I am a PhD Scholar at the Center for the Study of Regional Development, JNU, New Delhi. My disciplinary training is in Geography, and I specialize in climate change and coastal vulnerability assessment. I work at the intersection of geography, climate change, and urban studies. I am working on assessing the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise on the coastal megacity of Mumbai, India. My work pertains to integrating geophysical risk with socio-economic fragility, to present a composite picture of climate and coastal vulnerability. My research particularly focuses on differential patterns of spatial vulnerability and its disproportionate effects on spatially marginalized populations in cities, which leads to environmental injustice, and which must be addressed by inclusive and sustainable urban policy interventions. I aspire to a career in which I contribute to climate policy-making that promotes a climate-resilient and sustainable future for people and the environment.
