Details of External Research Funding Obtained

Industry-or Government sponsored R&D projects

· Issues and Strategies Required for EIP Implementation in Ulsan, South Korea - Identified Based on Multi-actor Group Questionnaire Survey (2009) –Funded by BRAINPOOL Programme, Government of Korea - Sudhakar Yedla and Hung-Suck Park, Ulsan EIP Center, University of Ulsan, South Korea.

Responsibility : Lead Author

· Book Writing Proposal on “URBAN TRANSPORTATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT – Issues, Alternatives and Policy Analysis”, Funded by IGIDR and Published by Narosa Publishers, India – Funds drawn from research projects funded by Sida.

Responsibility : Project Leader and Author

· Scoping Paper for the Establishment of a UNESCAP Eco-City Development Award (2008), A consultancy project funded by ESD Division of UN-ESCAP, Bangkok

Responsibility : Lead Author

· Strategies for promotion of energy efficient and emission reduction technologies in urban transport sector in selected Asian countries – A multinational research project funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) under the scheme of Asia Regional Research Programme on Energy, Environment and Climate Change Phase II (ARRPEEC Phase III) – Work involved Air quality modeling from non-point sources

Responsibility : Project Director (leader) (2002-2007)

· Analysis of technological alternatives for mitigating environmental emissions from the urban transport system in selected Asian countries – A multinational research project funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) under the scheme of Asia Regional Research Programme on Energy, Environment and Climate Change Phase II (ARRPEEC Phase II)

Responsibility : Project Investigator (1998-2001)

· “Socio-Economic Analysis and Policy Implications of the Roles of Agriculture in Developing Countries” – ‘Role of Agriculture’ in short, funded by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Responsibility : In-charge for the Module on Environment (leader) (2002-2003)

· “Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): Estimation and Selection of Economically Feasible Abatement Methodology” funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India under the scheme of “Fast track proposal for Young Scientists 2000-2001”

Responsibility : Principal Investigator (leader) (2001-2003)

Capacity Building / Training Programmes

· EETCPN Environmental Economics Training Program for the Private Corporate Sector under The World Bank’s EERC Project

Responsibility : Program Coordinator (leader) (June/July, 2000)

· Environmental Economics Training Programme under the sponsorship of the World Bank’s Environmental Management Capacity Building Project, held at IGIDR, Mumbai

Responsibility : Program Coordinator (leader) (July 13-16, 2000)

Academic Programmes/Conferences/Workshops

· Co-organizer for the workshop on Mumbai Urban Observatory, organized under the UK-India Joint Network on Sustainable Cities and Funded by Research Council UK. This workshop was actively supported by IGIDR, TISS, IIPS and IIT Mumbai (5-6 December 2016)

· Coordinator, IGIDR Silver Jubilee Conference on Energy and Environment – “Cities and Sustainability”, 29-30 October 2013, IGIDR, Mumbai

· Organizing Committee Member, International Conference on Economic Instruments for Water Resources Management to be held on 9-10 January 2009 by IGIDR, Mumbai, India

· Organizing Committee Member, “How to Bring the Global Concerns into Urban Context”, Organized by the Urban Environmental Management group of IGES, JAPAN at the International Open Science Meeting of International Human Dimensions Program (IHDP), Bonn, Germany 10-13 October 2005

· Organized a Brainstorming/Inceptions Workshop on “Policies for the promotion of energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies in urban transportation sector in India, 19^th November, 2003, IGIDR, Mumbai, India

· Organizing Committee Member, Symposium on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, IGIDR, 6 – 7 July 2003.

· Organizing Committee Member, Inception workshop of Role of Agriculture (ROA) project funded by Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), IGIDR, Mumbai, India, 21-22 September 2002.

· Organizing Committee Member for the session “Energy Policy Issues and Power Sector Reforms” and “Environmental Management: Local and Global issues” in the “International Symposium on Development Policies for the Next Millennium” being held at IGIDR in July’00.

Industry-or Government-sponsored consulting assignments

- Independent evaluator for the Sustainable Urban Transportation Program (SUTP) of UNDP India Office, Delhi (2017)

Responsibility : National Consultant

- Review of a book titled “Contemporary Issues in Sustainable Development: An Interdisciplinary Approach”, Routledge Publishers (2016)

Responsibility : Reviewer

- Review of Pedagogical Course on Solid Waste Management developed by National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal, Indian Institute of Technology IIT-Kharagpur and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India

Responsibility: Reviewer

- “Outcome Evaluation of the Country Program Action Plan (CPAP) 2013-17” for UNDP-India, (along with Ian Holland and Pradeep Sharma), UNDP India Office, Delhi (2016).

Responsibility : National consultant

- “Mid Term Review of the Country Program Action Plan (CPAP) 2013-17” for UNDP-India, (along with Ian Holland), UNDP India Office, Delhi (2015).

Responsibility : National Consultant

- Development of Analytical Paper on Sustainable Industrialization and Provision of Infrastructure in India to help Government of India on International negotiations for SDGs, UNDP, India office

Responsibility : Lead Consultant (June 2014 – August 2014)

- Evaluation of Malé Declaration on Control and Prevention of Air Pollution and Its Likely Trans-boundary Effects for South Asia (An inter-governmental agreement Implemented by SACEP), UNEP – RRC.AP

Responsibility : Independent Evaluator (December 2012-April 2013)

- Design of a project to conduct Macro-Economic Impacts Assessment of Climate Change for Bangladesh (Mini Stern Report) under the Asian Development Banks (ADB) Technical Assistance Project - Strengthening the Implementation of Climate Change Action Plan for Bangladesh.

Responsibility : International Consultant (Environmental Economist) August 2013-Oct 2014

- Development of Analytical Paper on Sustainable Transportation and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in India to help Government of India on International negotiations for SDGs, UNDP, India office

Responsibility : Lead Consultant (June 2013 – January 2014)

- Design and Development of Hazardous Landfill Site for Bhilai Steel Plant, Raipur, India for HMR Environmental Consultants, Dubai and Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), Raipur, India

Responsibility : Team Leader (March 2012 – till date)

- Design and Development of Garraf Sanitary Landfill in Iraq, for HMR Environmental Engineering Consultants, Sultanate of Oman

Responsibility : Team Leader (Dec 2011 – March 2012)

- Cleaner Mobility in Urban Areas, Incremental cost analysis and Development of full project proposal for GEF, for the Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India and UNDP

Responsibility : Incremental cost expert/consultant (February 2006 –March 2007)

- Socio-Economic Impact Assessment and Development of Relocation & Rehabilitation Plan for a Bauxite Mining and Alumina Refinery Unit at Lanjigarh, Orissa, India funded by Tata AIG Risk Management Services Ltd., India

Responsibility : Project Coordinator (leader) (2001-2002)

- Evolution of Environment in Mumbai, A Commission paper from Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan

Responsibility : Lead Author (leader) (2002)