Pradeep Nair, Ph.D.

Pradeep Nair is a Senior Research Fellow in Earth System Governance Project, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden and is affiliated as an Expert with Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University in the city of New York. He is a Senior Fellow and Project Lead in Environmental Policy Lab of Indo Pacific Studies Center, Sydney, Australia for the priority impact area – human development and climate change – in the areas of expertise – climate change, capacity development, governance and science to policy. As a Professor of New Media Studies at Central University of Himachal Pradesh, India, he is also the Director Research of the University.
Presently he is working as a Community Scientist in the project “Healthy Watershed, Healthy Martinez: Evaluating Nature-based Solutions (NBS) for Watershed Climate Resilience in the Alhambra Creek Watershed, Martinez, California, United States”. The project explores nature-based solutions to improve watershed climate resilience, addressing the ill-effects of urban stream syndrome by evaluating stream banks for signs of erosion, and analysing hill-slopes in the upper watershed for runoff mitigation.
Nair is a Co-Lead of Transformative Vision for Nitrogen sub-group of International Nitrogen Network (iN-Net) - a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded project directed by David Kanter (NYU, INI), devoted to stimulating path-breaking, policy-relevant research that can underpin national action plans to halve N waste by 2030. The project is in collaboration with a number of science and policy networks, including the UNEP Nitrogen Working Group, the Global Partnership on Nutrient Management and the Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Trans-boundary Air Pollution.
A Future Earth Coasts Fellow at Future Earth, he is affiliated as an Expert with Safe Landing Climates Working Group on Water Resources of World Climate Research Program (WCRP), UNESCO Policy Inclusive Lab, United Nations Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), Climate Social Science Network at the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES), Brown University, USA. He is a member of Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation Working Group of Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and an Expert of European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) action working groups -CA 22122 [WG5], CA 21166 [WG4], CA 22162 [WG3].
His study focuses on advancing scientific understanding of climate change impacts, coastal ecosystems, sustainability science, and adaptation strategies through evidence-based regionally grounded policy engagement. Nair mainly works in close partnership with indigenous people, local communities, development agencies and practitioners for enhancing public knowledge about coastal sustainability, climate change, and ecosystem restoration through mitigation, adaptation, and nature-based solutions. His expertise in this area stems from his ability to work on the ground in meaningful ways with partners in government, industry, local communities and NGOs, to identify challenges, co-produce knowledge, empower marginalized groups, and increase transparency in decision-making and to connect that work to influence global policy, market and finance to advance work at scale. While working with intellectual groups and think-tanks he convenes regularly with diverse line-ministries and stakeholders to provide scientific input for policy research, global sustainability frameworks and environmental governance improvements.