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S. Sreekesh

S. Sreekesh

S. Sreekesh
S. Sreekesh
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for the Study of Regional Development,
School of Social Sciences
Room No
SSS 405
Off. Phone
011-26704574
Email
sreekesh@mail.jnu.ac.in, sreekesh@jnu.ac.in
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

B.Ed, PG Diploma in Remote Sensing, M.Phil, Ph.D 

Areas of Interest/Specialization
Climate, Climate Change, Water resources 
Experience

20 years

Prior to joining JNU
* Head, Department of Natural Resources, TERI University
* Fellow and Area Convener, TERI, New Delhi 

Awards & Honours
* World Bank Fellowship for advanced training in GIS and internet mapping applications, during June-July 2001 at University of Redlands, University of California and Environment Systems Research Institute, California.

* International Center for Science and technology (ICS) of UNIDO fellowship for training on "Geographic Information System and Water Management for Industrial Activities" at Hanoi, 8 18 June 1997, organized by and the Ministry of Industry of the Government of Vietnam  
International Collaboration/Consultancy
* Solar and wind resources assessment of 15 countries, Under Global Environment Facility, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) during 2002-2007.

* Regional Air Pollution in Developing Countries (RAPIDC): Case study for Hyderabad city funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) through Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL), Stockholm. 

* Environmental/Social performance indicators and sustainability markers in mineral development: Reporting progress towards improved ecosystem health and human well being. The project at TERI and funded by IDRC, Canada.

* Measuring, monitoring and managing sustainability: The coastal dimension. Coordinated by TERI, partnered by four countries and Supported by European Commission`s Programme for International Cooperation with Developing Countries (INCO-DC) under its Research and Technological Development (RTD) activities (1998-2002)

* Population, consumption and environment: A tourist spot scenario. The project was funded by MacArthur foundation, USA. 1998-2000 
Best Peer Reviewed Publications
* Seasonal variability in aerosol optical depth over India: a spatio-temporal analysis using the MODIS aerosol product, International Journal of Remote Sensing,. 2013. 34:13, 4832-4849 (along with P. Acharya) 

* Taming the river: Concerns and Policies in Managing the Floods. In Anand R et.al Edited Disaster Management and Sustainable Management: Emerging Issues and Concerns, pp28-45. Pentagon Press, New Delhi

* Group Report: Sustainability, in: H.J. Schellnhuber, P.J. Crutzem, W.C. Clark, M. Claussen, and H. Held (eds.), Earth System Analysis for Sustainability, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 454 pp., 409-434, 2004. (along with Kinzig, A.P., W.C. Clark, O. Edenhofer, G.C. Gallopin, W. Lucht, R.B. Mitchell, P. Romero Lankao, C, Tickell, and O.R. Young)

* Water Woes: Examining the manifestations of water stress in Indian villages. EPW, November 2003. (along with Krishanan R, S Bhadwal, S Singhal, A Javed) 

* Understanding ecosystem transformation: reflections from a study in a tourist destination, AMBIO, June, 2002. (along with Ligia Noronha, Alito Siqueira, Lubina Qureshy and Saltanat Kazi) 
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
* Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability. Springer. The Netherlands. Edited. 2013. (along with Sundaresan, J, AL Ramanathan, L Sonnenchein and R Boojh)

* Climate Change Impact on Ecosystem. Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur. Edited. 2013. (along with Sundaresan, J, AL Ramanathan, L Sonnenchein and R Boojh)

* Climate Change and Environment. Scientific Publishers (India) , Jodhpur. Edited. 2013. (along with Sundaresan, J, AL Ramanathan, L Sonnenchein and R Boojh)  
Patents (if any)

NA

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.