Asmita Bhardwaj, PhD (Cornell University, NY, US)

Independent

Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

Dissertation: Genetically Modified Cotton, Agrarian Crisis and India’s Emerging Economy

Semi-Finalist, Presidential Management Internship-2002 (for US Federal Service)

Committee: Alnoor Ebrahim (Environment/Harvard), Ambuj Sagar (Climate Change/ IIT-D)

Certificate course: Quantitative Techniques, Development Evaluations, M and E Systems (In progress),

Work Experience

• Building research program on sustainable farm livelihoods and urbanization

• Capacity Building of Masters and Undergrad Planning program (IIT Level), teaching, collaborations. Studios-Goa,Konkan

Chapter Writing Consultant. Transparency and Accountability Project. Aug-September 2008

Results for Development and Brookings Institute. Washington DC, USA

Countries worked in: Canada, Germany, Finland, US, Ethiopia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kenya

Research Associate. Economic Policy Unit. September 2004-2006

Ford Foundation JFM Project and Uttar Pradesh World Bank Biodiversity Project

• Conducted PRA exercises, prepared micro-plans, proposals micro enterprise development for JFM villages in Haryana and assisted biodiversity planning

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Bonn, Germany

• Worked on energy as an emerging issue for the climate convention

• Center for Science and Environment, Delhi, India

• Worked on State of India’s Environment reports

1. Evaluating World Bank Aid in Agriculture Research and Extension projects in Africa”. Paper. Uma Lele, and Asmita Bhardwaj. To be submitted to Food Policy /PNAS, 2016

2. “From Master Plans to Local Area Plans: Understanding State-society relations”. Asmita Bhardwaj. Book chapter forthcoming in “Public Participation in India”. Cambridge Scholar Press, 2015

7. “Measuring Policy Coherence amongst the MEAs and MDGs”. Anantha Kumar Duraiappah and Asmita Bhardwaj. International Institute of Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, Canada. July 2007

8. Economic and Ecological Risks, the Second Green Revolution and the Challenge of Climate Change: The case of Vidharbha, Eastern Maharashtra”. Asmita Bhardwaj. Paper published in proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference on Political Economy, IIT- Roorkee, (2012)

• Understanding Joint Forest Management: Case Study Maharashtra. Asmita Bhardwaj and Vinayak Sawashe. Paper presented at First South Asian Conference of Property Rights, Law and Resources. National Law School, Bangalore. September, 2015.

• The Making of Smart Cities. GIFT and Palava. Asmita Bhardwaj. Paper accepted but not presented at Indian Building Congress, Delhi, July, 2015 (travelling)

• Enabling Urban Spaces and Spatial Planning. Asmita Bhardwaj. Paper presented at on Interrogating Disability: Theory and Practice, Institute of Development Studies, Kalkutta, 2012

• Livelihoods in Rainfed Areas: The Challenge of Climate Change. Asmita Bhardwaj. Paper presented at 2^nd National Conference on Climate Change held at IIT-Delhi, 2011

• Course chat: Bachelor of Planning Course. Asmita Bhardwaj and Sabir Ali. Tribune, 2011. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110706/jobs.htm

  Gearing Up for greater Urbanisation. Asmita Bhardwaj. One World Foundation. August 20^th, 2015. http://southasia.oneworld.net/features/gearing-up-for-greater-urbanisation-in-india#.Ve0hshGqqko

• Evaluating World Bank Aid in Agriculture. Paper. For Professor Uma Lele, former Senior Advisor, World Bank, Washington DC, 2015. USD 3000

• “Measuring Policy Coherence amongst the MEAs and MDGs”. Anantha Kumar Duraiappah and Asmita Bhardwaj. International Institute of Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, Canada. July 2007. USD 4000

• Earth Negotiations Bulletin. A Special Report on Selected Side Events at the Second Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 2) and Twelfth Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), November, 2006, Nairobi, Kenya. USD 3000

• Earth Negotiations Bulletin. Special Report on Selected Side Events at COP 11 & Kyoto Protocol COP/MOP 1. November 2005, Montreal, Canada. USD 3000

• Earth Negotiations Bulletin. UNFCCC Workshop on workshops on synergies and cooperation with other conventions. Espoo, Finland, July, 2003. USD 1500

• Earth Negotiations Bulletin. High-level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).New York, US. May, 2005. USD 1500

• Bhardwaj, A (1999). “Enterprise Development in Haryana-Adding value to local livelihoods”. Report submitted to Ford Foundation and presented to the State Level Working Group for Joint Forest Management. Haryana, India, August 1999

  Invited Special Lectures, Guest Lectures, Seminar and Presentations

• Grants and Awards

12. Amity University Chancellor’s Grant $ 50 and Founder President Scholarship, Amity Car, 2010-2011

17. Departmental Grant, Cornell University, US, 2009 (USD 2000)

18. Research Grants, Mario Eianudi Center, Cornell University, US 2004, 2005 (USD 1200, 1500)

23. $32,000 pa Masters Scholarship, 2 year course at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Scholarship-2000 (Unable to avail)

24. Masters Scholarship, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA, 2000(Declined).

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