considered to be an excellent research collaborator, who makes the impossible possible.
Throughout my interactions with Prof. Singh, I
have always been amazed at the variety of
research collaborators that are in his office all the
time. His research collaborations span across all
six continents. He has written 14 books, 35 edited research volumes, and more than 200
research papers published in national and international journals. He was recently invited by the
UN to moderate a Working Group on Exposure
and Vulnerability at UNISDR Science and
Technology Conference on Sendai Framework of
Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015–2030, Geneva.
He also served as a panelist on Science Advise in
Times of Disaster Emergencies in South Africa.
Thus he has been very generous with his time
and sharing his knowledge with the wider academic and policymakers’ communities. He has
published in well-known high impact international peer-reviewed journals, including published in Journals-Climate Dynamics, Current
Science, Singapore Jl. Of Tropical Geography,
Energies, Theoretical and Applied Climatology,
Environmental Science and Policy, Physical
Geography, Advances in Meteorology, Physics
and Chemistry of the Earth, Agriculture,
Ecosystem and Environment, Hydrological Processes, Mountain Research and Development,
Journal of Mountain Science. He is Springer
Series Editor—Advances in Geographical and
Environmental Sciences; and Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), IAP–Global Network of Science Academies representative on
Disaster Risk Reduction.
Professor Singh as a Project Director/Principal
Investigator has Undertaken Collaborative Major
Research Projects on Livelihood Security in
Changing Socio-Economic Environment in
Himachal Pradesh, India (2012 onwards) collaborated with University of Turku, Finland,
Shastri Applied Research Project (SHARP) on
Role of Public, Private and Civil Sectors in
Sustainable Environmental Management (2003–
2005) collaborated with University Of Manitoba
and the University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg,
Canada, ICSSR—Indo-Dutch Programme on
Alternative in Dev. (IDPAD) on Environmental
Implications and its Socio-Economic Implications in Rural-Urban Fringe of Delhi—University of Delhi & University of Groningen, The
Netherlands. (1997–2002), CIDA-SICI Partnership Project-II on Urban Development and
Environmental Impacts in Mountain Context,
University of Delhi & University of Manitoba,
Canada. (1998–2002), DFID Res. Project on
Enhancing Food Chain Integrity…Pollution
Impact on Vegetable System (2000–2002) in
Peri-Urban Areas, Collaboration with Imperial
College, London, UK., CIDA-SICI Partnership
Project-I on Sustainable Development of Mountain Environment in India and Canada, University of Delhi & University of Manitoba, Canada,
(1994–1997), Ministry of Agriculture Project for
Preparation of Perspective Plan for Land
Resources in N. Zone, India (1994).
Professor Singh, is the first Indian Geographer
to have the dual distinction of holding the position of the IGU Secretary General and ICSU
Scientific Committee Member. He was the first
Indian and second Asian Secretary General and
Treasurer of the IGU. He has been elected as the
Vice President of IGU for two terms since 2012.
He was awarded the prestigious Japan Society
for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship at Hiroshima in 2013, and many travel
fellowships/support from UNEP, UNITAR,
UNISDR, IAP, UNU, UNCRD, WCRP, IAHS,
IGU, NASDA, INSA, UGC, SICI, MAIRS, and
University of Delhi etc. for participating and
presenting papers at different international conferences. He was also the Chair of the Department of Geography, University of Delhi during
2013–2016, when the department was ranked as
one of the best Geography Departments in India.
He was invited by UGC for Preparing National
Level CBCS Syllabus for Undergraduate Geography in 2015. He is also Chair of the UGC
prestigious committee for preparing Learning
Outcome based Curriculum Framework since
July 2018. He has served as an expert on different prestigious Committees of the Government
of India - Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Department of Science and Technology, National
Disaster Management Authority (NDMA),
ICSSR, CSIR, etc. He has presented his research
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Throughout my interactions with Prof. Singh, I
have always been amazed at the variety of
research collaborators that are in his office all the
time. His research collaborations span across all
six continents. He has written 14 books, 35 edited research volumes, and more than 200
research papers published in national and international journals. He was recently invited by the
UN to moderate a Working Group on Exposure
and Vulnerability at UNISDR Science and
Technology Conference on Sendai Framework of
Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015–2030, Geneva.
He also served as a panelist on Science Advise in
Times of Disaster Emergencies in South Africa.
Thus he has been very generous with his time
and sharing his knowledge with the wider academic and policymakers’ communities. He has
published in well-known high impact international peer-reviewed journals, including published in Journals-Climate Dynamics, Current
Science, Singapore Jl. Of Tropical Geography,
Energies, Theoretical and Applied Climatology,
Environmental Science and Policy, Physical
Geography, Advances in Meteorology, Physics
and Chemistry of the Earth, Agriculture,
Ecosystem and Environment, Hydrological Processes, Mountain Research and Development,
Journal of Mountain Science. He is Springer
Series Editor—Advances in Geographical and
Environmental Sciences; and Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), IAP–Global Network of Science Academies representative on
Disaster Risk Reduction.
Professor Singh as a Project Director/Principal
Investigator has Undertaken Collaborative Major
Research Projects on Livelihood Security in
Changing Socio-Economic Environment in
Himachal Pradesh, India (2012 onwards) collaborated with University of Turku, Finland,
Shastri Applied Research Project (SHARP) on
Role of Public, Private and Civil Sectors in
Sustainable Environmental Management (2003–
2005) collaborated with University Of Manitoba
and the University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg,
Canada, ICSSR—Indo-Dutch Programme on
Alternative in Dev. (IDPAD) on Environmental
Implications and its Socio-Economic Implications in Rural-Urban Fringe of Delhi—University of Delhi & University of Groningen, The
Netherlands. (1997–2002), CIDA-SICI Partnership Project-II on Urban Development and
Environmental Impacts in Mountain Context,
University of Delhi & University of Manitoba,
Canada. (1998–2002), DFID Res. Project on
Enhancing Food Chain Integrity…Pollution
Impact on Vegetable System (2000–2002) in
Peri-Urban Areas, Collaboration with Imperial
College, London, UK., CIDA-SICI Partnership
Project-I on Sustainable Development of Mountain Environment in India and Canada, University of Delhi & University of Manitoba, Canada,
(1994–1997), Ministry of Agriculture Project for
Preparation of Perspective Plan for Land
Resources in N. Zone, India (1994).
Professor Singh, is the first Indian Geographer
to have the dual distinction of holding the position of the IGU Secretary General and ICSU
Scientific Committee Member. He was the first
Indian and second Asian Secretary General and
Treasurer of the IGU. He has been elected as the
Vice President of IGU for two terms since 2012.
He was awarded the prestigious Japan Society
for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship at Hiroshima in 2013, and many travel
fellowships/support from UNEP, UNITAR,
UNISDR, IAP, UNU, UNCRD, WCRP, IAHS,
IGU, NASDA, INSA, UGC, SICI, MAIRS, and
University of Delhi etc. for participating and
presenting papers at different international conferences. He was also the Chair of the Department of Geography, University of Delhi during
2013–2016, when the department was ranked as
one of the best Geography Departments in India.
He was invited by UGC for Preparing National
Level CBCS Syllabus for Undergraduate Geography in 2015. He is also Chair of the UGC
prestigious committee for preparing Learning
Outcome based Curriculum Framework since
July 2018. He has served as an expert on different prestigious Committees of the Government
of India - Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Department of Science and Technology, National
Disaster Management Authority (NDMA),
ICSSR, CSIR, etc. He has presented his research
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