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 Ritu Priya
Project Director | Professor, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health (CSMCH)
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Prof Dinesh Abrol
Coordinator | Professor, Transdisciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies (TRCSS), JNU
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Prof Pranav N. Desai
Professor, Centre for Studies in Science Policy (CSSP), School of Social Sciences, JNU
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Prof Ramila Bisht
Faculty member | Professor, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health (CSMCH)
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Prof Atul Sood
Faculty member | Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD)
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Prof Milap Punia
Faculty member | Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD)
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Prof Sucharita Sen
Faculty member | Professor, CSRD
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Dr Bikramaditya Choudhary
Faculty member | Assistant Professor, CSRD
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Dr Pradeep Shinde
Faculty member | Assistant Professor, Centre for Informal sector & Labour Studies (CIS&LS)
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Vikas Bajpai
Faculty member | Assist. Professor, CSMCH
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Dr. Pravin Kushwaha
Post-Doctoral Resarch Associate & Sustainability Hub Administrator, Centre for Studies in Science Policy (CSSP)
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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.
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