A Ph.d in Economics and MBA. Chiranjeevi Tallapragada has experience as policy advisor, teacher, journalist, trainer and engagement manager. She has 8 years of experience in corporate training and development. She conducted training of Trainers in climate adaption at different levels viz., regional and sub-regional in collaboration with GIZ, India. She designed and executed training programmes on Integrated Approach to Watershed Management for the national level executives and local implementing agencies in Afghanistan and India. Her current interests include: Climate adaptation, rural typologies and Agricultural intensification. She has published one book and several papers in international and national journals.