Ponraj Arumugam

Climate Change Adaptation Specialist at Wageningen Environmental Research
  • Claim this Profile
Contact Information
us****@****om
(386) 825-5501
Location
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, IN

Topline Score

Topline score feature will be out soon.

Bio

Generated by
Topline AI

You need to have a working account to view this content.
You need to have a working account to view this content.

Experience

    • Netherlands
    • Research Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Climate Change Adaptation Specialist
      • Sep 2021 - Present

    • Doctoral Researcher
      • Jun 2018 - Sep 2021

      • Geo-spatial real-time yield estimation using process-based modeling to support crop insurance schemes in India. • Remote sensing based yield estimation using downscaling and machine learning approaches • Identifying farming adaptation strategies for climate change inWest Africa • Geo-spatial real-time yield estimation using process-based modeling to support crop insurance schemes in India. • Remote sensing based yield estimation using downscaling and machine learning approaches • Identifying farming adaptation strategies for climate change inWest Africa

    • Kenya
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Researcher Associate
      • Jul 2016 - May 2018

      • Weather Based Crop Insurance Schemes (WBCIS) • Index based crop insurance schemes using process-based models. • Integrated multiple approaches such as crop modeling, remote sensing, climate indicators, and statistical modeling to monitor crop growth • Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) • Contributing developer to ”CCAFS Crop-loss Assessment Monitor (CAM)” tool. • Weather Based Crop Insurance Schemes (WBCIS) • Index based crop insurance schemes using process-based models. • Integrated multiple approaches such as crop modeling, remote sensing, climate indicators, and statistical modeling to monitor crop growth • Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) • Contributing developer to ”CCAFS Crop-loss Assessment Monitor (CAM)” tool.

    • Mexico
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Consultant
      • Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

      Re-designed ”Mitigation Options Tool for agriculture (CCAFS-MOT)” to estimate green-house emissions from agriculture practices in South Asia and developing mitigation options. Re-designed ”Mitigation Options Tool for agriculture (CCAFS-MOT)” to estimate green-house emissions from agriculture practices in South Asia and developing mitigation options.

    • India
    • Research
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Junior Research Fellow
      • Sep 2014 - Dec 2015

      • Climate Change impacts on crop productivity using process-based modeling • Deriving agro-meteorological products from satellite remote sensing • Analyzing various climate change scenarios • Climate Change impacts on crop productivity using process-based modeling • Deriving agro-meteorological products from satellite remote sensing • Analyzing various climate change scenarios

Education

  • Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Climate Risk and Food Security
    2018 - 2021
  • Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
    M.Tech, Remote Sensing and GIS
    2012 - 2014
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
    Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Agricultural Information Technology
    2008 - 2012

Community

You need to have a working account to view this content. Click here to join now