Annanya Mahajan
Research Lead, Environmental Governance and Policy
Annanya is a Research Lead in the Environmental Governance and Policy team. Her work focuses on understanding the health and economic impacts of air pollution as well as studying how environmental governance can be improved. Her broader research interests include decentralised environmental governance and sustainable development. She has a Master’s degree in specialised economic analysis from the Barcelona School of Economics. Annanya previously worked at the Centre for Policy Research where she focused on studying the capacity of environmental regulators. She also worked at the Inclusion Economics India Centre where she was involved in broader development research surrounding local climate adaptation, capacity building and governance of employment, health and nutrition schemes.
Publications
Opinions
Adaptation and Resilience
Environmental Governance and Policy
Unified action needed to tackle extreme heat and air pollution
Annanya Mahajan and Tamanna Dalal
Mongabay | 25 June 2024
The combined impact of air pollution and heatwaves can be far more severe than individual impacts, as various reactions between heat and gases in the air can affect cardiovascular, respiratory and immune systems. Adopting unified protective health measures against both issues is crucial.
Books and book chapters
Adaptation and Resilience
Environmental Governance and Policy
Synergistic Impact of Air Pollution and Heat on Health and Economy in India
Abinaya Sekar, Rajat Sharma and Annanya Mahajan
Springer | 1 May 2024
The chapter, published in the book 'The Climate-Health-Sustainability Nexus: Understanding the Interconnected Impact on Populations and the Environment' (Springer), examines the combined influence of heat and air pollution their implications for global health and the economy.
Opinions
Adaptation and Resilience
Himalayas: How Pattern Of Natural Disasters Leaves Locals In Cycle Of Construction And Destruction
Chetan Mahajan and Annanya Mahajan
Outlook | 11 September 2023
There is a pattern of natural disasters in the Himalayas, which leaves the local population caught in a cycle of construction and destruction.
Opinions
Environmental Governance and Policy
Why a Niti Aayog study on the economic costs of ‘judicial activism’ must be viewed with scepticism
Annanya Mahajan
Scroll | 8 August 2022
The report fails to make its evaluations in an unbiased and rigorous manner.