Soumya
Balasubramanya
Senior
Economist,
The
World
Bank,
Washington,
USA
Dr. Balasubramanya is a Senior Economist at the World Bank’s Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global practice. Her research focuses on poverty, development and equity challenges in Asia and Africa, at the nexus of water, agriculture, environment, energy and health. She has collaborated with universities, governments and the private sector in LMIC’s to influence research, dialogue and practice on inclusive and responsible development. Her work has been featured in news outlets including BBC News, Deutsche Welle, Economist Intelligence Unit, Financial Times, Forbes, Free Radio/Radio Liberty, The Guardian and NPR. She chairs the International Committee for Women in Agricultural Economics of the International Association of Agricultural Economics and is a contributing author to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report.