IIPA : Indian Institute of Public Administration

Dr. Vinod K. Sharma, Professor

Prof V.K. Sharma is currently Senior Professor, Disaster Management/Consultant at Indian Institute of Public Administration, and Vice Chairman, Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority, Govt. of Sikkim. He is member of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy of Govt. of India STIP-2020 (TG- Capacity Building).

Ph.D (1971)
Ecology and Environment
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

P.G. Diploma (1970)
Resources Ecology
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Training
Research
Publication
Contact
My FRACing

Training

Member

Member, Editorial Team, Resource Book on Disaster Management (LBSNAA, Mussoorie)
Member, Advisory Board of Journal ’Disaster Response and Management’ ISSN No.2347-2553, LBSNAA Mussoorie
Member, Editorial Board, NIU International Journal on Human Rights
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Plant Development Science, ISSN:0974-6382 , published by National Academy of Agricultural Science
Advisory Committee of State Disaster Management Authority, Government of Haryana (2008)

(2001-2003)

National Committee on Disaster Management Chaired by Mr. Sharad Panwar

(1999-2001)

High Powered Committee on Disaster Management chaired by Shri J C Pant

(1998-1999)

Committee on Alaknanda Floods

Positions
Chief of Party
Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER)- USAID Funded programme for Six Asian Countries.
Founder Coordinator
National Centre for Disaster Management
Professor
Disaster Management at National Centre for Disaster Management, IIPA, New Delhi
Associate Professor (1985-1990)
Ecology and Environment, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya
Visiting Faculty/ Assistant Professor (1978-1982)
Ecology and Environment Sulaimaniyah University and Salahadeen University, Iraq
Consultant (1978-1982 Summer)
Forest Productivity, Delaware State College, Dover, Delaware University, USA
Visiting Professor
Kyoto University, Japan

Ongoing Research

Documentation of COVID 19 (Oct 2020)
Blended Capacity Building Programme for Stakeholders of River Ganga under the Namami Ganga Programme (July 2020)
Assessment of capacities and training needs of key stakeholders and to develop framework to enhance capacities of key stakeholders to implement effective long-term biodiversity conservation for SECURE Himalayan Project Landscapes in Districts in Sikkim" (Dec 2018)
Capacity Building Strategies for Managing Complex Disasters in the face of Climate Change (March 2017)
Climate Smart Governance (March 2017)

Completed Research

Thirty Party Evaluation of Central Sector Scheme Other Disaster Management Scheme (ODMS) (July 2020)

Publication

Recent Research Articles

Chapter-Towards a resilient Asia Pacific Region by Vinod Sharma, Helen James, Rajib Shaw and Anna Lukasiewicz
Chapter- Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience: Practices and Challenges in AsiaPacific by Rajib Shaw, Helen James, Vinod Sharma and Anna Lukasiewicz
Chapter- Use of Scientific Knowledge and Public Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Response in the state of Sikkim, India by Vinod K. Sharma

Papers Accepted for Publication

Challenges in Disaster Management for Building Resilience in Hill Areas- A Case study of Sikkim (Special Issue on Disaster Management in India) in the Journal of Governance

Recent Books and Handbook

Singh, S., Jain, A. and Sharma, V., 2019. Solid Waste Management: Compendium of Case Studies.
Shyamli Singh and Vinod K. Sharma, A handbook on Managing Complex Disasters in the face of Climate Change
Sharma, V. K. (2004). Sustainable Rural Development for Disaster Mitigation. Concept Publishing Company.
Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia ed. Helen James, Rajib Shaw, Vinod K. Sharma and Anna Lukasiewicz (under printing)

Contact

Indian Institute of Public Administration
I P Estate, Ring Road, ITO
New Delhi-110002
Tel. +91-11-23468324
Fax.(O) +91-11-23702440, +91-11-23356528
Email: vksharma@iipa[dot]education