Megha Sud

Biography

Megha’s interdisciplinary research background lies in the interface between development and environmental change. She has also worked extensively on the interface of science and policy.

She is currently a Senior Science Officer at the International Science Council and is responsible for the Council’s work on climate change policy, human development, science funding and enhancing the role of social sciences in sustainable development policies. She works closely with ISC members, the multilateral system and policy makers in these areas to enhance international science collaboration, coordinate inputs from the international scientific community and support stronger science-policy connections. She has previously worked as a policy advisor at the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Energy Agency (IEA) and The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

She is the author of Political Ecology of the Ridge: The Establishment and Contestation of Urban Forest Conservation in Delhi (2017). She holds a PhD in geography from the University of Cologne, a Master’s degree in development studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and a Bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Delhi.

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