Srijita Dasgupta is a climate change and agriculture professional with experience on climate change adaptation planning and policy. At CAB International (CABI-UK), she is currently providing technical guidance and support on implementing climate smart agricultural (CSA) interventions, mainly through the PlantwisePlus programme. She is also involved as the climate change and environmental advisor in the Palladium led Climate Smart Jobs in Northern Uganda.
In the past, she had worked with the FAO, engaging closely with government organisations, private sector, CGIAR and the ASEAN Climate Resilience Network. She was also overseeing the technical implementation of a FAO-UNDP led global programme ‘Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans (SCALA)’ in Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand and Mongolia. Her work has had a strong focus on climate change policy support and analyses for adaptation prioritization and pathways development. She has extensive knowledge and understanding of the UNFCCC processes, mainly through facilitating trainings for the ASEAN Negotiators Group on Agriculture.
While her roots are in Bangladesh, Srijita’s international development work is strongly grounded across various countries in South and Southeast Asia, and more recently in Uganda. Before FAO, Srijita worked on resilient agricultural practices, gender and vulnerability assessments in various capacities, at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Indian Agricultural Research Institute and the CGIAR Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).