Pritha Datta

About

Dr. Pritha Datta is an Assistant Professor at the Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness, IIT Kharagpur, India. Her work brings a human lens to climate change, focusing on how it shapes everyday life, how people perceive risks, make decisions, and support one another in times of change.
She is especially interested in the idea that adaptation and mitigation begin with people, their behaviours, attitudes, and sense of well-being. In her research, climate action is not just about solutions on paper, but about how individuals and communities understand change, respond to it, and adjust their ways of living. This includes looking at how social relationships, local knowledge, and shared experiences influence people’s ability to cope and adapt.
Her work highlights that well-being is closely tied to feeling secure, connected, and capable of making choices, even in uncertain environments. By focusing on behaviour and perception, she explores how communities can move toward more sustainable and balanced lifestyles, while also strengthening social bonds, collective resilience, and happiness.

Employment

• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Assistant Professor
  2026 - Present
• TERI University Assistant Professor
  2023 - 2026

Education

• Assam University M.Phil
  2018 - 2019

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (34)

• Climate Change and Human Well-being
  Springer Nature Switzerland 2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-25479-5
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• Exploring the Nexus Between Climate Change and Well-Being: Subjective and Objective Dimensions
  2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-25479-5_1
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• Threads of Resilience: Climate Change, Culture, and Community Wellbeing
  2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-25479-5_11
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• Water Scarcity and Climate Change: Household Strategies and Coping Costs in Sub-Himalayan India
  2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-25479-5_7
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• Assessing the Role of Home Gardens in Carbon Sequestration and Food Security in Assam, India
  Advances in Global Change Research 2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-25479-5_13
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• The Transition of Household Energy Use in Cambodia Since 2004: Trends, Patterns, and Determinants
  Asian Development Review 2025 DOI: 10.1142/S0116110525500155
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• Factors Influencing the Household Food Security of Forest Villagers in Eastern Sub‐Himalayan India
  Food and Energy Security 2025 DOI: 10.1002/fes3.70052
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• Identification of Major Threats of Climate Change, Hazards, and Anthropogenic Activities on Biodiversity Conservation in the Buxa Tiger Reserve, India
  Environmental Management 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-024-01998-y
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• Living on the Edge: Climate Change and Human-Wildlife Interactions in the Buxa Tiger Reserve of India
  Living on the Edge Climate Change and Human Wildlife Interactions in the Buxa Tiger Reserve of India 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-82655-9
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• Climate-Smart Agriculture in South Asia: exploring practices, determinants, and contribution to Sustainable Development Goals
  Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11027-024-10126-4
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