Dr. Prajna Paramita Mishra, Associate Professor at the School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, is part of a team that’s been awarded £56,593 by the International Strategy Fund at the University of Leeds, UK. The team includes experts from India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, working together on the project “Navigating Peri Urban Turbulence across water-food-climate challenges in South Asia.”
Dr. Prajna Paramita Mishra
The team is composed of the following members:
Dr. Paul Hutchings, University of Leeds
Dr. Prajna Paramita Mishra, University of Hyderabad
Dr. Snehalatha Mekala, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad
Dr. Prativa Poudel, Kathmandu University
Dr. Mahbub Ul Alam, International Centre for Diarrheal Research, Bangladesh
This groundbreaking research explores how water, climate, and food systems interact in peri-urban areas, introducing “peri-urban turbulence” as a key analytical lens. The team will investigate thresholds where systems shift from functioning to crisis, comparing Kathmandu, Hyderabad, and Dhaka’s unique local conditions.
Congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Prajna Paramita Mishra and team members.