Development and Environment Futures Trust, Bhubaneswar

Arabinda Mishra is the Chairperson, Development and Environment Futures Trust (DEFT). A trained economist with over 25 years of experience in inter-disciplinary research, capacity building, and policy engagement in areas of sustainable development, livelihoods, adaptation, and resilience building. He has served in leadership roles across multiple institutions of repute such as International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), TERI University, and Centre for Multi-disciplinary Development Research (CMDR). Till recently he was serving at ICIMOD in Nepal and leading research and implementation of multi-country projects on adaptation solutions for mountain people. Presently he is affiliated to Population Council as Senior Policy Advisor on a consultancy basis. He is also a senior consultant to the Asian Development Bank, Manila on climate change and regional cooperation among SAARC Member Countries