{"id":29135,"date":"2021-12-08T09:15:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T16:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/?page_id=29135"},"modified":"2025-07-07T22:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:40:19","slug":"south-asia-global-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/about\/who-we-are\/international-offices\/south-asia-global-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"South Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1638980303395{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future Earth South Asia Global Secretariat Hub &#8211; South Asia was established at the Indian Institute of Science in June 2021. With<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the acceptance of the bid proposed by the Indian Institute of Science to host the Future Earth Global Secretariat Hub South Asia at Divecha Centre for Climate Change, major Secretariat roles related to Regional Networking, Science Communication, Outreach Activities, Science-Policy and Capacity Building programs along with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secretariat<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> support for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> South Asia Regional Program on the Food Security, Coastal RIsk and Resilience, Sustainable Communities and Health Sensitization in South Asia (FoHCoS) program; has been taken up with by the Hub.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hub operates as one of the nine Global Secretariats. Future Earth follows the concept of distributed secretariats, which function as a single entity with well-defined roles for each secretariat. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Latest publications:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2022: Basnett Smriti. (2022). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.currentscience.ac.in\/Volumes\/123\/08\/0955.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Future Earth and its prospects in South Asia.<\/a> Current Science, Vol. 123, No. 8, p 0955.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Future-Earth-Exhibit-at-Open-Day.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Future Earth Exhibit at Open Day (March 4, 2023)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10th-Meet-of-the-Mountain-States-MoMS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10th Meet of Mountain States (MoMS)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;paddingFix&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;8&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557346974199{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"mailto:south.asia@futureearth.org\">south.asia@futureearth.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Location:<\/p>\n<p>Divecha Centre for Climate Change<br \/>\nIndian Institute of Science,<br \/>\nBangalore, Karnataka &#8211; 560012[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1638980290664{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>South Asia Hub Staff<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"container keyContactWrap\" style=\"padding-left: 0 !important; padding-right: 0 !important;\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n        <div>\n            \n        <div class=\"col\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#memberModal2935\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-animated-block \"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a memberFix\" style=\"height: 300px;\">\n                    <div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\">\n                <div class=\"vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 member vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-\">\n            <div class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_\">\n                <figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/SK-Satheesh.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"vc_single_image-img memberImage\">\n                <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n                <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"hoverMember\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"vc_custom_heading memberNameGrid vc_custom_1548452142837 vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title\">\n                <div style=\"text-align: left\">S.K. Satheesh<\/div>\n            <\/div>  \n\n        <div class=\"memberRoleContainer\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-post-meta-field-role memberRole vc_gitem-align-left\"> \n            Global Hub Director, South Asia Hub\n        <\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>    \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"vc_clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"modal \" id=\"memberModal2935\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"exampleModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  style=\"padding-right: 0 !important;\">\n<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\n<div class=\"modal-content\">\n    <div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid memberContainer vc_column-gap-35\">\n        <div style=\"float:right;\">\n            <button class=\"btn btn-default btn-prev\" type=\"button\">\n                <span class=\"close-modal\"><i class=\"sprite sprite-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n            <button class=\"btn btn-default btn-next\" type=\"button\">\n                <span class=\"close-modal\"><i class=\"sprite sprite-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n            <button class=\"btn btn-default btn-close\" type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">\n                <i class=\"sprite sprite-close\"><\/i>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-4 memberFixCont\">\n            <div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1551806057987\">\n                <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n                        <div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n                            <div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left\">\n                                        <figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n                                            <div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\">\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/SK-Satheesh.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 46px;width:200px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\">\n                                                \n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/figure>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n                        <div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n                            <div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  contactData\">\n                                        <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                                                \n            <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:satheesh@futureearth.org\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n                        Email\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n                                                \n                                                \n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-8\">\n            <div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1551806072252\">\n                <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n                        <div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n                            <div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  memberFristAndLastName\">\n                                        <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                                            <h2>S.K. Satheesh<\/h2>\n                                            <h5 class=\"job-title\">Global Hub Director, South Asia Hub<\/h5>\n                                            <h6 class=\"profile-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/contacts\/satheesh\/\">Full profile<\/a><\/h6>\n                                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prof. S. K. Satheesh is an Indian meteorologist and a professor at the Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). He holds the chair of the Divecha Centre for Climate Change, a centre undertaking research on climate variability, climate change and their impact on the environment. He is known for his studies on atmospheric aerosols and is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies, i.e., Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and the National Academy of Sciences, India, as well as The World Academy of Sciences. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences in 2009. He received the TWAS Prize of the World Academy of Sciences in 2011. In 2018, he received the Infosys Prize (in Physical Sciences category), one of the highest monetary awards in India that recognize excellence in science and research, for his work in the field of climate change. In recent years, Prof. Satheesh has conceived and led numerous field experiments in remote and hostile environments, in pursuit of the science of aerosols, employing research ships and aircrafts, besides a network of ground-based observatories. The campaigns in which Prof. Satheesh was the Chief Mission Scientist remain benchmarks in scientific planning, meticulous execution, creative data analysis and interpretation. Currently, as the Director of Future Earth GSH South Asia, Prof. Satheesh is responsible for entwining his knowledge for action plans for sustainable development. In recognition of his outstanding research contributions in the field of Atmospheric Science and Technology the Ministry of Earth Sciences honoured him with the \u201cNational Award in the field of Atmospheric Science and Technology\u201d for the year 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <div>\n            \n        <div class=\"col\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#memberModal3825\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-animated-block \"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a memberFix\" style=\"height: 300px;\">\n                    <div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\">\n                <div class=\"vc_gitem_row vc_row 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class=\"vc_gitem-post-meta-field-role memberRole vc_gitem-align-left\"> \n            Co-Director, South Asia Hub\n        <\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>    \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"vc_clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"modal \" id=\"memberModal3825\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"exampleModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  style=\"padding-right: 0 !important;\">\n<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\n<div class=\"modal-content\">\n    <div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid memberContainer vc_column-gap-35\">\n        <div style=\"float:right;\">\n            <button class=\"btn btn-default btn-prev\" type=\"button\">\n                <span class=\"close-modal\"><i class=\"sprite sprite-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n            <button class=\"btn btn-default btn-next\" 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class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  contactData\">\n                                        <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                \n                                                \n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-8\">\n            <div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1551806072252\">\n                <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n                        <div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n                            <div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  memberFristAndLastName\">\n                                        <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n                                            <h2>Raj Singh<\/h2>\n                                            <h5 class=\"job-title\">Co-Director, South Asia Hub<\/h5>\n                                            <h6 class=\"profile-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/contacts\/raj-singh\/\">Full profile<\/a><\/h6>\n                                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With 37 years of distinguished public service, he retired on May 31, 2023, as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Head of Forest Force in Karnataka. Throughout the career, he played pivotal roles in various domains, including afforestation and forest regeneration, where he implemented a highly effective and cost-efficient model for rejuvenating degraded forests, providing employment to marginalized communities and contributing significantly to soil conservation and biodiversity enhancement. As the Director General of Environment Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI) and Member Secretary of Karnataka Biodiversity Board, he spearheaded initiatives promoting applied policy research in climate science and environmental compliance, formulated strategic policies for environment and climate change, and recommended legal mechanisms for their implementation. His tenure at the Karnataka Biodiversity Board involved establishing a groundbreaking methodology for People's Biodiversity Registers, documenting over 6000 People\u2019s Biodiversity Register (PBRs), later adopted by other states. He championed Forest Management programs involving local communities, operationalizing Village Forest Committees to ensure sustainable forest management and create livelihood opportunities. He also initiated human-animal conflict mitigation programs, engaging closely with communities, creating awareness, and providing alternative livelihood options, reducing conflicts with wildlife. Law enforcement, addressing issues like deforestation, illegal logging, and wildlife protection, remained integral to his roles. At Jungle Lodges and Resorts Ltd, a government enterprise, he established eco-resorts in Karnataka, collaborating with the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, to promote community development, sustainable livelihoods, environmental conservation, and community empowerment.<\/span><\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <div>\n            \n        <div class=\"col\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#memberModal3641\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-animated-block \"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a memberFix\" style=\"height: 300px;\">\n                    <div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\">\n                <div 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                                          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adheesh has done his Master's studies 4TU.Federation Course (TU\/e, TU Delft, Twente and Wageningen) : Sustainable Energy Technology (SET), from Technische University Eindhoven (TU\/e). He has worked for over 5 years in the field of sustainability. He has written a journal paper that facilitated the use of electric buses in the city of Bengaluru, India. He has also Conceptualized and designed a mechanism that is implemented in production at Toyota Kirloskar Motors Pvt Ltd, Bidadi, Bengaluru. He has tried to bridge the gap between Sustainable Development Goals and actual implemented solutions by helping create a framework using sustainability solutions. Currently he is researching methods to have a comprehensive 'Food System Change'.<\/span><\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <div>\n            \n        <div class=\"col\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#memberModal3826\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-animated-block \"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a memberFix\" style=\"height: 300px;\">\n                    <div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\">\n                <div class=\"vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 member vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-\">\n            <div class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_\">\n           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She has been working in the field of research for close to a decade across multiple environmental projects over time, some of which include: preparing the environment report card for Bengaluru, working on the draft climate action plan for the state of Karnataka and for the city of Bangalore, projects related to carbon sequestration potential, solid waste management, water quality, air quality etc. She has, in the past, worked with different research institutes like Institute for Social and Economic Change, not for profit organisations like Environment Support Group and Centre for Sustainable Development, and think tanks like World Resources Institute. Sruthi is also a National Governing Council member of Bamboo Society of India for the period 2021-2024. Sruthi has authored and co-authored several peer reviewed journal papers and popular articles and has attended many national and international conferences.\r\nShe has a doctoral degree in Forestry (Forest Ecology and Environment) from Forest Research Institute Deemed to be University which she completed in early 2021. Her doctoral work focused on the socio-economic and ecological significance of bamboo-based farm forestry across different agroclimatic zones. She holds a Master of Science from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA and a Bachelor of Science from Mumbai University, India. During her spare time, Sruthi loves to read books and is also an ardent terrace gardener. <\/span><\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <div>\n            \n        <div class=\"col\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#memberModal3894\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-animated-block \"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a memberFix\" style=\"height: 300px;\">\n                    <div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\">\n                <div class=\"vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 member vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-\">\n            <div class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_\">\n  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He is currently coordinating webinars and other environmental events, including designing posters and e-flyers. He has also worked in Design\/Animation for two years. <\/span><\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1638980303395{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Future Earth South Asia Global Secretariat Hub &#8211; South Asia was established at the Indian [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/about\/who-we-are\/international-offices\/south-asia-global-hub\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":11741,"parent":107,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2621],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29135"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35101,"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29135\/revisions\/35101"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}