Simulating Climate Change and Livelihood Security

Climate Change and Livelihood Security: An Integration of Trans-Disciplinary Study.- Drivers of Climate Change Research Pathways.- Study Area: A Geographical Profile and Livelihood Pattern.- Kangra: Climate and Climate Change Scenario Modeling.- Dynamics of Livelihood Capitals Security.- Investigation of Livelihoods Asset Pentagon: The SLF Core.- Climate Dynamics and Livelihood Vulnerability Assessment.- Systems approach in Sustainable Livelihood Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies.- Indian Climate Policy, Programs and Initiatives. 

Dr. Swarnima Singh received her Doctor of Philosophy (2016) and MPhil (2008) degrees from the University of Delhi, Delhi, India. She is an assistant professor at the Department of Geography, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She has teaching and research experience of more than 8 years and has devoted her career to the development of geographical and ecological studies. She has also served at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-India) secretariat in New Delhi, and the University of Delhi. Her research interests include geographic information systems, climate change vulnerability modeling, developing decision support systems together with global circulation and regional circulation modeling (GCM and RCM) for developing mitigation and adaptation synergy, among other areas. She has published more than 10 national and 6 international papers in reputed journals and books. Furthermore, she is supervising several Ph.D. theses. She has organized conferences and is a member of many international professional bodies.



Dr. R.B. Singh was a professor of geography from 1996 and a head of the Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, until February 2, 2020. He is the first Indian and second Asian elected secretary general and treasurer of the International Geographical Union (IGU) (2018-2022). Earlier, he was the vice president of IGU during 2012-2018. At present, he is chair of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Government of India, and a member of the International Science Council. Professor Singh has been awarded a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship and has given lectures and presentations in more than 50 countries. He has published 15 books, 36 edited research volumes, and more than 240 research papers. He has supervised 36 Ph.D. and 81