The hub is hosted by the Transdisciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies (TRCSS) at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Launched in 2016, The South Asia hub is part of the STEPS Pathways to Sustainability Global Consortium .
Steps South Asia Projects
Steps South Asia Publications
Key south asia hub events
Prof. Pranav N. Desai (Hub Director) inaugurating the launch event Conference: Pathways to Sustainable Urbanisation New Delhi, India, January 2016
Workshop: Climate Change and Uncertainty from Above and Below
Launch of the South Asia Sustainability Hub & Knowledge Network New Delhi, India, January 2016
Meet the Team
Prof Pranav N. Desai
Project Director | Professor, Centre for Studies in Science Policy (CSSP), School of Social Sciences, JNU
dpranav@hotmail.com
Prof Dinesh Abrol
Coordinator | Professor, Transdisciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies (TRCSS), JNU
dinesh.abrol@gmail.com
Prof Ritu Priya
Faculty member | Professor, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health (CSMCH)
ritupriyajnu@gmail.com
Prof Ramila Bisht
Faculty member | Professor, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health (CSMCH)
ramila.bisht@gmail.com
Prof Atul Sood
Faculty member | Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD)
atulsood61@gmail.com
Prof Milap Punia
Faculty member | Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD)
milap.punia@gmail.com
Prof Sucharita Sen
Faculty member | Professor, CSRD
ssen.jnu@gmail.com
Dr Bikramaditya Choudhary
Faculty member | Assistant Professor, CSRD
bkcjnu@gmail.com
Dr Pradeep Shinde
Faculty member | Assistant Professor, Centre for Informal sector & Labour Studies (CIS&LS)
pradeeppradeeplse@hotmail.com
Vikas Bajpai
Faculty member | Assist. Professor, CSMCH
drvikasbajpai@gmail.com
Dr. Pravin Kushwaha
Post-Doctoral Resarch Associate & Sustainability Hub Administrator, Centre for Studies in Science Policy (CSSP)
trcssjnu@gmail.com
Other researchers & students
View a list of independent researchers and students involved in hub projects
The South Asia Sustainability Hub & Knowledge Network (SASH&KN) has three broad missions: education, research and outreach. It aims to develop a growing network of institutions and people committed to exploring pathways to sustainability in South Asia. It also aims to create a knowledge repository on sustainability, and act as a source for policy intervention and response in public discourse.
Global Comment
Africa
Rethinking transformative pathways to equitable growth in Kenya: key research options for the Kenya’s Newton Utafiti FundChina
Learning across continents on sustainable transformations: a visit from China to AfricaEurope
Research, convening and bridging: sharing insights from the ISSC’s Transformative Knowledge NetworksLatin America
Using a “farmers’ jury” to see Nicaragua’s food system from rural perspectivesNorth America
How rethinking local people’s agency could help navigate Xochimilco’s troubled waters