Kaavya Pradeep Kumar

Kaavya Pradeep Kumar serves as Senior Associate at the Word Lab of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), bringing a unique combination of journalism expertise and climate policy knowledge. Her academic credentials include an MSc in Climate Change, Development and Policy from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, where her dissertation analyzed Indian media framing of international climate negotiations. Her professional journey includes five years of journalism experience, serving as an online news editor at Hindustan Times in New Delhi and as a staff reporter at The Hindu in Trivandrum, where she covered diverse beats including local politics, sanitation, education, and health infrastructure. At IIHS, she specializes in translating complex research into accessible formats and providing editorial support for academic publications. Her expertise in climate communication and environmental policy has led to roles at prestigious institutions including the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, where she served as Editorial Manager for the Centre for Social and Environmental Innovation.