INDRILA
GUHA
PRINCIPAL
BASANTI DEVI COLLEGE
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Dr. Indrila Guha
Designation: Principal
Institution
(with address) BASANTI DEVI COLLGE
147B, Rash Behari Avenue , Kolkata - 700029
Other
Attachments 1. Member, State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), West Bengal, constituted through Notification by Gazette of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest And Climate Change, Government of India.
2. Former Associate Professor in Economics,
Vidyasagar College for Women (Under Calcutta University)
39,Sankar Ghosh Lane, Kolkata-700006; West Bengal, India
3. Visiting Researcher and Climate SMART ⃰
(Special Multidisciplinary Applied Research Team)
4. Initiative Member - Global Change Program, Jadavpur University
5. SANDEE Research Associate ( www.sandeeonline.org) &
6. Lead Fellow, COHORT-15 (www.lead.org)
Phone Office – 033 – 4064-3558
Mobile No : 91-33-9331022214
Address for
communication 39A/1A, Bose Pukur Road, Kolkata -700042
West Bengal, India
E-mail: (Official ) principal@basantidevicollege.edu.in
(Personal) indrilaguha@hotmail.com
Date of Birth 7th December,1965
Nationality: Indian
Teaching experience Economics at the college under Calcutta University since March 1997.
Field of Interest Environmental Economics and Quantitative Techniques in Economics.
Project Experience/membership 1) Principal Investigator of the Project “Estimation of Tourism Demand in Indian Sundarbans and its contribution to local economy” Sponsored by The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) and located in Global Change Program, Jadavpur University.
OUTCOME:-
Working paper: SANDEE:.
a) Guha Indrila,Ghosh Santadas, ‘Does Tourism Contribute to Local Livelihood? A Case Study of Tourism,Poverty and Conservation in the Indian Sundarbans’ No.26-07
b) Guha Indrila,Ghosh Santadas, Feb 2009,‘A Glimpse of the Tiger:How much are Indians Willing to pay for it?’No.39-09
We had organized the dissemination workshop in June and included stake-holders and civil society, local managers, policy makers and shared our findings.
2) Advisor to WWF – Eastern India on their Sundarban Program.
3) Worked as Case Study Team Leader in the ‘Developing an integrated framework for science policy interactions towards enhanced management of coastal systems in South Asia’ project of Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN).
4) Member, Working Group for Ecological Economics and Sustainability Science, Society for Conservation Biology (SCB), USA and country ambassador too.
5) Member, INSEE(Indian Society for Ecological Economics) and ISEE(International Society for Ecological Economics)
6) Member, Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad
7) Climate Change Leader, West Bengal Under LEAD India Programme (www.lead.org)
8) Lead Fellow COHORT 15(www.lead.org)
9) worked as Principal Investigator of an UGC sponsored project (Major) which deals with Sea level rise and displacement of residents in a island in Sundarbans.
10) Involved in a project funded by Asia pacific network (APN):
‘Coastal Ecosystem and Changing Economic Activities: Challenges for Sustainability Transition along Chinese and South Asian Coasts.’
Academic Qualification:
Ph.D Subject : Economics
Title of the thesis:
‘Impact of wildlife conservation on different socio-economic groups in selected areas of West Bengal – An Evaluation’ Awarded in
December - 2002 Jadavpur University
Publications
Conference proceedings /Book/Journal/
Conference proceedings /Book/Journal/
(contd.)
1. Conference Proceedings: 'A socio-economic study of marine fishermen in West Bengal’ – Conference Volume XVI National Conference of Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (17 -18 Feb, 1996).
2. Conference Proceedings ‘Valuation of Wildlife’ at the International Conference on Challenges to the Social Sciences in the Twenty First Century- Markere University, Kampala, Uganda (25-27 Oct. 2000).
3. Conference Proceedings : ‘Livelihood and Health Impacts of the Climate Change: Community Adaptation Strategies’ 24-26th Aug,2010,organized by Faculty of Public Health, KKU and the co-organizers; WHO, MRC, CSIRO, SEI, WWF, and IUCN, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
4. Proceedings of International Conference on "Managinag Risks to coastal regions For RentAircraft and Communities in a Changinag world" (EMECS'11 - the Seacoasts the XXVI)- Paper Title : "COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES: CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITION "ISBN 978-5-369-01628-2 (print) 978-5-369-01628-2 (online).
5. Paper published on "Economics of Climate Change in the Indian Sundarbans" in Journal :Global Business Review, SAGE Publications, Vol 18, Issue 2, 2017.(eISSN: 09730664 | ISSN: 09721509)
Books/Book Chapter
Guha Indrila and Tuhin K. Das (2003): Economics of Man Animal Conflict – A Lesson for Wildlife Conservation, acb Publications (in collaboration with DSA Centre for Regional Economic Studies, Jadavpur University), Kolkata, India. ( ISBN-10: 8187500158, ISBN-13 : 9788187500155)
Guha Indrila and Tuhin K. Das (2005): “Valuation of Wildlife : A Case Study” in the book ‘Confronting Twenty-first Century Challenges’ Analyses and Re-dedications by National and International Scholars, Volume Two Editors: Ruth Mukama ; Murindwa - Rutanga) published by Faculty of Social Sciences : Makerere University, Uganda. ISBN-: 9970050117.
Guha Indrila,Ghosh Santadas(2009), “Tourism, Local Livelihood and Conservation: A Case Study In Indian Sundarbans”, a chapter in Payment For Ecosystem Services- kumar. P and Muradian. R (ed.), - Oxford University Press.
Guha Indrila, Ghosh Santadas(2011), Chapter 10: “Valuing the Land of Tigers: What Indian Visitors Reveal” a chapter in Environmental Valuation in South Asia -K. Enamul Haque, M. N. Murty & Priya Shyamsundar (Eds.), Cambridge University Press.
‘Reflections of Climate Change Leaders from the Himalayas :Case Studies Summarized’, Published by Lead India and British deputy high Commission, article: ‘People Adapting to Inundation of Islands-A case study in West Bengal’
Guha Indrila, Roy Chandan, Banerji Rajarshi , Roy Joyashree , Bhattacharya Somnath (2012), Adaptation in case of Inundation of Islands: An Exploratory Study from Indian Sundarbans, Mukhopadhyay.A and Ghosh.S.N.(edited),Climate Security: Perceptions, Challenges and Beyond, UGC Academic Staff College, University Of Calcutta.
Journal
Roy Chandan, Guha Indrila (2013), Climate Change induced Migration: A Case Study from Indian Sundarbans, Acumen, Marian Journal of Social Work, Vol 5,Sept 2013 , ISSN 0975-6981
APN Science Bulletin ,Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research , Issue 6 | April 2016.
Attachments with World Bank and other international organizations
Attachments with World Bank and other international organizations
1. Made contributions in preparing final report of Biodiversity Conservation and Socio-Economic Development of the Sunderbans Area of West Bengal :Non-Lending Technical Assistance (NLTA) Programme, World Bank
2. Made contributions in preparing final report of Biodiversity Conservation and Socio-Economic Development of the Sunderbans Area of West Bengal :Non-Lending Technical Assistance (NLTA) Programme, World Bank
3. Attended World Bank Group’s Environment Strategy 2010 and made contributions in developing the note.
4. Attended workshop on ‘Science–Policy Interactions towards Enhanced Management of Coastal Systems in South Asia’ held in Maldives during 24-27 October, 2007.
5. Attended a SANDEE workshop on Policy Analyses for Environmental Economics, 22nd – 24th May 2011, AIT Conference Centre, Pathumthani, Thailand.
6. Participated in World Bank's Delphi Expert Survey as Asian Environmental Valuation experts, dealing with Willingness to Pay for Amazon Forest Preservation.
7. Advisory Board member of World research Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, Bioinfo Publications: ISO 9001:2008 Certified, (http://www.bioinfopublication.org)
8. Made contributions in preparing final report of Asia-Pacific Regional Climate Change Adaptation Assessment (pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADS197.pdf) funded by USAID.
9. Made contribution in APN project ARCP2008-02CMY-David, Region : South Asia.
10. Made contribution as a working member in “Resilience to extreme weather”, Published by : The Royal Society Science Policy Centre report 02/14 , Issued: November 2014 DES3400, ISBN: 978-1-78252-113-6yin
11. Made contributions as a working member in the project “Coastal Ecosystem and Changing Economic Activities and Vulnerabilities along Chinese and South Asian Coasts” - APN Project Reference: ARCP2013-07CMY-ROY / Received: January 2016 / Published online: March 2016 , http://www.apn-gcr.org/resources ,Asia-Pacific
Papers presented
/accepted for presentation in national/
international conferences/workshops
Papers presented
/accepted for presentation in national/
international conferences/workshops
Papers presented
/accepted for presentation in national/
international conferences/workshops
1. Valuation of Wildlife’ Paper presented by co-author Tuhin K. Das at the International Conference on Challenges to the Social Sciences in the Twenty First Century- Markere University, Kampala, Uganda (Oct. 2000).
2. ‘Valuation of Wildlife’ – paper presented in the National Level Conference on Issues in Economic Development - University of Kalyani. West Bengal, India (13-14 Feb. 2003).
3. ‘Valuation of Wildlife – A Case Study’ – paper presented at the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE) held at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC), India (18-20 Dec. 2003).
4. ‘Economics of man-animal conflict: A Cost-Benefit Approach’ – paper presented in the 8th Biennial Scientific Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) held at Montreal, Canada, during 11-14 July, 2004.
5. ‘Valuation of Wildlife’ – paper presented in the 8th Biennial Scientific Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) held at Montreal, Canada, during 11-14 July, 2004.
6. Attended APN workshop –LOICZ South Asia regional workshop held at Waikkal, Sri Lanka during 20-22 Oct, 2005.
7. Presented Paper in Ninth Biennial Conference of International Society for Ecological Economics(ISEE )2006, New Delhi, India- ‘Conservation and Tourism : A Case Study in Indian Sundarbans’.
8. Presented Paper in twenty first annual meeting of Society for Conservation Biology, Port Elizabeth, South Africa-1-5th July 2007-‘Impact of Aquaculture on the Mangrove Ecosystem of Indian Sundarbans,-A World Heritage Site: Evaluation and Recommendation’.
9. Attended the second workshop for the Integrated Vulnerability Assessment of Coastal Areas for the LOICZ SEA/EA region in Manila, Philippines during 22-23 Sept, 2007 as nominated observer from South Asia.
10. Attended workshop on ‘Science–Policy Interactions towards Enhanced Management of Coastal Systems in South Asia’ held in Maldives during 24-27 October, 2007.
11. Presented Paper in twenty first annual meeting of Society for Conservation Biology, Port Elizabeth, South Africa-1-5th July 2007-‘Impact of Aquaculture on the Mangrove Ecosystem of Indian Sundarbans,-A World Heritage Site: Evaluation and Recommendation’.
12. Presented Paper in twenty second annual meeting of Society for Conservation Biology, Chattanooga, Tenessee, U.S. July 2008: ‘Women and Wildlife Conservation - A Case Study in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, India’.
13. Presented Paper in twenty third annual meeting of Society for Conservation Biology, Beijing, China. 11-16 July 2009- ‘Tourism, Local Livelihood and Conservation-A Case Study in Indian Sundarbans.’
14. Paper presented at Khon Kaen, Thailand ‘Livelihood and Health Impacts of the Climate Change: Community Adaptation Strategies’ 24-26th Aug,2010,organized by Faculty of Public Health, KKU and the co-organizers; WHO, MRC, CSIRO, SEI, WWF, and IUCN.
15. Paper presented at The Global Land Project (GLP) of the International Geosphere ‐ Biosphere Programme and the International Human Dimensions Programme GLP 2010, at of Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, October 17‐19, 2010: ‘Community Adaptation to Inundation of Islands Induced by Climate Change: An Exploratory Study from Indian Sundarbans, A World Heritage Site’.
16. Attended a SANDEE workshop on Policy Analyses for Environmental Economics, 22nd – 24th May 2011, AIT Conference Centre, Pathumthani, Thailand.
17. Presented paper at International Seminar ‘Higher Education and Inclusive Growth in India; Visions for the Future’ held in Loreto College Kolkata, on November 11, 2011.
18. Presented paper ‘Valuing the Land of Tigers: What Indian Visitors Reveal’ at ‘Resource and Environmental Economics: A Review of Theory and Practice’ Centre for Advanced Studies, Department of Economics Jadavpur University Kolkata, March 2-3, 2012.
19. Attended the Eco Summit 2012 held in Ohio, Columbus, U.S.A. and presented a paper ‘Determining Pragmatic Resettlement Strategies for the First Climate Refugees of India: A case study in Indian Sundarbans’, 30th Sept -5th Oct 2012.
20. Accepted and presented by my UGC_MRP Research Fellow: Poster titled ‘Impact of Climate Change on Poverty and Food Security: A Case Study of Indian Sundarbans' for presentation at the 4th National Research Conference on ‘Climate Change’ organized by Indian Climate Research Network (ICRN) from October 26 to 27, 2013 at IIT-Madras, India
21. Accepted and presented by my UGC_MRP Research Fellow Paper titled ‘Impact of Climate Change on Migration and Livelihood: A Case Study from Indian Sundarbans' for presentation at the Seminar on ‘Remapping Development in India: Alternative Paradigms for 21st Century’ organized by Dept. of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Ravenshaw University from November 13 to 14, 2013 at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, India.
22. Attended Expert Consultation Workshop – Linking Coastal Zone Management to Ecosystem Services in India at Integrated Social Sciences and Economics, Division, NCSCM,Ministry of Environment and Forests,Chennai, 29th January 2014
23. “Economics of Climate Change in the Indian Sundarbans” has been accepted for oral presentation at international conference "Environment, Technology and Sustainable Development: Promises and Challenges in the 21st Century" (ETSD2014) to be held during March 2-4, 2014 at ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior India.
24. Paper Presentation on “Important drivers of Migration and Food insecurity: Evidence from Indian Sundarbans- A vulnerable ecosystem” in the International conference on “Ecosystem Restoration and Livelihood” March 7 - 8, 2018 - Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi.
Administrative
Attachments Administrative positions in Basanti Devi College ( Existing)
Principal / Secretary to the Governing Body.
Chairperson of all sub committees.
Coordinator, Post Graduate Section ,
Administrative Positions in Vidyasagar College for Women ( Previous)
Teacher Representative in Governing Body of ( March 2007- February2012)
Convener, Finance Committee during March 2007- February2012
Convener, Academic sub Committee during March 2007- February2012
Convener, Career advancement Committee, Part time appointment committee, Promotion-Placement subcommittee, Research sub committee
Member IQAC
Coordinator, NAAC Committee
Member, UGC sub committee
President, Students Union 2013, 2014.
University Representative in Governing Body of Victoria College during 2013-2016
University
Assignments Examiner- General, Honours, Term Paper(external)
Head Examiner/Coordinator,Part-3 Honours
Paper Setter
Invigilator
St. Xaviers College-Paper setter and examiner(Honours)
Awards & Achievements/
Nominated at IPBES work programme by renowned International
organization for deliverables
External Reviewer: SANDEE, APN, MoEF
Asia-Pacific Network (APN) CAPaBLE /ARCP Project Proposal
SANDEE Project Proposal
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Project
proposals.
Member, Editorial advisory committee, APN science bulletin ,Asia-
Pacific Network for Global Change Research (issue 6 | April 2016)
Others:-
Recipient of "SWAYAM SIDDHA" Award 2017, for vocational excellence of women by Rotary International District 3291 in association with Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City.
Recipient of the “Indo Global Education Excellence Award” by International Benovolent Research Foundation on 25.06.2017.
Recipient of “Distinguished Academic Administrator” award for Outstanding Contributions, Significant Achievements and Sustained Excellence in the field of Arts & Science , during the Contemporary Academic Meet, organized by VENUS International Faculty Awards 2016 (VIFA), India
Recipient of “ Clean Environment Promotion Award”,2018 in 2nd World Clean Environment Summit organised jointly with International Benevolent Research Foundation (IBRF), Kolkata; Confederation of Indian Universities (CIU), New Delhi; Scientific and Environmental Research Institute (SERI), Kolkata; National Institute of Cleanliness Education and Research (NICER), New Delhi and World Environment Foundation, Kolkata,West Bengal,India
Acted as Jury in ‘Global Climate change and its Impact’ in Kolkata District Students’ Science Seminar organized by Birla Industrial and Technological Museum on 28.08.07
Acted as Jury in British Council/Teri organized International Climate Champions(ICC 2009),Zonal Final:30th and 31st Jan 2009
Acted as judge in Debating Matters 2013-14 on 25 September,2013 organized by British Council
Panel discussion in TV channel and radio on present issues.
Regular Awareness Programme of CEMO (Centre for Ecological Movement),MIEE(Millennium Institute of Energy & Environment), Rotary etc.