In the Media

University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) Lecturer Rajiv Ghimire is one of 15 geographers from 11 states and the West Indies who were named as the American Association of Geographers’ first-ever cohort in the Elevate the Discipline program, which trains them to leverage the media and other public channels as voices for public policies, and advocates for change. 

In keeping with the 2023 theme “Climate and Society,” these participants represent the rich and diverse range of practice within the discipline, including hydroclimatology, political ecology, climate and health, disaster geography, geoinformatics, soil science, and more.

Ghimire is an interdisciplinary scholar and a human environment geographer His research is mostly centered on climate change and energy, global development, and adaptation and resilience with a geographical focus in the U.S. and South Asia. His work on climate adaptation especially focuses on institutional and technological innovations with the case of flagship adaptation initiatives such as Local adaptation plans and climate mart agriculture. More recently, Ghimire’s work has been exploring whether flourishing carbon capture projects can mainstream equity and justice. His works on climate adaptation and mitigation focus on developing innovative strategies for dealing with the grand challenge of climate change with an emphasis on knowledge co-production and systems thinking.