Anjal Prakash
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| birth_date = {{b-da|6 March 1972}}
| birth_place = Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
| citizenship = Indian
| education = (PhD) Wageningen University and Research Centre, (Post Graduation) Tata Institute of Social Sciences and (Under Graduation) Center for Research on New International Economic Order (Crenieo)
| occupation = Academician, Researcher
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| employer = Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
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Anjal Prakash is an academic, researcher, and science writer, currently working as a Clinical Associate Professor and Research Director at Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, India. His research explores sustainability, urban resilience, water and climate challenges, and gender and social inclusion in South Asia.{{cite web|url=https://www.isb.edu/en/research-thought-leadership/faculty/faculty-directory/anjal-prakash.html |title=Research Thought Leadership|author=|date=2024-07-13|website=ISB.edu|accessdate=2025-02-18}}
Recently, Anjal was selected as the lead author for the prestigious special report, a part of the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) seventh assessment cycle. He is one of the four Indians in the 150 global climate experts group as a lead author for the special report on climate change and cities.{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/isb-prof-to-be-lead-author-for-special-un-climate-report/articleshow/117214538.cms |title=ISB Professor to be a led author for special US climate change|author=|date=2025-01-14|website=Times of India News|accessdate=2025-02-18}}
Education and work
He completed his master's degree from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, and PhD in Social/Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Previously, he served as an Associate Professor and Associate Dean at TERI School of Advanced Studies, and as a Programme Coordinator, Himalayan Water Adaptation and Resilience (HI-AWARE) Research, River Basin Programmes, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. He also served as the Director of SaciWATERs (South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies).
His contributions focus on water and climate issues in South Asia. He led research on glaciated rivers in the Himalayan region.{{cite web|url= https://www.orfonline.org/research/retreating-glaciers-and-water-flows-in-the-himalayas-implications-for-governance |title = Retreating glaciers and water flows in the Himalayas|author=|date=2023-05-11|website=Orfo Online|accessdate=2025-02-18}}{{cite web|url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/Feb/07/interview-damage-to-himalayas-can-have-severe-impactanjal-prakash-2545102.html|title = Interview Damage to Himalayas can have severe impact|author=Parvez Sultan|date=2023-02-07|website=New Indian Express|accessdate=2025-02-18}}
He is an elected member of Global Water Partnership,{{cite web|url=https://www.gwp.org/en/gwp-SAS/WE-ACT/change-and-impact/News-and-Activities/2017/seminar-nepal|title = Change and Impact|author= |date=2017-04-19|website=GWP|accessdate=2025-02-18}}Gender and Water Alliance,{{cite web|url= http://genderandwater.org/en/gwa-activities/capacity-building/training-workshops/WEBGWET2report_CS202.pdf |title = Workshop Report|author= |date=2009-05-01|website=GenderandWater|accessdate=2025-02-18}} and a member of Global Community of Practice for Sanitation and Hygiene promoted by Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Geneva, Switzerland.
As a professor and researcher, he spoke on climate science, climate justice, climate change, global warming, social policy, global sustainability initiatives and other similar topics in seminars, events, and conferences organized by reputed academic institutions.{{cite web|url= https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/jharkhand-needs-persistent-efforts-to-combat-climate-change-anjal-prakash/cid/1868367#goog_rewarded |title = Efforts required to combat climate change: Anjal Prakash|author= Animesh Bisoee|date=2022-06-05|website=Telegraph India|accessdate=2025-02-18}}{{cite web|url= https://terisas.ac.in/iae|title = Webinar on the recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment Reports: An exchange with the Lead Authors |author= IPCC Authors|date=2022-04-13|website=Telegraph India|accessdate=2025-02-18}} His columns on climate change, global warming, water crisis, and sustainable development appear in national newspapers and magazines such as Forbes India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, The Tribune, and others.{{cite web|url= https://www.forbesindia.com/article/isbinsight/brighter-burn-harsh-truth-about-californias-fires/95058/1|title = Brighter Burn: Harsh truth about California's fires |author= Anjal Prakash |date=2025-01-14|website=Forbes India|accessdate=2025-02-18}}{{cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/delhi-new-government-yamuna-clean-up-plan-9830183/|title = For new government in Delhi, a four-year plan to clean up the Yamuna |author= Anjal Prakash |date=2025-02-15|website=Indian Express|accessdate=2025-02-18}}{{cite web|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/author/anjal-prakash-101654261269905|title = Anjal Prakash Author Profile |author= Anjal Prakash |date=2024-07-30|website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=2025-02-18}}{{cite web|url= https://www.ndtvprofit.com/author/1723195/dr-anjal-prakash |title = Author Profile|author= Anjal Prakash |date=2025-02-15|website=Indian Express|accessdate=2025-02-18}}
He is on Editorial Board of leading scientific journal publications, serving as guest editor, associate editor for various reputed journals such as Environment and Urbanization Asia (published by Sage Publications), Current Research in Environmental Sustainability (published by Elsevier), Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences (published by Routledge), PLOS, and other journals.{{cite web|url= https://journals.sagepub.com/editorial-board/eua|title = Editorial Board|author= Sage Publications |date=2025-02-18|website=Sage Publications|accessdate=2025-02-18}}{{cite web|url= https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/current-research-in-environmental-sustainability/about/editorial-board|title = Editorial Board|author= Science Direct |date=2025-02-18|website=Science Direct |accessdate=2025-02-18}} Together with Prof Ashwini Chhatre and Dr Aarushi Jain, he is also a series editor of Indian School of Business's Bharti Institute of Public Policy-Routledge Book Series titled - Innovations, Practice and Future of Public Policy in India.{{cite web|url= https://www.isb.edu/en/Innovations-Practice-and-Future-of-Public-Policy-in-India.html|title =Innovations, Practice, and the Future of Public Policy in India|author=ISB|date=2025-02-18|website= ISB |accessdate=2025-02-18}}{{cite web|url= https://www.routledge.com/Innovations-Practice-and-the-Future-of-Public-Policy-in-India/book-series/PPI?srsltid=AfmBOopRq76bRXZUrseSJlDdAmh34QaGmV42y6nttWS8uPtsLVoIDx0m |title =Innovations, Practice, and the Future of Public Policy in India|author=Routledge|date=2025-02-18|website= Routledge |accessdate=2025-02-18}}
Publications
Prakash has published more than 34 research papers and has co-edited nine books and 29 book chapters.{{cite web|url= https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1190802/publications|title = Publications|author= |date=2025-02-18|website=Loop Frontiers|accessdate=2025-02-18}}{{cite web|url= https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/prof-anjal-prakash-is-lead-author-for-un-special-report-on-climate-change|title = Prof Anjal Prakash is lead author for UN special report on climate change|author= |date=2025-01-15|website=The Tribune|accessdate=2025-02-18}}
Books
He has authored and edited the following books:
- The Dark Zone: Groundwater, Irrigation, Politics and Social Power in North Gujarat (published by Orient Longman, {{ISBN|978-81-250-2824-6}}
- Water Resources Policies in South Asia (Published by Routledge India, {{ISBN|978-0-415-81198-9}})
- Informing Water Policies in South Asia (published by Routledge India, {{ISBN|978-0-415-71059-6}})
- Water Resource Management in South Asia (published by Routledge India, {{ISBN|978-0-367-17670-9}})
- Water in Himalayan Towns: Lessons for Adaptive Water Governance (published by Iwa Pub, {{ISBN|978-1-78906-189-5}})
- Engendering Climate Change: Learning from South Asia (published by Routledge, {{ISBN|978-0-8153-6165-7}}
- Technology, Policy, and Inclusion (published by Routledge India, {{ISBN|978-1-032-22545-6}})
- Narain, Vishal (2016), "Introduction: urbanization, Climate Change, and Peri-urban Water Security in South Asia - A framework for Analysis", in Narain, Vishal; Prakash, Anjal (eds.), WATER SECURITY in PERI-URBAN SOUTH ASIA, India: Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|978-0-19-946416-6}}
- Narain, Vishal (2014), "Urbanization and water: A conundrum and source of conflict?", in Narain, Vishal; Goodrich, Chanda Gurung; Chourey, Jayati; Prakash, Anjal (eds.), Globalization of Water governance in South Asia, India: Routledge, {{ISBN|978-0-415-71066-4}}
- Hans, Asha; Rao, Nitya; Prakash, Anjal; Patel, Amrita (2021-02-25). Engendering Climate Change: Learnings from South Asia. Taylor & Francis. {{ISBN|978-1-000-33539-2}}
- Prakash, Anjal; Vs, Saravanan; Chourey, Jayati (2012-02-09). Interlacing Water and Human Health: Case Studies from South Asia. SAGE Publishing India. {{ISBN|978-81-321-1665-3}}
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Category:21st-century scientists
Category:Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lead authors