Nidhi Nagabhatla
Prof Dr Nidhi Nagabhatla is a Senior Fellow and Cluster Coordinator in the Nature, Climate, and Health program at the United Nations University (CRIS) and a Research Professor at the University of Ghent, Belgium. She is a Sustainability Science Specialist and System Analyst. With nearly 25 years of work experience, she has led, coordinated, and implemented transdisciplinary projects in various geographical regions of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas working with international organizations, viz., IWMI, World Fish Centre, IUCN, Asia Pacific Climate Centre, and United Nations University (INWEH) leading research and capacity development initiatives. She is also affiliated with leading academic institutes, Oxford University (UK) and Leibniz University (Germany), in various roles, mostly related to sustainability research, science-policy interfacing, and mentoring young professionals. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Earth, Environment & Society at McMaster University, Canada, and a Guest Professor at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia. She serves as Chair of The Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (UNEP) and co-leads the ‘Water and Migration Working Group’ of The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, where she focuses on the intersection of water resources and human migration in the context of climate change. Also served on the Technical Committee of The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) from 2013 to 2018 and was the Lead Author of the Global Assessment Report. She also served as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Steering Board for the Young Professional Platform for Agriculture Research and Development (YPARD), FAO, from 2011 to 2018. Currently, she is actively involved with three expert working committees of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030).
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