Research Publications

Building a Monitoring and Evaluation System for Better Governance: Lessons for India from other Countries

OCT-DEC 2015, author: Prof Prajapati Trivedi Et Al.

Capacity Building for Driving India’s Growth Momentum

VOL 3 ISSUE 3, OCT-DEC 2015, author: Prof Prajapati Trivedi

Minimum Government, Maximum Governance : From Rhetoric to Reality

VOL 3 ISSUE 3, OCT-DEC 2015, author: Mandar Kagade

Participatory Transformation is the Key to Effective Administrative Reforms

Climate and Society: Beyond General Circulation Models VOL 4 ISSUE 2, JULY-SEP 2016, Mukesh Bisht

Alternative cereals can improve water use and nutrient supply in India

Science Advances 04 Jul 2018 Vol. 4, no. 7, eaao1108, author: Prof Ashwini Chhatre Et Al. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao1108

Working governance for working land

Vol. 362, Issue 6420, pp. 1257, author : Daniel Brockington, William Adams, Bina Agarwal, Arun Agrawal, Bram Büscher, Ashwini Chhatre, Rosaleen Duffy, Robert Fletcher, Johan Oldekop (2018)

Impact of Historical Changes in Coarse Cereals Consumption in India on Micronutrient Intake and Anemia Prevalence

Food and Nutrition Bulletin August 1, 2018 Volume: 39 issue: 3, page(s): 377-392, author: Prof Ashwini Chhatre, Ruth DeFries, Kyle Frankel Davis, Arnab Dutta, Jessica Fanzo, Suparna Ghosh-Jerath, Samuel Myers, Narasimha D. Rao, Matthew R. Smith.

Sensitivity of grain yields to historical climate variability in India

author : Kyle Frankel Davis, Ashwini Chhatre, Narasimha D. Rao, Deepti Singh, Ruth DeFries (2019)

Cost effective adaptation to flood: sanitation interventions in the Gandak river basin, India

author : Purnamita Dasgupta, Samraj Sahay, Anjal Prakash & Arthur Lutz (2019)

A qualitative comparative analysis of women’s agency and adaptive capacity in climate change hotspots in Asia and Africa

author : Nitya Rao, Arabinda Mishra, Anjal Prakash, Chandni Singh, Ayesha Qaisrani, Prathigna Poonacha, Katharine Vincent & Claire Bedelian (2019)

When the river talks to its people: Local knowledge-based flood forecasting in Gandak River basin, India

author : Amitangshu Acharyaa & AnjalPrakash (2019)

Less Rice, Please! The Food Solution for Climate Resilience

author : Kyle Davis, Ashwini Chhatre, Narasimha D Rao, Deepti Singh, Ruth DeFries (2019)

Inadequate Zinc Intake in India: Past, Present, and Future

VOL 40 ISSUE 1, page(s): 26-40, author: Matthew R. Smith, Ruth DeFries, Ashwini Chhatre, Suparna Ghosh-Jerath, and Samuel S Myers (2019)

Growing social vulnerability in the river basins: Evidence from the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) Region

author : Tanzina Dilshada, Dwijen Mallicka, Pranita B. Udas, Chanda G. Goodrich, Anjal Prakash, Ganesh Gortic, Suruchi Bhadwal, Muhammad Zubair Anward, Neha Khandekar, S.M. Tanvir Hassana, Nusrat Habibd, Saqib Shakeel Abbasi, Md. Abu Syed, Atiq Rahman (2019)

Multi-scale Integrated River Basin Management from a Hindu Kush Himalayan Perspective, Resource Book, ICIMOD, Kathmandu

author : Nepal, S., Shrestha, A. B., Goodrich, C. G., Mishra, A., Prakash, A., Bhuchar, S., Vasily, L. A., Khadgi, V. & Pradhan N. S. (eds.) (2019)

Multiple drivers and pathways to China's forest transition

author : Lingchao Li, Ashwini Chhatre, Jinglong Liu (2019)

Why India Needs a Unique Approach to Sustainability

Ecology, Economy and Society–the INSEE Journal 2 (2): 3–8, July 2019, author: Prof Ashwini Chhatre, Ruth DeFries.

Gendered vulnerability and adaptation in Hindu-Kush Himalayas: Research insights

author: Chanda G Goodrich, Anjal Prakash, Pranita B Udas (2019)

Assessing the sustainability of post-Green Revolution cereals in India

author : Kyle Frankel Davis, Ashwini Chhatre, Suparna Ghosh-Jerath, Anvi Mridul, Miguel Poblete-Cazenave, Nabin Pradhan, Narasimha D. Rao, Deepti Singh, Ruth DeFries (2019)

Managing collaborative research: insights from a multi-consortium programme on climate adaptation across Africa and South Asia

October 1, 2020, author: Bruce Currie-Alder, Georgina Cundill, Lucia Scodanibbio, Katharine Vincent, Anjal Prakash & Nathalie Nathe

Editorial Mapping challenges for adaptive water management in Himalayan towns

author : Anjal Prakash & David Molden (2020)

Engendering Climate Change: Case studies from South Asia

author : Hans, Asha, Nitya Rao, Anjal Prakash and Amrita Patel (Eds). 2020

Coffee, Trees, and Labor: Political Economy of Biodiversity in Commodity Agroforests

author : Paul Robbins, Vaishnavi Tripuraneni, Krithi K Karanth and Ashwini Chhatre (2020)

Pitfalls of Tree Planting Show Why We Need People-Centered Natural Climate Solutions

author : Forrest Fleischman, Shishir Basant, Ashwini Chhatre, Eric A Coleman, Harry W Fischer, Divya Gupta, Burak Güneralp, Prakash Kashwan, Dil Khatri, Robert Muscarella, Jennifer S Powers, Vijay Ramprasad, Pushpendra Rana, Claudia Rodriguez Solorzano, Joseph W Veldman (2020)

Managing collaborative research: insights from a multi-consortium programme on climate adaptation across Africa and South Asia

Reg Environ Change 20, 117 (2020), author : Currie-Alder, Bruce., Cundill, Georgina., Scodanibbio, Lucia. Vincent, Katharine., Prakash, Anjal., and Nathalie, Nathe

Perform or wither: role of water users' associations in municipalities of Nepal

author : Sreoshi Singh, Krity Shresth., Menaka Hamal & Anjal Prakash (2020)

Making the post-2020 global biodiversity framework a successful tool for building biodiverse, inclusive, resilient and safe food systems for all

Environmental Research Letters, Vol.15, No.10., author : Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie, Rhett Harrison, Adriana Vidal, Eduardo Somarriba, Francois Pythoud, Chetan Kumar, Yves Laumonier and Ashwini Chhatre (2020)

Global forest restoration and the importance of prioritizing local communities

August 2020 edition, co-author : Prof Ashwini Chhatre and Nabin Pradhan

Retreating Glaciers and Water Flows in the Himalayas: Implications for Governance

Observer Research Foundation, a Delhi based thinktank, ORF Issue Brief No.400. , author : Prof Anjal Prakash (2020)

Issue Brief - Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus in Kosi River Basin

author: Anjal Prakash, Nivedita Mani , 2020

A systems lens to evaluate the compound human health impacts of anthropogenic activities

Volume 4 issue 9, Sep 17, 2021 author : Deepti Singh, Alexandra Karambelas, Ashwini Chhatre, Ruth DeFries, Patrick Kinney, Kyle Frankel

Engendering Climate Change : Learning from South Asia

March 2021 author: Asha Hans, Nitya Rao, Anjal Prakash and Amrita Patel

A climate resilience research renewal agenda: learning lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for urban climate resilience

August 2021 author:Pelling, Mark., Chow, Winston T. L., Chu, Eric., Dawson, Richard., Dodman, David., Fraser, Arabella., Hayward, Bronwyn., Khirfan, Luna., McPhearson, Timon., Prakash, Anjal., and Ziervogel, Gina Ziervogel

Economics of stationary energy storage systems: Driving faster adoption for behind-the-meter applications in India

Nov 2021 author : Tejpavan Gandhok, Pranusha Manthri

Rich water, poor people: Potential for transboundary flood management between Nepal and India

Volume 3, 2021 author:Nishikant Gupta, Santosh Dahal, Anil Kumar, Chandan Kumar, Mukul Kumare, Anil Maharjan, Dinesh Mishra, Abinash, Mohanty Allwyn Navaraj, Sanjay Pandey, Anjal Prakash, Eklavya Prasad, Kanchan Shrestha, Mandira Singh Shresthaa, Rajan Subedi, Toya Subedi, Rakesh Tiwary, Ramesh Tuladhar, Aparna Unni

Dark and bright spots in the shadow of the pandemic: Rural livelihoods, social vulnerability, and local governance in India and Nepal

VOL 141, May 2021 author: Divya Gupta, Harry Fischer, Suchita Shrestha, Syad Shoaib Ali, Ashwini Chhatre, Kamal Devkota, Forrest Fleischman, Dil B. Khatri, Pushpendra Rana

Matches, mismatches and priorities of pathways from a climate-resilient development perspective in the mountains of Nepal

Volume 125 , Nov 2021 author : Avash Pandey, Anjal Prakash, Saskia E. Werners

Climate Adaptation Interventions in Coastal Areas: A Rapid Review of Social and Gender Dimensions

April 2022 author : Anjal Prakash, Katriona McGlade, MAthew Koll Roxy, Joyashree Roy, Shreya Som, Nitya Rao

Fiscal Policies And Their Impact On Income Distribution In India

June 2022 author : Sridhar Kundu and Maynor Cabrera

Rural institutions, social networks, and self-organized adaptation to climate change

Sep 2021 author : Harry W Fischer, Ashwini Chhatre, Sripad Devalkar, Milind Sohoni

Personal Data & Digital Democracy Regime: A Critical Analysis of Proposed Policies in India

July 2022 author : Sharique Manazir

Revisiting Marx and Schumpeter on Technology: A Comparative Analysis

July 2022 author : Sharique Manazir

Planned relocation: An unusual case for developed countries

July 2022 author : Pranav Prakhyat Garimella

Negotiating environmentality: implementation of Joint Forest Management in eastern India

June 2022 author : Amit Jain

Synergies and trade-offs between climate change adaptation options and gender equality: a review of the global literature

August 2022 author : Joyashree Roy, Anjal Prakash, Shreya Some, Chandni Singh, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Martina Angela Caretta, Cecilia Conde, Marta Rivera Ferre, Corinne Schuster-Wallace, Maria Cristina Tirado-von der Pahlen, Edmond Totin, Sumit Vij, Emily Baker, Graeme Dean, Emily Hillenbrand, Alison Irvine, Farjana Islam, Katriona McGlade, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Federica Ravera, Alcade Segnon, Divya Solomon & Indrakshi Tandon

Ten new insights in climate science 2022

November 2022 author : Maria A. Martin, Emmanuel A. Boakye, Emily Boyd, Wendy Broadgate, Mercedes Bustamante, Josep G. Canadell, Edward R. Carr, Eric K. Chu, Helen Cleugh, Szilvia Csevar, Marwa Daoudy, Ariane de Bremond, Meghnath Dhimal, Kristie L. Ebi, Clea Edwards, Sabine Fuss, Martin P. Girardin, Bruce Glavovic, Sophie Hebden, Marina Hirota, Huang-Hsiung Hsu, Saleemul Huq, Karin Ingold, Ola M. Johannessen, Yasuko Kameyama, Nilushi Kumarasinghe, Gaby S. Langendijk, TabeaKatharina Lissner, Shuaib Lwasa, Catherine Machalaba, Aaron Maltais, Manu V. Mathai, Cheikh Mbow, Karen McNamara, Aditi Mukherji, Virginia Murray, Jaroslav Mysiak, Chukwumerije Okereke, Daniel Ospina, Friederike Otto, Anjal Prakash, Juan M. Pulhin, Emmanuel Raju, Aaron Redman, Kanta K. Rigaud, Johan Rockström, Joyashree Roy, E. Lisa F. Schipper, Peter Schlosser, Karsten A. Schulz, Kim Schumacher, Luana Schwarz, Murray Scown, Barbora Šedová, Tasneem A. Siddiqui, Chandni Singh, Giles B. Sioen, Detlef Stammer, Norman Julius Steinert, Sunhee Suk, Rowan Sutton, Lisa Thalheime, Maarten van Aalst, Kees van der Geest and Zhirong Jerry Zhao

Wild foods contribute to women’s higher dietary diversity in India

May 2023 co - author : Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek, Nathalie J. Lambrecht, Bowy den Braber, Nirali Akanchha, Dhanapal Govindarajulu,Andrew D. Jones,Ashwini Chhatre and Laura Vang Rasmussen

Climate resilience of dry season cereals in India

June 2023 co - author : Ruth DeFries, Shefang Liang, Ashwini Chhatre, Kyle Frankel Davis, Subimal Ghosh, Narasimha D. Rao and Deepti Singh

Reimagining public policy formulation and analysis: a comprehensive theoretical framework for public policy

October 2023 co - author : Sharique Hassan Manazir

Intersecting pathways: Eco-feminist perspectives on intersectionality, water management, and responsible tourism for gender-inclusive community development

May 2024 co - author : Anjal Prakash, Vilina Engheepi and Shivaang Sinha

Development, Current Status and Challenges of Multiple Use Water Systems in Nepal: A Review

November 2022 author : Raut, Nani; * | Gurung, Smriti | Khalid, Abda | Dahal, Bed Mani | Kafle, Kumud Raj | Prakash, Anjal

Barriers and opportunities in achieving climate and sustainable development goals in India: a multilevel analysis

December 2022 author : Dhanapal G, Divya Gupta and Anjal Prakash

Financial inclusion helps rural households address climate risk

May 2023 co - author : Ashwini Chhatre, Prachi Deuskar, Javed Mohib and Deepanshi Bhardwaj

Sustainable socio-ecological transformations in agriculture: cases from South Asia

June 2023 co - author : Pranav Prakhyat Garimella and Anjal Prakash

Technology, Policy, and InclusionAn Intersection of Ideas for Public Policy

October 2023 co - author : Anjal Prakash, Aarushi Jain, Puran Singh and Avik Sarkar

Farmers look for alternatives to climate-change impacted wheat

June 2024 co - author : Ashwini Chhatre

Navigating India's groundwater crisis: legal and institutional perspectives on regulation and conservation

August 2024 co - author : Anjal Prakash, Noor Kumar, Ashwini Chhatre, Shriya Thakkar, Aaditya Dar

Folate and Vitamin B12 Status in Women of Reproductive Age in Rural Haryana, India: Estimating Population-Based Prevalence for Neural Tube Defects

August 2024 co - author : Reena Das, Mona Duggal, Jorge Rosenthal, Ankita Kankaria, Hari K Senne, Shameem Jabbar, Manmeet Kaur, Vishal Kumar, Swati Bhardwaj, Neha Singh, Gursharan S. Dhanjal, Akash Kumar, Charles E. Rose, Rita Bhatia, Rachita Gupta, Suresh Dalpath, Krista S. Crider, Mindy Zhang, Christine M. Pfeiffer, Rakesh Gupta, Rajesh Mehta, Neena Raina, Lorraine F. Yeung

Distress in the fields: Indian Agriculture after Economic Liberalisation

December 2022 co - author : Gurpreet Singh and Sridhar Kundu

Why is farming important for rural livelihood security in the global south? COVID-19 and changing rural livelihoods in Nepal's mid-hills

March 2023 co - author : Dil Khatri, Kristina Marquard, Harry Fischer, Sanjaya Khatri, Devanshi Singh and Dili Prasad Poudel

An analysis of intra - SAARC trade relations

June 2023 co - author : Nikhat Khalid

Abstruse Characteristics of People Participation: An Analysis of the Smart City Campaign Over myGov Platform in India

October 2023 co - author : Sharique Hassan Manazir

Community forest governance and synergies among carbon, biodiversity and livelihoods

November 2023 co - author : Harry W. Fischer, Ashwini Chhatre, Apurva Duddu, Nabin Pradhan and Arun Agrawal

An Inter-district Analysis of Infrastructural Disparities in Karnataka

December 2024 co - author : Nimisha Jain and Suman Makkar