing Water Policies in South Asia (published by Routledge India, ISBN   978-0-415-71059-6)
• Water Resource Management in South Asia (published by Routledge India, ISBN   978-0-367-17670-9)
• Water in Himalayan Towns: Lessons for Adaptive Water Governance (published by Iwa Pub, ISBN   978-1-78906-189-5)
• Engendering Climate Change: Learning from South Asia (published by Routledge, ISBN   978-0-8153-6165-7
• Technology, Policy, and Inclusion (published by Routledge India, ISBN   978-1-032-22545-6)
• Narain, Vishal (2016), "Introduction: urbanization, Climate Change, and Peri-urban Water Security in South Asia - A framework for Analysis", in Narain, Vishal; Prakash, Anjal (eds.), WATER SECURITY in PERI-URBAN SOUTH ASIA, India: Oxford University Press, ISBN   978-0-19-946416-6
• Narain, Vishal (2014), "Urbanization and water: A conundrum and source of conflict?", in Narain, Vishal; Goodrich, Chanda Gurung; Chourey, Jayati; Prakash, Anjal (eds.), Globalization of Water governance in South Asia, India: Routledge, ISBN   978-0-415-71066-4
• Hans, Asha; Rao, Nitya; Prakash, Anjal; Patel, Amrita (2021-02-25). Engendering Climate Change: Learnings from South Asia. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-000-33539-2
• Prakash, Anjal; Vs, Saravanan; Chourey, Jayati (2012-02-09). Interlacing Water and Human Health: Case Studies from South Asia. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN   978-81-321-1665-3

References

1. "Research Thought Leadership". ISB.edu. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
2. "ISB Professor to be a led author for special US climate change". Times of India News. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
3. Liverman, Diana; vonHedemann, Nicolena; Nying'uro, Patricia; Rummukainen, Markku; Stendahl, Kerstin; Gay-Antaki, Miriam; Craig, Marlies; Aguilar, Lorena; Bynoe, Paulette; Call, Friedemann; Connors, Sarah; David, Laura; Ferrone, Andrew; Hayward, Bronwyn; Jayawardena, Shiromani; Mai Touray, Lamin; Parikh, Jyoti; Pathak, Minal; Perez, Rosa; Pirani, Anna; Prakash, Anjal; Textor, Christiane; Tibig, Lourdes; Tignor, Melinda; Tuğaç, Çiğdem; Vera, Carolina; Wagle, Radha (February 2022). "Survey of gender bias in the IPCC". Nature. 602 (7895): 30–32. Bibcode:2022Natur.602...30L. doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-00208-1 . PMID   35105992. S2CID   246473566.
4. "Retreating glaciers and water flows in the Himalayas". Orfo Online. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
5. Parvez Sultan (7 February 2023). "Interview Damage to Himalayas can have severe impact". New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
6. "Change and Impact". GWP. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
7. "Workshop Report" (PDF). GenderandWater. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
8. Animesh Bisoee (5 June 2022). "Efforts required to combat climate change: Anjal Prakash". Telegraph India. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
9. IPCC Authors (13 April 2022). "Webinar on the recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment Reports: An exchange with the Lead Authors". Telegraph India. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
10. Anjal Prakash (14 January 2025). "Brighter Burn: Harsh truth about California's fires". Forbes India. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
11. Anjal Prakash (15 February 2025). "For new government in Delhi, a four-year plan to clean up the Yamuna". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
12. Anjal Prakash (30 July 2024). "Anjal Prakash Author Profile". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
13. Anjal Prakash (15 February 2025). "Author Profile". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
14. Sage Publications (18 February 2025). "Editorial Board". Sage Publications. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
15. Science Direct (18 February 2025). "Editorial Board". Science Direct. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
16. ISB (18 February 2025). "Innovations, Practice, and the Future of Public Policy in India". ISB. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
17. Routledge (18 February 2025). "Innovations, Practice, and the Future of Public Policy in India". Routledge. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
18. "Publications". Loop Frontiers. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
19. "Prof Anjal Prakash is lead author for UN special report on climate change". The Tribune. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

External links

• Anjal Prakash publications indexed by Google Scholar