Northeast-based biologist nominated for US programme on climate crisis

Guwahati: A senior conservation biologist based in Northeast India, Dr Alolika Sinha has been nominated by the US Department of States to attend a professional exchange programme on the global climate crisis.

Dr Sinha, who is a senior biologist in Aaranyak (www.aaranyak.org) has been attending “The Climate Crisis: Working Together for Future Generations”, an initiative of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), USA. The IVLP is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange programme.

The three-week exchange programme from 25 February to 18 March this year, is an inter-regional project for the Indo-Pacific and Central Asia. As part of this programme, Dr Sinha has interacted with the representatives from different Departments of Federal and State Governments, as well as non-profits and visited different sites to understand and share knowledge on addressing the climate crisis through climate mitigation and adaptation. This programme entails visits to four US cities- Washington D.C., San Francisco, New Orleans and Miami.