Climate Impacts on Sustainable Natural Resource Management

Dr. Manoj Kumaris a senior scientist working as In‐charge of GIS Centre at the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, India. The FRI is a premier research institute of the Government of India credited with initiating forestry research in the Asia Pacific region after its establishment in 1905 as the Imperial Forest Research Institute. Dr. Kumar primarily works in the field of forestry, environment, climate change, and related interdisciplinary fields with wider applications of Information Technology, Remote Sensing and GIS tools with a working experience of more than 15 years. He has initiated work on developing forest growth simulation model to study functional relationship of plants with the environment that could be used for climate change impact studies and has published high‐impact international papers on various themes of agriculture, forestry, environment and climate change. He has successfully implemented more than 20 research projects funded by national and international agencies.

Dr. Meenu Raniis a senior research fellow in the Department of Geography, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. Dr. Rani received her M. Tech degree in Remote Sensing from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India. She has working experience in the major disciplines of agriculture and forestry while working with Haryana Space Application Centre, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development. Dr. Rani has authored several peer‐reviewed scientific research papers and presented works at many national and international conferences in the USA, Italy, and China. She has been awarded with various fellowships from the International Association for Ecology, Future Earth Coast, and the SCAR Scientific Research Programme. She was awarded early career scientists achievement in 2017 at Columbia University, New York, USA.

Dr. Pardeep Sharmais a Assistant Professor in Department of Geography, GCW, Hisar (Haryana) India. Dr. Sharma completed his Bachelors in Geography and subsequently obtained his Master's degree in Geography. He specialized in remote sensing and GIS and hydrological studies. His area of interest includes coastal ecosystem conservation and management, climate change, and disaster management. He has made a remarkable contribution in water‐related researches such as coastal landscape vulnerability and flood vulnerability. He has presented his research at various national and international conferences.

Madhoolika Agarwal Institute of Science Department of Botany Banaras Hindu University Varanasi ‐ 221005, India Email: madhoo58@yahoo.com

Mohammd Ajaz‐ul‐Islam Division of Natural Resource Management Faculty of Forestry Sher‐e‐Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Benhama Ganderbal, J&K ‐ 191201, India

Mohamad Azani Alias Department of Forestry Science & Biodiversity Faculty of Forestry and Environment Universiti Putra, Malaysia Email: azani@upm.edu.my

K.A.M. Chathuranga Department of Spatial Sciences Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University Southern Campus Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka

Goutam Kumar Dash Division of Crop Physiology and Biochemistry ICAR‐National Rice Research Institute Cuttack Odisha, India Deepali Dash Department of Plant Physiology College of Agriculture OUAT Bhubaneswar Odisha, India

Anwesha Dey Department of Agricultural Economics Institute of Agricultural Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi ‐ 221005, India Email: anweshadey1993@gmail.com

Prajjal Dey Faculty of Agriculture Sri Sri University Cuttack Odisha, India

Amir Farooq Division of Wildlife Sciences Faculty of Forestry Sher‐e‐Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Benhama Ganderbal, J&K ‐ 191201, India

Shilan Felegari Department of Soil Science Faculty of Agriculture University of Zanjan Zanjan, Iran Email: shilan.felegari@gmail.com

Aasif Ali Gatoo Division of Natural Resource Management Faculty of Forestry Sher‐e‐Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Benhama Ganderbal, J&K ‐ 191201, India

Sk Mosharaf Hossain International Rice Research Institute Plot No. 340/CSaheed Nagar Bhubaneswar ‐ 751 001, India Corresponding author: s.hossain@irri.org

Mohd Hasmadi Ismail Department of Forestry Science & Biodiversity Faculty of Forestry and Environment Universiti Putra, Malaysia Email: mhasmadi@upm.edu.my

Harshi Jain GIS Centre Forest Research Institute (FRI) PO: New Forest Dehradun ‐ 248006, India Email: hjharshijain@gmail.com

Darren How Jin Aik Department of Forestry Science & Biodiversity Faculty of Forestry and Environment Universiti Putra, Malaysia Email: GS53952@student.upm.edu.my

Abhishek K. Kala Advanced Environmental Research Institute University of North Texas Denton, TX, USA Email: searchkala@gmail.com

Kiswanto Faculty of Forestry Mulawarman University Indonesia Campus of Gunung Kelua Penajam Street Samarinda East Kalimantan ‐ 75116, Indonesia Email: kiswantosardji@gmail.com

Akhilesh Kumar Department of Civil Engineering Haldia Institute of Technology P.O HIT, HIT College Rd Kshudiram Nagar Haldia West Bengal ‐ 721657, India Email: akhiraj9661@gmail.com

Manoj Kumar GIS Centre Forest Research Institute (FRI) PO: New Forest Dehradun ‐ 248006, India Email: manojfri@gmail.com

Pavan Kumar College of Horticulture and Forestry Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Jhansi ‐ 284003, India Email: pawan2607@gmail.com

B.A.S.C. Kumara Department of Geography University of Sri Jayewardenepura Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

Tariq Hussain Masoodi Faculty of Forestry Sher‐e‐Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Benhama Ganderbal, J&K ‐ 191201, India

Shivani Mehta State Consultant Red R India Maharashtra, India Email: shivanimehta.4296@gmail.com

Ufaid Mehraj Division of Natural Resource Management Faculty of Forestry Sher‐e‐Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Benhama Ganderbal, J&K ‐ 191201, India

Ankita Mishra Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics College of Agriculture OUAT Bhubaneswar Odisha, India

Farrah Melissa Muharam Department of Agriculture Technology Faculty of Agriculture Universiti Putra, Malaysia Email: farrahm@upm.edu.my

Shah Murtaza Mushtaq Division of Natural Resource Management Faculty of Forestry Sher‐e‐Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Benhama Ganderbal, J&K ‐ 191201, India

Swati Nayak International Rice Research Institute 1st Floor CG Blocks NASC Complex Pusa New Delhi ‐ 110 012, India

Aditya Kiran Padhiary Krishi Vigyan Kendra OUAT Sambalpur Odisha, India

Shubhi Patel Department of Agricultural Economics Institute of Agricultural Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi ‐ 221005, India Email: patel.shubhi4@gmail.com

Debasish Pattnaik Department of Plant Physiology College of Agriculture OUAT Bhubaneswar Odisha, India Email: debasishpattnaikag@gmail.com

Akshay Paygude GIS Centre Forest Research Institute (FRI) PO: New Forest Dehradun ‐ 248006, India Email: akshaypaygudex@gmail.com

Sweta Nisha Phukon GIS Centre, Forest Research Institute (FRI) PO: New Forest, Dehradun ‐ 248006, India Email: swetanishaphukon@gmail.com

Harshith Clifford Prince Disaster Management Studies Department Indian Institute of Remote Sensing ISROKalidas Road Dehradun ‐ 248001, India