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Prof. Biswanath Dash

Associate Professor,
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), Disaster Studies, Science and Technology Studies (STS)
K 131, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Kapra MandaL, Dist.-Medchal-500 078, Telangana, India.

Research projects

      On Going Project:

 

   Co-PI, Structured Dialogue for Sustainable Water Governance, funded by the Department of    Science and Technology, Government of India 

 

      Completed Projects:

 

  1. Consultant, Hydro SOS for the GBM Basin, funded by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva 

 

  1. Consultant, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) measures Mainstreaming within Government Departments, (2019-20) funded by AP HRDI (Govt. of AP) and UNDP 

 

  1. Consultant, A Study of Early Warning System at the District/Local Level (2019), funded by the AP HRDI (Govt. of AP) and UNDP. 

 

  1. PI, A Study of Disaster Management Plans in India, (2017-19) funded by BITS Pilani. 

 

  1. PI, Evacuation Policies in India: Cyclone Phailin and Hudhud (2014-15), funded by Jamsetji Tata Trusts, TISS Mumbai. 

 

  1. Co-PI, Impact Assessment of Community Based Disaster Risk Management (2013), funded by the Cord Aid India. 

 

  1. Co-PI: Need Assessment for Uttarakhand Flood affected People, (2013), funded by the Tata Relief Committee (TRC)

 

  1. Consultant, Disaster Warning System for Andaman and Nicobar, (2012) funded by the Govt. of Andaman and Nicobar

 

  1. Faculty in Charge (FIC) National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP), (2007-2012) Component C involving 13 coastal states/UT, 2007-12 funded by the World Bank and the Government of India.  

 

  1. National Consultant, Vulnerability Assessment and Multi-Hazard Early Warning System, (2006), funded by UNDP and Multi-Donors including European Union 

 

  1. Researcher, Preparedness Index for Disaster Management Organizations (2005), funded by the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), New Delhi.  

 

  1. PI, Measuring Community Preparedness (2003-04), funded by the Provention Consortium and the World Bank.