Climate adapted!: Profession

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Position Title:

Senior Policy Researcher (Adaptation)

Research Topics:

Adaptation to climate change: Adaptive policies, agriculture, climate risk management, adaptation in post-2012 climate regime*

The impacts of climate change would continue to be felt tens and hundreds of years down the line even if we bring down the GHG gas emissions to the levels suggested by the IPCC necessitating adaptation today. While adaptation needs to happen on the ground and at the local levels, the change also needs to reflect at the policy level. As a part of this vibrant team of climate policy, I aim to design and implement projects and programs that help understand the way adaptive policies can be made and implemented, how to measure adaptation (and adaptive capacity), how international policy environment can help encourage adaptation in those areas where it matters the most, research the current limitations in channeling sufficient funds for adaptation, and finally to bring relevant understanding from the disaster risk management to adaptive policy making.

JSPS research work link: http://kaken.nii.ac.jp/ja/p/05F05255

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*I also have interest in the following areas:

Disaster risk management and CC adaptation linkages

Biofuels and development

Sustainable development and environment

Conservation farming and farmer participatory research and development (fPRD)

Professional Experience:

Near about 9 years of work experience which includes:

1. JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (Kyoto University, Japan): Climate change adaptation and disaster risk management planning

2. Drought Specialist and Program Associate (United Nations Development Program-GoI DRM Program): Disaster risk reduction, including drought risk reduction, and capacity building

3. Research Fellow, Rice-Wheat Consortium for the Indo-Gangetic Plains of International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT): Conservation farming and natural resource management

4. Research Fellow (Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI): Crop simulation modeling and farmer decision support tools

5. Research Fellow, International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT): Screening of pegionpea and sorghum cultivars for nutrient deficiency tolerance, socio-economic and crop management survey of farmer in dry tracks of India

Reviewer at various international journals in the fields of climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and energy.

Education:

1. PhD from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India, 2001

2. PGD in Planning and Management, University of Hyderabad, India, 2004

3. MS (Ag) from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, India, 1997

4. BSc (Ag) from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, India, 1994

Hobbies:

1. Photography

2. Traveling, watching nature’s beauty

3. Meeting new faces and probably trying to make friends

4. Reading about and learning from discussions on environment and sustainable development, science, technology, and on subjects listed above

5. Ethics and their current state of affairs in the world

6. Web designing and updating with other IT stuff including software and hardware

Chief Editor of Concord Newsletter by Indian JSPS Alumni Association:http://www.indianjspsalumni.org/newsletter.php

What I believe:

There is a lot to say about what I believe in but space and time are constraints here! I believe in being true to myself and putting 100% in what I do. I believe that a best team can be built with the bondage of trust which in turn is made possible by practicing highest standards of work place ethics.

Selected research outputs

Prabhakar, S.V.R.K. and R. Shaw. 2008. Climate change adaptation implications for drought risk mitigation: A perspective for India. Climatic Change 88(2): 113-130. Full paper is available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/h42654628232766k/
Oxfam GB and Kyoto University. 2008. Drought Management Considerations for Climate Change Adaptation. Focus on the Mekong Region: Cambodia, Svay Rieng province. Available at http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/climate_change/cambodia.html
Oxfam GB and Kyoto University. 2008. Drought-Management Considerations for Climate-Change Adaptation. Focus on the Mekong Region: Viet Nam, Ninh Thuan province. Available at http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/climate_change/vietnam.html
FAO-APAARI. 2002. Resource Conserving Technologies: Transforming the Rice-Wheat Systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains. http://www.apaari.org/publications/resource-conserving-technologies-transforming-the-rice-wheat-systems-of-the-indo-gangetic-plains.html (Authors: Raj K. Gupta, PeterR. Hobbs, J.K. Ladha and S.V.R.K. Prabhakar)

- Total 70 document(s).

Peer reviewed articles

Prabhakar, S.V.R.K., Y. Iwata, R. Shaw, J. Soulakova, and Y. Takeyuchi. 2012. Climate Change Implications for Disaster Risk Management in Japan: A Case Study on Perceptions of Risk Management Personnel and Communities in Saijo City. Environmental Hazards [under print].

J.J.Pereira, eds; J. M. Pulhin, eds; Prabhakar, SVRK, eds and R. Shaw & R.R. Krishnamurthy, eds. 2011/02. Climate Change Adaptation: Perspectives in the Asia Pacific. In Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management. 2 (4). 120.

A.A. Nambi and Prabhakar, SVRK. 2011/02. Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture and Water Sectors in India: Current Status, Issues and Barriers. In Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management. 2 (4). 8.

Prabhakar, SVRK and Matsumoto, Kyoko. 2011/02. Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Water Sectors in the Asia Pacific Region: Current Status, Issues and Way Forward. In Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management. 2 (4). 8.

Prabhakar, SVRK; Kobashi, Takuro and Ancha, Srinivasan. 2011/02. Monitoring Progress of Adaptation to Climate Change: The Use of Adaptation Metrics. In Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management. 2 (4). 8.

Sano, Daisuke and Prabhakar, SVRK. 2010/01. Some policy suggestions for promoting organic agriculture in Asia. In The Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 34, 2010. 80–98.

Huy Nguyen; Prabhakar, SVRK and Rajib Shaw. 2009/11. Adaptive Drought Risk Reduction in Cambodia: Reality, Perceptions and Strategies. In Environmental Hazards. 8 (4), 2009. 245-262.

Prabhakar, SVRK and Elder, Mark. 2009/11. Biofuels and resource use efficiency in developing Asia: Back to basics. InApplied Energy. Volume 86, Supplement 1. S30-S36.

Prabhakar, SVRK and Elder, Mark. 2008/08. CO2 reduction potential of biofuels in Asia: Issues and policy implications. InEnergy Security and Climate Change: Issues, Strategies and Options. 6-8 August 2008, Bangkok, Thailand. 6-8 August 2008.

Prabhakar, SVRK; Ancha, Srinivasan and Rajib Shaw. 2008/06. Climate change and local level disaster risk reduction planning: need, opportunities and challenges: need, opportunities and challenges. In Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 14 (1). 7-33.

Policy Reports

AKK: Abdullah Mamun & BM Alauddin and Prabhakar, SVRK. 2011/04. Final Evaluation Report of the APFED Showcase Project New Climate Risk Management Project (NCRMP). 82. Hayama, Japan. Amra Kaj Kori and IGES.

N. Huy; R. Shaw; Prabhakar, SVRK. 2010/10. Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Cambodia. InClimate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Asian Perspectives, edited by R. Shaw, J. Pulhin and J. Pereira. 471. Bingley. Emerald UK.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2010/10. Technical capacity development for climate change adaptation planning in the Asia-Pacific region. In UNFCCC: Action on the ground: A synthesis of activities in the areas of education, training and awareness-raising for adaptation, edited by UNFCCC. 30-31. Bonn, Germany. UNFCCC.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2010/10. Climate Change Impacts in Japan and Southeast Asia: Implications for Crop Adaptation. InCrop Adaptation to Climate Change, edited by S. Yadav, B. Redden, J. L. Hatfield, H. Lotze-Campen and A. Hall. 30. USA. John Wiley.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2010/07. Commentary on Cases of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa. In Climate Change Adaptation and International Development: Making Development Cooperation More Effective, edited by Ryo Fujikura and Masato Kawanishi. 400. Tokyo, Japan. Earthscan.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2010/07. Promoting Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Post-Kyoto Climate Regime. InClimate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Asian Perspectives, edited by R. Shaw, J. Pulhin and J. Pereira. 75-96. Bingley. Emerald UK.

Prabhakar, SVRK; Ancha, Srinivasan. 2010/07. Metrics for Mainstreaming Adaptation in Agriculture Sector. In Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia, edited by Rattan Lal, Mannava V.K. Sivakumar, S.M.A. Faiz, A.H.M. Mustafizur Rahman and Khandakar R. Islam. 440. USA. Ohio State University, World Meteorological Organization, and Springer Ltd..

Sano, Daisuke; Prabhakar, SVRK and Srivastava,Nalin. 2010/06. ajiataiheiyouchiikiniokeru shokuno anzen: sono genjouto seisakuno tenbou, jitsugenhouhou. In アジア太平洋における持続可能な消費と生産：資源制約を乗り越えてアジアは豊かさを実現できるか, p205-225. Hayama, Japan. IGES.

Prabhakar, SVRK; Sano, Daisuke and Srivastava,Nalin. 2010/06. Food Safety in the Asia-Pacific: Current status, policy perspectives, and a way forward. In Sustainable Consumption and Production in a Climate Constrained World: Perspectives for the Asia Pacific, p215-238. Hayama, Japan. IGES.

Change Maker and Prabhakar, SVRK. 2010/03. Appropriate Technology Park for Climate Change Adaptation and Environment Friendly Coping Strategy. In APFED Show Case Project, 60. Hayama, Japan. IGES.

Prabhakar, SVRK; Suryahadi; Irsal Las; Astu Unadi and Prihasto Setyanto. 2010/03. Low Carbon Agriculture for Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities. In Sustainable and Low-Carbon Development in Indonesia and Asia: Is Indonesia in Good Position Toward Low Carbon Societies?, 12. Hayama, Japan. IGES and Bogor Agriculture University.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2009/11. Climate Change-Proof Disaster Risk Reduction: Prospects and Challenges for Developing Countries. In Natural and Man-Made Disasters: Hazards, Preparedness and Mitigation, edited by M.K. Jha. 449-468. Netherlands. Springer.

Prabhakar, SVRK; Md. Shahid Parwez. 2009/11. Participatory Information Management for Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction. In Natural and Man-Made Disasters: Hazards, Preparedness and Mitigation, edited by M.K. Jha. 22. Netherlands. Springer.

Ancha, Srinivasan; Prabhakar, SVRK and T. Uchida. 2009/08. Measures of adaptation to climatic change and variability (Adaptation Metrics). In Final report to the World Bank Contract No 7145543, 108. The World Bank and IGES.

Prabhakar, SVRK; Mozaharul Alam and Rabi Uzzaman. 2009/07. Small ideas transforming rural lives and livelihoods in river eroded areas of Bangladesh: Case study of Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED award for good practices, 2007. In Case Audy of Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Award for Good Practices, 50. Hayama, Japan. IGES.

Prabhakar, SVRK; Ling, Frank Hiroshi and Ancha, Srinivasan. 2009/06. The Future of Biofuels in the Future Climate Regime. p.8. Hayama, Japan. IGES.

Prabhakar, SVRK and Ancha, Srinivasan. 2009/06. Financing and Governing Adaptation and Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction. In IGES Briefing Notes on the Post-2012 Climate Regime, p.8. Hayama, Japan. IGES.

Prabhakar, SVRK; Ancha, Srinivasan. 2009/04. Climate change risk reduction: decision making in uncertainty. In Disaster management: Global challenges and local solutions, edited by R .Shaw and R.R. Krishnamurthy. 166-191. Chennai, India. Universities Press India Limited.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2007/11. Climate Change Implications for Sustainable Development: Need for Holistic and Inclusive Policies in Agriculture, Land, Rural Development, Desertification, and Drought: Need for Holistic and Inclusive Policies in Agriculture, Land, Rural Development, Desertification, and Drought. In Review of the Implementation Status of the Outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development -, 27. Bangkok. UNESCAP.

Proceedings

Le, Huong Thi Thu; Prabhakar, SVRK; Tsurita, Izumi and Okayama, Toshinao. 2010/01. Training Needs Assessment for Scientific Capacity Development of the Trainers and Policy-Makers for Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Asia and the Pacific. Bangkok, Thailand. IGES-Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN).

Prabhakar, SVRK; Mark Svoboda; R. Shaw; Sano, Daisuke and Tsurita, Izumi. 2010/01. Defining and monitoring drought using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in India: An opportunity for climate change adaptation. Mito, Ibaraki. ICAS, Ibaraki University.

Book / Report

Ancha, Srinivasan; Tamura, Kentaro; Zusman, Eric; Prabhakar, SVRK; Muzones, Maricor De Leoz and Fukuda, Koji. 2008/11. houkokusho better air quality 2008 pre-event kikou ni yasashii ajia no koutsuusennryaku co-benefit no shougai kokufuku ni mukete.

Ancha, Srinivasan; Tamura, Kentaro; Zusman, Eric; Prabhakar, SVRK; Muzones, Maricor De Leoz and Fukuda, Koji. 2008/10. Proceeding of “IGES-NIES-UN ESCAP Policy Forum on Towards a Copenhagen Consensus: Opportunities and Challenges”.

Ancha, Srinivasan and Prabhakar, SVRK. 2008/08. houkokusho energy anzen hosho to 2013 nen ikou no kikouhendouwakugumi ni kakawaru hikoushikitaiwa.

Ancha, Srinivasan; Tamura, Kentaro; Zusman, Eric; Prabhakar, SVRK; Muzones, Maricor De Leoz and Fukuda, Koji. 2008/04. houkokusho ajia ni okeru kikoutaisaku no cc-benefit ni kansuru nichibei workshop.

Ancha, Srinivasan; Prabhakar, SVRK and Uchida, Toshihiro. 2008/04. Proceeding of “The Expert Consultation on Adaptation Metrics”.

Book Chapter/Section

Ancha, Srinivasan; Tamura, Kentaro; Zusman, Eric; Prabhakar, SVRK; Muzones, Maricor De Leoz and Fukuda, Koji. 2008/. Policy Recommendations. In Asian Development Bank Mini-Stern Review,

Ancha, Srinivasan; Tamura, Kentaro; Zusman, Eric; Prabhakar, SVRK; Muzones, Maricor De Leoz and Fukuda, Koji. 2008/. A Review of Sustainable Development Policy for Climate Chang. In Asian Development Bank Mini-Stern Review,

Elder, Mark; Prabhakar, SVRK; Romero, Jane and Matsumoto, Naoko. 2008/06. ajia ni okeru bio nenryo no mitoushi to kadai: seisaku heno eikyou. In アジア太平洋の未来戦略：気候政策と持続可能な開発の融合を目指して, p93-116. Hayama. IGES.

Elder, Mark; Prabhakar, SVRK; Romero, Jane and Matsumoto, Naoko. 2008/06. Prospects and Challenges of Biofuels in Asia: Policy Implications. In Climate Change Policies in the Asia-Pacific: Re-Uniting Climate Change and Sustainable Development, p105-131. Hayama. IGES.

Non peer reviewed articles

Prabhakar, SVRK and Elder, Mark. 2010/09. baionenryo ha kanarazushimo aku deha nai. In UNU Our World 2.0, Tokyo, Japan. UNU.

Prabhakar, SVRK and Elder, Mark. 2010/09. Not all biofuels are bad: A rural India case. In UNU Our World 2.0, 5. Tokyo, Japan. UNU Our World 2.0.

Prabhakar, SVRK and Elder, Mark. 2008/11. baionenryo to indo no noson kaihatsu: andora puradeshu shu ni okeru kanmin patonashippu. In IGESニュースレターWhat's New From IGES, p3. Hayama, Japan. IGES.

Prabhakar, SVRK and Elder, Mark. 2008/11. Biofuels and Rural Development in India: Public-Private Partnerships in Andhra Pradesh. In What is New from IGES, p3. Hayama, Japan. IGES.

Research reports & Occasional papers

Tamura, Kentaro; Nishioka,Shuzo; Ibarra Gené, Enrique; Zusman, Eric; Sutomo, Heru; Muzones, Maricor De Leoz; Fukuda, Koji; Siagian, Ucok WR; Prabhakar, SVRK; Suryahadi; Las, Irsal; Unadi, Astu; Setyant, Prihasto; Aoyagi-Usui, Midori; Kolopaking, Lala; Lee, Yok-shiu; Panya, Opart and Watabe, Atsushi. 2010/03. Is Indonesia in a Good Position to Achieve Sustainable Low Carbon Development?: Opportunities, Potentials and Limitations. 94. Hayama, Japan. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies.

Working Papers

Prabhakar, SVRK and Fukuda, Koji. 2010/11. Promoting Risk Insurance in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Convergence Approach for the Future Climate Regime. In IGES Working Paper Series, 14. Hayama, Japan. IGES.

PR Materials

Sano, Daisuke; Elder, Mark and Prabhakar, SVRK. 2008/06. Environmental impacts of economic integration on Asian Agriculture: Policy options, challenges and opportunities for organic agriculture. Bonn, Germany. IFOAM.

Media coverage

John McGarrity and Prabhakar, SVRK. 2009/05. Indian election unlikely to alter climate policy. 12 May 2009.

Presentations

Prabhakar, SVRK and Le, Huong Thi Thu. 2011/01. Training needs assessment for mainstreaming adaptation in agriculture and related water sectors:. At Training Needs Assessment Meeting. 31st Jan 2011. Bangkok, Thailand.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2010/12. Climate Change and Developing Countries. At Nagoya University Global Environmental Leaders Program. Nagoya, Japan.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2010/10. Best case example of adaptation for developing countries: A framework. At JICA Training Course on Climate Change Adaptation. 6th October 2010. Tsukuba, Japan.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2010/02. Low carbon agriculture for Indonesia: Challenges and opportunities. At Sustainable and Low-Carbon Development in Indonesia and Asia: Is Indonesia in good position toward Low Carbon Societies?. , February 17, 2010. Bogor, Indonesia.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2009/11. Climate Change and Developing Countries. At Nagoya University Global Environmental Leaders Program (NUGELP) Lecture Series on Climate Change Policies. 2009/11. Nagoya, Japan.

Hamanaka, Hironori, eds; Mori, Hideyuki, eds; Scheyvens, Henry; Tamura, Kentaro; Zusman, Eric; Prabhakar, SVRK; Fukuda, Koji and Matsumoto, Kyoko. 2009/11. アジアと気候変動 [Asia and Climate Change]. At Ministery of Environment, Government of Japan, Tokyo, Japan. 14 October 2009. Tokyo, Japan.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2009/11. Agriculture and Low Carbon Society: Some Preliminary Thoughts. At S6 study meeting, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tamachi Campus. 30 November 2009. Hayama, Japan.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2009/11. Climate change and developing countries. At Nagoya University Global Environmental Leaders Program, Nagoy University, Nagoya, Japan. 16 November 2009. 16 November 2009. Nagoya.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2009/11. Understanding drought and Its management: A case study of India. At Asia Pacific Initiative (API)-Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (DMHA) Training Course, 3rd November 2009, Video Conference between UNU, AIT, and The University of Hawaii. 3rd November 2009. Tokyo.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2009/10. Mainstreaming adaptation into development: Everybody's business is nobody's business. AtPaper presented at IGES-TERI Asia Pacific Policy Dialog on Post 2012, 22-23 October, New Delhi, India. 2009. Hayama.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2009/10. Good Practices of Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Nations. At JICA Training Course on Adaptation for Climate Change, Ichigaya, Tokyo, Japan. 7th October 2009.

Prabhakar, SVRK and Kobashi, Takuro. 2009/08. Monitoring Progress of Climate Change Adaptation: The Use of Adaptation Metrics. At Inception Workshop on Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture and Water Sectors 10-11 August 2009, Ballroom 2, Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 10-11 August 2009. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2009/08. Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Water Sectors: Current Status, Issues and Challenges in the Asia Region. At Inception Workshop on Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture and Water Sectors 10-11 August 2009, Ballroom 2, Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 10-11 August 2009. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2009/06. Developing Higher Educational Programs on Adaptation: Some Insights. At UNU-ISP- IR3S Consultation Conference on Role of Higher Education in Adapting to Climate Change. 10-12 June 2009. UNU, Tokyo, Japan.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2009/05. Adaptation to cliamte change: Principles, frameworks and metrics. At UNU International Course on Global Change and Sustainability. 18 May 2009. Tokyo.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2008/10. Financing and Governing Adaptation in a Future Climate Regime: Issues, Perspectives and Way Forward. At IGES-NIES-UN ESCAP Policy Forum on Towards a Copenhagen Consensus: Opportunities and Challenges, 9-10 October 2008, Hotel El Inn, Kyoto, Japan. 9-10 October 2008. Hayama, Japan.

Prabhakar, SVRK and Elder, Mark. 2008/08. GHG reduction potential of biofuels in Asia: Issues and policy implications. At Energy security and climate change: Issues, strategies and options, 6-8 August 2008, Bangkok, Thailand. 6-8 August 2008. Bangkok, Thailand.

Prabhakar, SVRK and Ancha, Srinivasan. 2008/08. Metrics for Measuring Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture Sector. At International Symposium on Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 25-30 August 2008.

Prabhakar, SVRK. 2008/08. Bioenergy and Biofuels: Is There a Future in a Future Climate Policy?. At Policy Forum on Integrating Asia’s Concerns on Energy Security into the Post-2012 Climate Regime. 7-8 August 2008, Bangkok.

Prabhakar, SVRK and Elder, Mark. 2007/12. Do biofuels reduce greenhouse gasses or save energy?: Review of Life Cycle Assessment Studies of Biofuels and Applications to Asia. At IGES In-house seminar. 14 December 2007. Hayama, Japan.

Elder, Mark; Prabhakar, SVRK; Romero, Jane; Elder, Mark; Prabhakar, SVRK and Romero, Jane. 2007/11. Biofuel Utilization Strategies to Promote Sustainable Development. At 4th Asia DME Forum, Kitakyushu, Japan.. 12-14 Nov 2007. Kitakyushu.