Prof. Pradeep Nair

Central University of Himachal Pradesh, India

Pradeep Nair is presently a Senior Research Fellow in Earth System Governance Project, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden and 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. He is an Elected Fellow of Royal Anthropological Institute of United Kingdom and Ireland (RAI), Royal Asiatic Society, London and a Fellow of Royal Geographical Society, London. He is affiliated as a Global Assessor with the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH).

He is working as a Professor of New Media Studies at Central University of Himachal Pradesh, India. He is also the Director Research of the University. 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 and an Expert of European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) action -CA 22122 [WG5], CA 21166 [WG4], CA 22162 [WG3].

He is 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.

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.

He is an Expert of the United Nations Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment and is on the Roster of Experts of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He is a Global Outreach – Contributing Member of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and an International Associate of American Sociological Association (ASA).

He is a member of the Dissertation Award Committee of the Academic Council on the United Nations System for year 2026 and is in the Judging Panel of Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Fellowship Program 2025 aims to accelerate the transformative potential of the next generation of change-makers using foresight as a key tool to envision inclusive and equitable futures globally. He serves as a Grant Reviewer for the National Sea Grant Office, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce; National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), United Kingdom (UK); UKRI Science and Technology Facilities Council Peer Review College (PRC); National Science Foundation (NSF), United States; European Science Foundation (ESF), France; and Royal Geographical Society, London. He is an External Reviewer in selecting research proposals for funding for Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) Capacity Development Committee under the Scientific Capacity Development Programme (CAPaBLE).