Gupta, Himangana
Research Fellow and Academic Associate
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- INSTITUTE:
- UNU-IAS
- OFFICE:
- Jingumae 5-53-70, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
- E-MAIL:
- gupta@unu.edu
- PHONE:
- +81 3 5467 1212
- NATIONALITY:
- インド
Research Interests
- Biodiversity and ecosystem services
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Community development and resilience
- Environmental governance
- Forestry and REDD+
Education
- Certified Expert in Climate Adaptation Finance (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management)
- PhD in Environment Science (Panjab University, Chandigarh, India)
- MSc in Environment Science (Panjab University, Chandigarh)
- BSc (Government College for Girls, Chandigarh, India)
Appointments
- Climate Change Adaptation Finance Fellow, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management Frankfurt, Germany
Biographical Statement
Himangana Gupta is a Research Fellow and Academic Associate for the Strategic Programme and OUIK at UNU-IAS. She has worked on climate change and biodiversity policy and diplomacy, and is currently working on linkages between biodiversity, climate, and communities in socio-ecological production landscapes. Prior to joining UNU-IAS, she was a part of the National Communication Cell (NATCOM) of the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Her position as a Programme Officer at NATCOM Cell involved coordination with scientists, climate experts, and other ministries to compile India’s National Communications to the UNFCCC. She contributed to India’s Second Biennial Update Report and several other publications of the ministry. She is also a Climate Adaptation Finance Fellow of the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany since September 2018.
She has a doctorate in environment science with a specialisation in climate change and biodiversity policy, and excelled in her Master of Science degree, receiving a University Gold Medal. She was an expert reviewer of the IPCC AR5 WGII report and IPCC Special Report on impacts of 1.5°C, and has published two edited books with Springer. She has also written research papers in reputed international and national journals on the current state of climate negotiations, forestry, industrial efficiency, rural livelihoods, and women in climate change mitigation and adaptation. She has presented her research at various national and international forums.
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Articles
- Gupta, Himangana and Singh, Neeraj Kumar (2023). Climate Change and Biodiversity Synergies: A Scientometric Analysis in the Context of UNFCCC and CBD. Anthropocene Science, 2, 5-18
- Gupta, Himangana, Nishi, Maiko and Gasparatos, Alexandros (2021). Community-based responses for tackling environmental and socio-economic change and impacts in mountain social–ecological systems. Ambio, 51, 1123-1142
- Gupta, H., Nishi, M., & Gasparatos, A. 2021. Community-based responses for tackling environmental and socio-economic change and impacts in mountain social-ecological systems. Ambio (51), 1123–1142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01651-6.
- Gupta, H. & Dube, L.C. 2018. Addressing Biodiversity in Climate Change Discourse: Paris Mechanisms Hold More Promise. International Forestry Review (20) 1, 104–114. https://doi.org/10.1505/146554818822824282.
Books
- Biodiversity-Health-Sustainability Nexus in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS), ed. Nishi, Maiko, Subramanian, Suneetha M. and Gupta, Himangana (Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022).
- Social-Ecological Systems (SES): From Risks and Insecurity to Viability and Resilience, ed. Behnassi, Mohamed, Gupta, Himangana, El Haiba, Mahjoub and Ramachandran, Gopichandran (Switzerland: Springer, Cham, 2021).
- Fostering Transformative Change for Sustainability in the Context of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS), ed. Nishi, Maiko, Subramanian, Suneetha M., Gupta, Himangana, Yoshino, Madoka, Takahashi, Yasuo, Miwa, Koji and Takeda, Tomoko (Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2021).
- Behnassi, M., Gupta, H., Mahjoub, E.H., & Gopichandran, R., ed. 2021. Social-Ecological Systems (SES): From Risks and Insecurity to Viability and Resilience. Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76247-6
Book Chapters
- Behnassi, Mohamed, Gupta, Himangana, Ramachandran, Nira, Winniefridah, Matsa, Ramachandran, Gopichandran, Lakeman, Silvana and Ashfaq, Mohammad, “Effectiveness of Disaster Risk Governance and Resilience Building: Linkages, Knowledge, Inclusiveness, and Regulation” in Social-Ecological Systems (SES), ed. Behnassi, Mohamed, Gupta, Himangana, El Haiba, Mahjoub and Ramachandran, Gopichandran (Switzerland: Springer, Cham, 2021), 1-37.
- Gupta, Himangana and Dube, Lokesh Chandra, “Benefits of Evaluating Ecosystem Services for Implementation of Nature-based Solutions Under the Paris Agreement” in Social-Ecological Systems (SES), ed. Behnassi, Mohamed, Gupta, Himangana, El Haiba, Mahjoub and Ramachandran, Gopichandran (Switzerland: Springer, Cham, 2021), 39-56.
- Gupta, H. 2019. Understanding Stakeholders’ Perspective on REDD+ Implementation as a Multi-Sectoral Approach. In: Mohamed Behnassi, Olaf Pollmann & Himangana Gupta (Eds), Climate Change, Food Security and Natural Resource Management: Regional Case Studies from Three Continents. Cham: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97091-2_14
Reports
- Gupta, Himangana (2024). Bridging Science and Policy for Integrated Action on Climate and Biodiversity. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Nishi, Maiko, Subramanian, Suneetha M. and Gupta, Himangana (2022). The Biodiversity–Health–Sustainability Nexus: Integrated Solutions from Landscapes & Seascapes. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Nishi, Maiko, Subramanian, Suneetha M. and Gupta, Himangana (2021). Transformative Change for Sustainability: Nurturing Seeds of Change in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes & Seascapes. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
Serials
- 気候変動と生物多様性に関する国際動向 〜気候変動COP27と生物多様性COP15〜 41 Tokyo: Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC), 2023