Academic record & distinction

MA, PhD (JNU), MPLAN (CEPT)
PhD Topic: “Environmental Issues and Human Security in the Himalaya: A Comparative Study of Sikkim and Eastern Nepal”

Areas of Specialization

Environmental Studies/Security, Development Studies, Urban and Regional Planning

Latest Publications

1. Sakarama Somayaji and Vimal Khawas(2012) Environment, Development and Social Change in the Himalayan Region, New Delhi: Aakansha Publication.
2. Khawas, Vimal, (2016) Hydro-Fever in the Upper Tista Basin and Issues of Regional Environmental Security, Journal of Politics & Governance, 5 (3): 49-56 (September)
3. Khawas, Vimal, (2015) Pathways for Climate Resilient Livelihoods: The Case of a Large Cardamom Farming in the Dzongu Valley of the Tista River Basin, Sikkim Himalaya. In: Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region (Ed: Filho, Walter Leal). Springer, Switzerland, pp 319-334
4. Khawas, Vimal, (2014), “Environmental Challenges and Issues of Human Security in Easern Nepal”, The Himalayan Miscellany, Volume 24, p 30-60.