Prakash Chandra Tiwari
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Prof. Prakash Chandra Tiwari Natural Resource Management and Climate Change Adaptation Department of Geography Kumaun University Tallital India Phone2: +91 9410941117 E-mail: pctiwari(at)yahoo.com URL Institution: dl.dropbox.com/u/78509456/MRI-research_summaries/research%20summary_Prakash%20Tiwari.pdf |
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Dr. Prakash C. Tiwari is Professor of Geography at Kumaon University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. He also worked as Assistant Director (Micro Regional Planning) at National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Government of India, Hyderabad. Professor Tiwari is a mountain natural resource management and climate change adaptation specialist and has been working on climate change adaptation in water, agriculture, food, and livelihood sectors; community based natural resource management, disaster risk reduction, gender mainstreaming, and institutions and governance, and have worked with various national and international organizations in India and abroad in these fields. He has implemented a number of multi-institutional collaborative research projects sponsored by international organizations including Australian International Aid (AUSAID), Australia; Ministry of Education, Japan; Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany; The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD); Finland Research Council and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD); and apex national agencies including Department of Science and Technology (DST), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC), Government of India; University Grants Commission (UGC) and Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. Currently, Professor Tiwari is collaborating as Lead Indian Partner in multi-institutional international projects on climate change adaptation in water, energy and agriculture funded by International Water Management Institute and Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) under Ganges Water and Land Ecosystem (WLE) programme; Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Japan; and UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) of Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the British Council (BC). He is also involved as Knowledge Partner in the 'Indian Himalaya Climate Change Adaptation Programme' (IHCAP) of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); and Consultant Expert in 'Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience' (HI-AWARE) Project of Canada International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Professor Tiwari is currently working as 'Climate Change Expert' with International Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) and International City Management Association (ICMA) under International City Link Programme supported by USAID.
Professor Tiwari was awarded 'Invitation Fellowship' of Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), and worked as 'JSPS Fellow' on 'Adaptive Water Resource Management' at Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan during 2012-2013. Professor Tiwari won the highest international fellowship - 'Mercator Fellowship' - of German Research Foundation (DFG), and worked as 'Mercator Professor' at Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany during 2007 – 2008. He was also awarded 'Guest Professor Fellowship' of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and worked as 'DAAD Guest Professor' at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany in 2002. Professor Tiwari has been two-time 'Shastri Fellow' of Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, Canada, and worked on 'Aboriginal Forestry Management in Ontario', at University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada in 2005, and on 'Participatory Resource Management in British Columbia' at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada in 1997. Currently, Professor Tiwari is Visiting Fellow at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Professor Tiwari was appointed as 'Visiting Professor' at Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK; University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umea, Sweden; University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; and 'Visiting Scientist' at University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany from time to time. He is member of the Scientific Advisory Board of European Land-use Institute (ELI), Bonn, Germany; and member of the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) of the Commission on Cold Region Environment (CRE) of the International Geographical Union (IGU). Professor Tiwari is member of the Global Mountain Commission (GMC), Switzerland; Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), Switzerland; Mountain Forum (MF), Brazil; Mountain Partnership (MP), Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Rome; and Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study (MAIRS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China. He is 'Fellow' of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (UGEC) and Earth System Governance (ESG) Project of International Human Dimension Programme (IHDP). Currently, Professor Tiwari is acting as the Chief Editor of International Journal of Geography and Regional Planning; and Member of the Editorial Boards of 'International Soil and Water Conservation Research' (ISWCR) of World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC); International Journal of 'Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems' (CASES), and International Journal of 'Global Innovations in Agricultural and Social Sciences'.
Key Publications of Prakash Chandra Tiwari (up to ten) :
? 1. Tiwari, P. C. and Joshi, B (2015), Rapid urban growth in mountainous regions: The case of Nainital, India, Urbanization and Global Environment Change (UGEC) Viewpoints, March 2016, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA
2. Tiwari, P. C. and Joshi, B (2015), Climate Change and Rural Out-migration in Himalaya, International Journal of 'Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems' (CASES), 2015; 2: 8–25
3. Tiwari, P. C. and Joshi, B (2015), An Integrated Watershed Management and Climate Change Adaptation Framework: A Study from Kumaon in Uttarakhand, India, in Imrana Niazi, Sarah S. Aneel and Uzma T. Haroon (eds.), Anthology of 17th Sustainable Development Conference: Pathways to Sustainable Development, Sustanable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), pp 151-169
4. Tiwari, P. C. and Joshi, B (2015) Environmental Changes, Rural Out-migration and Social Dynamics in Himalayas, Studia Obszarow Wiejskich - Rural Studies: Local Development in Urban and Rural Space - Project and Planning, Polish Academy of Sciences, Volume 38, pp.77-96
5. Tiwari, P. C. and Joshi, B (2015) Gender Processes in Rural Out-Migration and Socio-Economic Development in Himalaya, Migration and Development, Online Published 14 April 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21632324.2015.1022970
6. Tiwari, P. C. and Joshi, B (2015) Local and Regional Institutions and Environmental Governance in Hindu Kush Himalaya, Environmental Science and Policy, 49(2015)66-74
7. Tiwari, P.C. and Joshi, B. (2015), Climate Change and Food Security in Himalaya, in M. Hartmann and W. Weipert (Eds), Biodiversitat and Naturausstattung im Himalaya, Bd. V., pp.63-76.
8. Tiwari, P. C. and Joshi, B (2015), Global Change and Mountains: Consequences, Responses and Opportunities, in Velma Grover et al.(eds), Impact of Global Changes on Mountains: Responses and Adaptation, Science Publishers, CRS Press, Taylor and Francis, USA, pp. 79-136, International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4822-0891-7 (eBook - PDF)
9. Rawat, P. and Tiwari, P. C. (2015), Climate Change and its Impacts on Community Food and Livelihood in Kumaun Himalaya: A Case Study of Dabka Catchment, in Velma Grover et al.(eds), Impact of Global Changes on Mountains: Responses and Adaptation, Science Publishers, CRS Press, Taylor and Francis, USA, pp. 266-297, International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4822-0891-7 (eBook - PDF)
10. Tiwari, P. C. (2014), Urban Growth and Assessment of its Natural and Socio-economic Risks in High Mountain Ecosystems: A Geospatial Framework for Institutionalizing Urban Risk Management in Himalaya. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Technologies for Development, 2014, Lausanne, Switzerland, Hazboun, E. and Hostettler, S. (eds.); UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development, Lausanne, 54.
Expertise of Prakash Chandra Tiwari:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Expert Type |
| Scientific / Fundamental Research | |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering | |
| Research Interface / Management | |
| Topic Atmosphere | Atmosphere |
| Climate | |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Hydrosphere |
| Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes | |
| Topic Cryosphere | Cryosphere |
| Glaciers | |
| Topic Pedosphere | Pedosphere |
| Soil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification | |
| Topic Biosphere | Biosphere |
| Biodiversity | |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Integrated Systems and Ecology |
| Topic Ecosystems | Ecosystems |
| Terrestrial Ecosystems | |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery | |
| Food Security | |
| Tourism | |
| Transport / Mobility | |
| Water | |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape | |
| Topic Technology | Technology |
| Topic Politics/Law | Politics / Law |
| Adaptation | |
| Topic Society | Society |
| Population Dynamics / Migration / Urbanisation | |
| Organisations / Institutions | |
| Employment / Social Security / Poverty | |
| Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes | |
| Education / Communication / Participation | |
| Topic Culture/History | Culture / History |
| Ethics / Cultural Values | |
| Art / Folklore / Symbols / Language | |
| Topic Health | Health |
| Infectious / Vector Borne Disease | |
| Nutrition | |
| Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Ecological Sustainability | |
| Social Sustainability | |
| Economic Sustainability | |
| Spatial Zones | Mountain / Highland |
| Urban | |
| Rural |
Specialties of Prakash Chandra Tiwari:
Natural Resource Management; Climate Change Adaptation in Land and Water sectors, Livelihood and Food Security; Land Use Change; Urbanization; Disaster Management, Gender Issues in Natural Resource Management and Climate Change Adaptation; Indigenous Knowledge; Institutions and Governance; Remote Sensing and GIS Applications
Last update: 11/30/23
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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