Dipayan Dey
About Dipayan's Work
Resume: Dr. Dipayan Dey
Contact phone – 0091-9903181171 (Personal) & 0091-9830549949 (Official)
Email: chair@safeinch.org (Official) & drdipayandey@gmail.com (Personal)
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
An adept professional with more than a decade of comprehensive experience in tertiary teaching of Plant Ecology and Environmental Science and 25 years of acumen in environmental research, planning and ecosystem management towards sustainable environment development in global south.
Supervising action-research programs on Natural Resource Management; Habitat Evaluation and Restoration Ecology, Strategic Impact Assessment Studies, Biodiversity Indexing, Agricultural Carbon Sequestration, Downscaling Climate Impact, Hazard Mitigation, Risk Analysis and Adaptive Mitigation through Community Based Interventions.
Commendable work and experimentation in neo-economic conservation paradigm of ‘Biorights’ of commons in five South Asian countries.
Expertise in research designing, developing action plan or organizing activities and resolving procedural/ logistical problems as appropriate to the completion timeline of project objectives.
An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills & honed analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities. Possess a flexible & detail oriented attitude.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
University Courses
PhD (Forest Biotechnology) “Physiological Studies on Aspects of Climate Impacts on Ageing in Broadleaf Species of East Bhutan” from T. M Bhagalpur University in 2000-2003.
M Phil: Dissertation in “Ecosystem Services and Natural Resource Management in Foothill Forests of Bihar” from T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bihar in 1995-97
M Sc (Environmental Science) from T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bihar in 1985-87.
B Sc (Honors) in Plant Sciences from T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bihar in 1981-84.
Short Courses
Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education & Research from IGNOU, India in 1994.
UGC Summer Course on Current Trends in Environmental Research, Delhi University, New Delhi, 2004
Diploma in Rural Economics & Statistics from Banker’s Institute for Rural Development, Lucknow, India 2007
Renewable Energy Soln. Designing and Commissioning: Gujarat Energy Research Institute, Ahmadabad 2017
International Courses
Courses in GIS-RS and Natural Resource Management from Renewable Natural Resource Research Center, M/O Agriculture & Forest, Royal Government of Bhutan 2002, and in USA 2003 organized by UNEP
International Courses on Sustainable Environment Development and Coastal Research UNU & Tokyo Univ. 2004
Short course on Strategic Impact Assessment, from IAIA (USA) in Dept. of Forest Sciences, Kangwon National University, Korea 2007, CAS China 2011 and RSHU St. Petersburg Russia 2016
Short Course on ‘Natural Resource Assessment and Conservation Prodigy’ WRI, Washington, USA 2010.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member representative, United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)
Member Observer, UNFCCC, UNIDO and UNCCCD
Member representative, CSO-GEF Network, Global Environmental facility, World Bank
Member, Natural Resource Management Working group, Planning Commission of India
Member in Executive Council, National Council for Sustainable Development & Climate Change, India
Member in Council National Academy of Agricultural Research & Management, Hyderabad India
Executive member: National Natural Resource Management Council, NABARD, India
Member in Advisory Council, Vigyan Prasar, Deptt of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
Member in National Disaster Reduction Council of India
Fellow of Royal Society for Protection of Nature, Bhutan
Gratis member: Society for Restoration Ecology USA & Society for Wetland Scientists International USA
Associate of International Association for Studies in Commons(IASC), USA
Associate of International Congress for Chemistry and Environment (ICCE), India
Associate of International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), USA
Associate of International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) University of Nebraska – Lincoln. USA
RESEARCH APPLICATIONS & SKILL-CARD since 2002 till 2019 (18 years)
Managing various research projects under the aegis of UNEP, UNDP, UNFPA, IUCN, ILEC ()Japan), DFID (UK), British Ecological Society, APN-GCR Japan, IPSI-IGES Japan, Korea Green Foundation, Japan Water Forum, IWMI Sri Lanka, USAID, NASA, ICIMOD, CGIAR, Earthwatch Institute, Bhutan Trust Fund, Royal Society for Protection of Nature (Bhutan), National Agricultural Bank for Rural Development (India), Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR) and South Asian Forum for Environment. Important Research Assignments undertaken are as hereunder
Prediction Simulation Modelling (ABM/Predictive/Economic modelling) & Impact Assessment Studies on Ecology of Landslide Landscaping in Eastern Bhutan supported by UNDP and Bhutan Trust Fund for Conservation of Nature. 2002
Community Based Interventions in Habitat Restoration, Inventory Preparation and Conservation of High Altitude Lakes and Wetlands in Eastern Bhutan, supported by UNEP-Bhutan, ILEC-Japan. 2002-04
Assessment Studies on Conservation and Wise-use of Non-timber Forest Products by Pastoral Semi-nomadic Tribes of Eastern Himalayas supported by UNFPA and Bhutan Trust Fund for Conservation of Nature. 2004-05
Fire Disaster Mitigation and Restoration of Forests in Indo-Nepal Border areas, Supported by IUCN, International Disaster Reduction Council and State Govt of Bihar. 2004
Community-ecosystem Approach model for Restoration of Fresh Water Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation in Floodplains and lakes of Indo-Nepal border areas. Supported by Indian Association of Aquatic Biologists, CIFRI and Society for Wetland Scientists International, USA 2005-06
Habitat Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation of East Kolkata Wetlands Ramsar site, supported by British Ecological Society, UK 2006-07
Transforming Nature Services through ‘Biorights of Commons’ as the pro-poor conservation Paradigm for Poverty Alleviation. A Pioneering Study in East Kolkata Wetlands. Sponsored by DFID (UK) and Govt of West Bengal India. 2008-10 (Referred as best practice conservation model in 4th TEEB Report of UNEP)
Community Based Restoration, Regeneration and Reforestation of Depleting Mangrove Forests in Deltaic Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh as a REDD plus Implication sponsored by UNEP Eco Peace Leadership Centre and Yuhan-Kimberley Foundation, Seoul, Korea 2010-11
Bioengineering and River Embankment Stabilization through Community Led Vetiver Plantation and Mangrove Reforestation as an Alternative Livelihood in Climate Vulnerable Coastal Plains of Eastern India. NABARD, India and International Vetiver Network, Australia. 2010-11
Assessing the Potentials of ‘Low Carbon Agro-farming’ Initiatives for Downscaling Climate Impacts in Indian Coastal Ecology, Supported by Korea Green Foundation and SAFE. 2011-12
Rainwater Harvesting, Water and Sanitation Issues in Institutionalizing Community Water Governance towards Abatement of Climate Impacts, supported by Japan Water Forum and SGP-UNDP. 2011-13
In-situ Germplasm Conservation of Indigenous Fine Grain Aromatic Rice of Deltaic West Bengal through System of Rice Intensification and Organic farming. National Biodiversity Board of India, State Agriculture Department, Govt. of West Bengal and NABARD 2011-13
Reducing Landfill Emission in Urban Landscape through Integrated Solid Waste management and promotion of Urban Forestry. CSR Project of VEL Kolkata, 2011-13
Vertical Greens in Urban Landscape towards Conserving Urban Forestry and City Biodiversity, UNHABITAT 2013-2014.
“Promoting Algaculture in Trapped Waters as Sustainable Aquafarming and Adaptive Climate Mitigation in Inundated Coastal Areas”, Supported by Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research, Japan 2012-13
Innovative Jhooming towards Conservation of Forest habitat and wildlife in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh. NABARD, Northeast Regional (subnational) Office, 2014-2016.
Geospatial Scenario Planning Framework in Forest Fire Mitigation in Hindukush Himalayas. Sponsored by ICIMOD, NASA, & USAID 2014-2016
Sustainable Consumption and Production of paper & Textiles. UNEP 10FYP SLE program head for India & Bangladesh 2017-2020.
Socioecological Production Landscape in Northeastern Tribal areas of Arunachal Pradesh, India. International Partnership for Satoyama Initiative, IGES Japan 2018-2020
Community water banking and water resource management in indigenous communities of India and Nepal. Darvish Yu Project of Japan Water Forum, Japan.
Renewable energy usage and Fuel efficacy in periurban and rural community cooking; Usage and capacity building in Adaptive Heat Retentive Cooking Technology. GEF Small Grant Program, UNDP India
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Supervisor and guide for PhD Scholars in T.M. Bhagalpur University of Bihar, K.S State University of Jharkhand and Jadavpur Central University of West Bengal.
Resource Person in International Capacity Building Programme with UN University, Japan in department of Peace and Sustainable Development and International Coastal Research Center, Tokyo University, Japan
Internship on Environmental Planning and management with Dept of Earth & Biological Sciences, Chicago De Paul University, Chicago USA
Associate Professor (12 years) in Environmental Sciences with Premiere Institute of Higher Learning of Bhutan, under Delhi University curriculum (1994 to 2005).
Visiting Faculty - PG Department of Environmental Sciences, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur Bihar India (2005-2007)
Consultant with Entrepreneurship Institution of State Government of Jharkhand in Sustainable Development and Agroenvironmental research (2009 till date)
Chair (Research and Planning): South Asian Forum for Environment [SAFE], a CSO working towards sustainable environment development and poverty alleviation in the Indian ecoregion through community interventions.
KEY DELIVERABLES
Recognizing, designing & implementing action research on restoration ecology and environmental conservation as a decision support to climate-smart natural resource management policy development for , Smallholders.
Developing community led interventions in downscaling climate impacts with especial references to vulnerable ecosystems, facilitating technology cooperation for less water intensive and low emission interventions in primary productivity areas.
Identifying critical gaps in the first generation development plans and conservation prerogatives through research and policy implications towards sustainability with special references to rural commons in global south.
Develop adaptive mitigation plans in disaster prone areas, risk communication and community preparedness through capacity building and foster knowledge economy through awareness generation and stakeholder participation.
Educational curriculum development on applied fields of environmental sciences at tertiary level to cater to issues addressed above in augmenting human resource potentials for abating climate change impacts.
Remaining accountable for nurturing healthy teamwork among co-researchers and colleagues and responding to all problems and queries in a spontaneous manner while executing the same.
AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS
GIZ Inequality Challenge Award – LNOB program, Germany 2018, Berlin Germany
GDN (World Bank & JICA) Most Innovative Development Project Award 2018, New Delhi
Hogan Lovell’s Community Solar Innovation Global Award 2017, Pretoria, South Africa
BRICS Research Award and Grant 2016, St. Petersburg Russia
UNIDO Research & Innovation Award 2015, June 2015 Vienna Energy Forum Vienna.
Developing Country Scientist’s Research Award for World Climate Research Program (WCRP) in Coordinated Regional (subnational) Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX), Brussels Belgium 2013
Federal Grant Award Assistance for Climate Initiative, US Dept of State, USA 2013
Asia Green Award from Korea Green Foundation and Japan water Forum 2012.
International Award from International Association for Feminist Economists, USA 2011
International Environment Eco-Peace Leadership Award from UNEP, 2010-12
Fellow International Visitors Leadership Programme, US State Department, USA 2010.
International Fellowship UN-MERIT, Senegal Africa GLOBELICS International Seminar 2009
Research Award from Imperial College of Science and British Ecological Society, UK 2009
International Research Award from Katholeik University, Leuven, Belgium 2008
International CBS Fellowship, International Association for Impact Assessment USA, 2007
International Research & travel grant : International Disaster Reduction Committee, Davos Switzerland in 2006
Ibaraki Kasumiguara International Medal for Environmental Conservation of Lakes and Wetlands in Changing Climate; Chicago, UNEP, USA in 2003.
UN University International Fellowship for Sustainable Development of Coastal Environment
International Scientists Award from Society for Wetland Scientist, New Orleans, LA, USA in 2003.
International Fellowship for Participating in XII World Forest Conservation Congress, Quebec, Canada, organized by FAO (UN) in 2003.
LIST OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Dey, D T. Gyelthshen & P P Juico (2018)
Enhancing Soil Function by Adaptive Crop Residue Management and Mitigating Emission of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants from Open Burning. Paper published in IPCC workshop proceedings on Status of Climate Science and Technology in Asia, Asian Network on Climate Science & Technology (ANCST), Kualalampur, Malayasia, September 2018
Dey, D (2018)
Hydroponic Aqua-Farming for Building Capacities towards Climate Resilient Agriculture in Indigenous , Smallholders of Indian Eco-Region’. Proceedings of 18th Global Development Conference on ‘Science & Technology Innovations for Development” Global Development Network & World Bank Groups, 22-23 march 2018, New Delhi, India.
Dey, D (2018)
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Dey, D & A. Akhand (2016)
Integrated Alga-Culture in Inundated Coastal Farmlands of Indian Sundarbans as a Sustainable Adaptation for Marginal Communities towards Climate Risk Reduction. Proceedings from EMECS11 Sea Coasts XXVI Joint Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia 22-27 August 2016
Dey, D T. Gyelthshen & P P Juico (2015)
Impacts of Crop Residue Removal for Biomass Energy on Soil Function: Studies to Recommend Climate Adaptive Agro-Waste Management. APN Science Journal: Issue 5, March 2015 ISSN 2185-761x. Pp 57-60.
Dey, D A. Maity & A Arunachalam (2014)
Assessing Bio-Economic Potential of Enteromorpha instestinalis for Sustainable Aqua-Farming in Climate Vulnerable Coastal Indian Sundarbans. APN Science Journal: Issue 5, March 2015 ISSN 2185-761x. Pp 31-32.
Dey, D & A. Maity (2014)
Promoting Algaculture in Trapped Waters as Sustainable Aquafarming and Adaptive Climate Mitigation in Inundated Coastal Areas. APN Science Journal: Issue 4, March 2014 ISSN 2185-761x. Pp 170-173.
Dey, D (2014)
Traditional Organic Farming Sustain In-situ Conservation of Indigenous Rice in Coastal Sundarbans of India: A Conspectus. Journ. Of Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture. 16(3): Pp 15-18.
Dey, D & A. Chatterjee (2013)
Uncertainty Assessment on Agricultural Productivity under Climate Impact using Integrated Multi-method Paradigm – Studies from South Asian Delta; Paper accepted for presentation in CORDEX International Conference on Climate Change, Brussels, Belgium 2013
Dey, D & A. Chatterjee (2013)
Low carbon Cooperation in Regional (subnational) Riparian for Downscaling Climate Impacts: Strategic Assessment Studies in South Asia. Paper accepted for presentation in CORDEX International Conference on Climate Change, Brussels, Belgium 2013
Dey, D & R Gopichandran (2012)
Right to ‘Green Cost’ Ensue Common’s Participation in Sustainable Environment Development, New Delhi. Proceedings of International Conference for Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - jointly organized by NCCSD & ICAR
Dey, D (2011)
Classified Women Labour in Neo-liberal Economy for Employment Guaranty in Rural Areas and Conservational apathy; Proceedings of International Conference of IAFFE 2011, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA.
Dey, D (2010)
Task of Tribal Women in Pastoral Economy and Ecology of Eastern Himalayas: A Case Study on Bhutanese Brokpas Proceedings of International Conference of IAFFE 2010, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA.
Dey, D (2009)
- BIORIGHTS as a Pro-poor Economic Paradigm for Sustainable Environmental Development in Global South; 7th International GLOBELICS Conference on ‘Inclusive Growth, Innovation and Technological Change: education, social capital and sustainable development’, Dakar Senegal. http://globelics2009dakar.merit.unu.edu/papers/1238254042_DD.pdf
Dey, D (2008)
- Sustainable Development and Wastewater in Peri-Urban Wetlands: A Case Study on East Kolkata Wetlands. Water and Urban Development Paradigms – Ed> Feyen, Shannon & Neville. Pub: Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-48334. Pg 441-445. Published from Leuven, Belgium.
Dey, D (2008)
Biorights of Commons for Negating the Negative Link between Poverty and Conservation. Proceedings of Annual World IASCP Conference, UK 2008 http://iasc2008.glos.ac.uk/conference%20papers/papers/D/Dey_124901.pdf
Dey, D (2007)
- Anthropogenic Impacts on Pristine Socio-Ecological Whole-System Facing Directional Changes: Strategic environmental Assessment in Bhutan Himalayas. IAIA 2007 http://www.iaia.org/modx/assets/files/07%20finalpro%20final%20for%20web…
LIST OF PUBLISHED BOOKS
Environment and Life Support System of the Bhutan Himalayas. Eds: Dr Dipayan Dey & Dr Tshering Gyeltshen. Published by Bhutan Trust Fund for Conservation of Nature. 2003
BIORIGHTS: The Conservation Paradigm for Poverty alleviation – A Collection of case studies from South Asia (ISBN 978-81-908391-0-5). Eds: Dr Dipayan Dey & Dr R. Gopichandran. Published by South Asian Forum for Environment in collaboration with Planning Commission of India. 2010
Environmental Impact Assessment Study Reports on Gangetic Creeks near City of Kolkata (ISBN 978-56-908396-0-7). Dey, Dipayan; Published by Center for Environmental Studies, Govt of West Bengal, Kolkata. 2012
Biorights: Challenges, Solutions & Rewards: Perspectives from the Global South. Ed. Dr Dipayan Dey & Dr R Gopichandran. Publisher: Springer (India) Ltd. [ISBN 978-92-990387-1-5]
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTACT DETAILS
OFFICE
RESIDENCE
Postal Address
176A, Vivekananda Park,
Kolkata 700099, West Bengal India
B 43 Survey Park, Kolkata 700075 West Bengal, India
Telephone No
0091 33 24266060
0091 33 24168104
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0091 9830549949
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BIOGRAPHIC DETAILS
Date of Birth
22 November 1963
Marital Status
Married
Passport Number
Z4935395