Ms. Shilpi Kundu

I am a Ph.D. candidate at Griffith University’s School of Environment and Science based on Nathan, Australia with the thesis entitled Institutional Effectiveness in Climate Resilient Agricultural Policy for Food Security in Coastal Bangladesh. My research is focusing on understanding political and institutional arrangements that contribute efficiently to address the climate change-related risks and to enhance resilience in the agricultural system which includes issues such as current policy and its implementation, limits to adaptation, and the gaps that we often see between academic theory and real-world practical actions. Since 2013 to date, I have been serving as an Assistant Professor (currently on study leave) in agricultural extension, rural development, and communication to aid teaching and research at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before that, I was serving as a lecturer for 2 years at the same institution. Educational background includes a Master’s degree in Agricultural Extension and another double Master's degree in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management Studies under the European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus program with a focus on landscape ecology. As an early career researcher, I am actively interested in applying social research methods in promoting cooperation between innovation development and adoption inclusively sustainable development goals for the practical advancement of global success.