Smriti Das

Biography

Dr Das's research pertains to institutions, policies, politics of resource management and issues pertaining to rural development in India. Her interdisciplinary training and experience in implementation of development projects has given her research an edge especially in the area of managing natural resources. While, at CISED and ATREE, she looked extensively at the issue of diversion of forestland for non-forest use (from a political economy perspective) and the implementation of Forest Rights Act of 2006. She is interested in continuing the latter, given the complex interplay of interests that is evident in its implementation. In future, she would also like to incorporate the dimensions of climate change in the overall governance framework for her research.

Research Interest

She is interested in continuing the latter, given the complex interplay of interests that is evident in its implementation. In future, she would also like to incorporate the dimensions of climate change in the overall governance framework for her research.