Roopam Shukla

Research Interests

Social vulnerability assessment, Differentiated perception and risk attitudes to hazards, Climate Change Adaptation, Mixed method approach for socio-ecological systems, Disaster Recovery and Risk Reduction, Societal applications of remote sensing

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Educational Details

TERI School of Advanced Studies

2019

PhD, Natural Resource Management

TERI School of Advanced Studies

2013

Climate Science and Policy,

Professional Background

Postdoctoral Researcher

01 Feb 2019 - 28 Feb 2022

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

RS and GIS consultant

09 Jul 2018 - 28 Dec 2018

The Energy and Resource Institute

Research Fellow

08 Jul 2013 - 30 Dec 2013

Indian Institute of Rural Management

Research

Projects

TOPIC	START DATE	FIELD	DESCRIPTION	FINANCIAL OUTLAY	FUNDING AGENCY	OTHER OFFICERS
Co-producing Risk-informed, Gender-Responsive Actions and Adaptation Pathways at Local Level (CRITICAL)	01 Aug 2024	Uttarakhand	Project aimed at understanding local-level adaptation decision-making	~90 Lakh INR	GIZ, Germany, India
Disaster Impacts and Recovery: Longitudinal Survey for Natural hazards (LENS)	01 Sep 2023	Uttarakhand	The project aimed to document the impacts and recovery needs for various disaster events for in the Uttarakhand region	21 Lakh INR	DAAD-University of Potsdam, University of Potsdam, Germany
Enhancing Community resilience of smallholders through socio-technical adaptations in System of Crop Intensification (SCI)	26 Sep 2025	Bundelkhand and Himalayan regions	Longitudinal assessment of farmer adaptation behaviour and decision-making	1 CR INR	Indian Council of Social Science Research, People Science Institute, Dehradun; KVK, Panna, India
Baseline analysis of gaps in science-based climate and crop modelling based evaluation of climate adaptation	31 Jan 2024	for Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh SAPCC and District Contingency Plans		~8 Lakh INR	GIZ, Germany, India
Development of VBD Prediction Tool through integrated Spatio-temporal Modeling	01 Feb 2024	Andhra Pradesh	Earth observation and meteorological parameter-based prediction for Malaria hotspots for Andhra Pradesh state	1.01 Cr INR	Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), India	Dr. Meena Sehgal, Prof. Sujit Ghosh (NC State University, Raleigh, USA)
Study of financing Disaster Mitigation and Management	01 Nov 2024	for the States	Assessment of 14 notified disasters, along with the impacts across the states of India	~12 Lakh	16th Finance Commission of India, India

Honors And Awards

Honors

Geo.X Research Network for Geosciences in Berlin and Potsdam

2020

Geo.X Young Academy Award

Freie University Berlin

2017

Erasmus+ PhD Exchange Award to Ferie

Teaching Engagements

Socio-Economic Impacts of Disaster ( DMN-609 )

Spring

Vulnerability and Risk Assessment ( DMN-607 )

Autumn

Geodata Processing Techniques and Models ( DMN-501 )

Autumn

Miscellaneous

Administrative Positions

Warden

09 Jul 2023 - 30 Sep 2026

Himalaya Bhawan

Placement Co-ordinator

01 Jul 2024 - 30 Sep 2026

CoEDMM

Internship and Social Activity Co-ordinator

01 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2026

CoEDMM

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