Amit Kumar

About

Dr. Amit Kumar is a Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Environmental Planning, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany. He completed his Ph.D. from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India, where his research focused on climate change vulnerability, livelihoods, and adaptation. Prior to this, he completed his M.Phil. in Geography from the Central University of Tamil Nadu, investigating the impacts of climate change and deforestation on tribal livelihoods. His early research provided important insights into how climate variability affects vulnerable communities and highlighted the need for sustainable, locally grounded adaptation strategies, laying the foundation for his subsequent doctoral and postdoctoral research.

Dr. Kumar's research interests include climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation, climate risk and vulnerability assessment, disaster risk reduction, geospatial analysis (GIS and remote sensing), socioeconomic assessments, and sustainable livelihood resilience, with a particular emphasis on socially and environmentally vulnerable communities. He has published extensively in leading international journals, reflecting the growing impact of his scholarly contributions. Through his research, he aims to support evidence-based policies and planning for climate resilience, sustainable development, and environmental justice.

Employment

• Leibniz University Hannover Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow
  2026 - Present
• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Post Doctoral Fellow
  2025 - 2026
• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Research Associate
  2025 - 2025
• Indian Institute of Technology Indore Senior Research Fellow
  2022 - 2025
• Central University of Tamil Nadu Junior Research Fellow
  2019 - 2021

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Indore PhD
  2022 - 2025
• Nalanda Open University Master of Arts, Geography
  2016 - 2018
• Patna University Bachler of Arts, Geography Honors
  2013 - 2016

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (22)

• Correction: Perceptions of climate change and it’s impacts on tribal livelihoods: an empirical study from central India
  Natural Hazards 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s11069-026-08158-x
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• Assessing gendered climate-livelihood risks in Central India: Evidence for targeted adaptation strategies
  Environment, Development and Sustainability 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-026-07659-w
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• Exploring barriers to adoption of climate-smart agriculture among smallholder farmers in Odisha, India
  Scientific Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-41652-7
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• Land Degradation Vulnerability in Central India: A Multidimensional Assessment Using Biophysical and Socioeconomic Indicators
  Land Degradation & Development 2026 DOI: 10.1002/ldr.70606
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• Perceptions of climate change and it’s impacts on tribal livelihoods: an empirical study from central India
  Natural Hazards 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s11069-025-07207-1
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• Assessing climate change risk and vulnerability among Bhil and Bhilala tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh, India: a multidimensional approach
  Scientific Reports 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-90390-9
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• Assessment of livelihood vulnerability to climate change among tribal communities in Chhindwara and Dhar district, Central India
  Scientific Reports 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-90769-8
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• Unravelling the dynamics of rainfall patterns in Bihar, India: A comprehensive spatiotemporal analysis
  Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-025-36243-4
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• Climate change impact assessment on livelihood vulnerability of tribal communities: a systematic review
  Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s11027-025-10226-9
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• Perceptions and impacts of climate change in Central India: A study of tribal communities
  Theoretical and Applied Climatology 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s00704-025-05653-2
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