Jay, experienced professional in urban and rural sectors especially in water, agriculture, forest & bio-diversity, climate change - adaptation & mitigation strategies, livelihood, disaster management etc. with range of international, national, and community organizations. Areas of interest include Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Policy, Environmental Assessments, Community Based Resilience,, Biodiversity, Rural Development, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Governance and Institution Building. Member of few expert groups constituted by national and sub-national governments and international research initiatives on climate change. As a leader, advisor, consultant and staff in various capacities, he has contributed extensively to program development & management; lending & grant based projects; policy analysis, capacity development, knowledge & advocacy. His future interest lies in long term strategic planning & vision building among diverse stakeholder groups to deal Agriculture & Biodiversity.