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Kalaiarasi Ka Sa

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Project Associate
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Kalaiarasi Ka Sa has a Masters in Climate science and Policy from TERI University, New Delhi and a Bachelors in Geography from Presidency College, Chennai. Her major area of interest includes Climate change adaptation, disaster management and water resource management. Before joining NIAS, she was associated with IORA Ecological Solutions, New Delhi, as research associate, working on initiatives to build strategies to execute Incentive Based Mechanisms (IBM) in forest resource management and gender mainstreaming in conservation of forest resources.

E-mail
kalaiarasi@nias.res.in
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Ishita Patil

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Project Associate
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Ishita holds a Master’s in Public Policy from St Xavier’s College and BSc Economics (Hons) from Symbiosis School of Economics. Previously, she was associated with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay where she worked on a project studying the effects of climate change on the fishing community in Maharashtra. Her research interests include labour, migration and livelihood studies.

E-mail
ishita.patil@nias.res.in
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Paul Thomas

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Project Associate
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Paul Thomas has completed his Integrated Master's in Economics from the University of Hyderabad. He is interested in using interdisciplinary approaches to study societies, specifically the holistic wellbeing of individuals. He likes to play badminton in the evenings.

E-mail
paul.thomas@nias.res.in
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