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Joyeeta Gupta receives Dutch Nobel for climate change
Gupta has authored numerous books and articles on themes of environmental management and international development studies.
Dr Joyeeta Gupta(centre) receives the honour / (Image: Twitter/@IndinNederlands)
Indian-origin professor Dr Joyeeta Gupta received the Spinoza Price on October 4, at a ceremony organized by The Dutch Research Council (NWO) at The Hague. This highest scientific recognition in the Netherlands referred to as the Dutch Nobel is in recognition of her work in the field of climate change.
She has been awarded 1.5 million euros (about US$ 1.6 million) to be spent on research and related activities. The Embassy of India at The Hague, Netherlands, greeted the recipient for receiving the award on social media.
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Gupta is a professor of environment and development in the global south at the University of Amsterdam, professor of law and policy in water resources and environment at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, and co-chair of the Earth Commission, set up by Future Earth and supported by the Global Challenges Foundation.
According to the Dutch Research Council, Gupta investigates how issues connected with the inequitable distribution of the effects of climate change can be resolved through good governance. She recently bagged the Piers Sellers Prize from the University of Leeds.
Born in Delhi on June 12, 1964, Gupta earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from Lady Shri Ram College. She then pursued law from Sir L A Shah Law College in Ahmedabad and Masters of Law at Harvard University, USA, through an Inlaks fellowship in 1988.
Gupta has also authored numerous books and articles on themes of environmental management and international development studies. She was the lead author of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, jointly with Al Gore.
Dutch Research Council observed that in the course of her PhD research, Gupta was one of the first to determine the direct impact that the consequences of climate change, such as the increased risk of flooding, drought and lost harvests, have on the relationships between rich and poor.
The jury for the Spinoza Prize was impressed by the scientific impact of Gupta’s knowledge and described her research as ‘extremely broad and interdisciplinary’. The committee also complimented Gupta on the guidance she provides for researchers who are just starting.
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