Krishna Vatsa
Krishna S. Vatsa has dedicated over 25 years to disaster risk reduction and recovery. He previously served as a Policy Advisor for Disaster Recovery at the UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support in New York and Nairobi from 2015 to 2020, and as the Regional Disaster Reduction Advisor in New Delhi from 2008 to 2014. Earlier, as a career civil servant, Vatsa managed the Maharashtra Emergency Earthquake Rehabilitation Programme and later held significant roles in the Government of Maharashtra, including Secretary of Relief and Rehabilitation and Secretary of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj. Throughout his career, he has been a key consultant for various national and international organizations in disaster risk management.
The Salata Institute
The Salata Institute supports interdisciplinary research that leads to real-world action, including high-risk/high-reward projects by researchers already working in the climate area and new endeavors that make it easier for Harvard scholars, who have not worked on climate problems, to do so. Faculty interested in the Climate Research Clusters program should note an upcoming deadline for concepts on April 1, 2024.