Theme:
"Interwoven Worlds: Anthropological Engagement with the Global and Local Challenges of Climate Change and Migration"
Date: 29-31 January, 2026
Theme:
"Interwoven Worlds: Anthropological Engagement with the Global and Local Challenges of Climate Change and Migration"
Date: 29-31 January, 2026
WAAC-2026 Distinguished Speakers
Former Head, Department of Anthropology, University of Allahabad, Gujarat, India.
Director, Indira Gandhi Rastriya Manav Sangrahalay, Bhopal, U.P, India
Former Head, Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.
Senior Earth Scientist & Advisor, NASA Earth eXchange (NEX); Ames Associate Fellow;
Founder, Niruthi Climate & Ecosystem Services, USA
Founder & Director,
Malaxmi Energy Ventures(India) Private Limited. Hyderabad, India.
Director, The Climate Reality Foundation, India & South Asia
Department of Human Genetics
South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute
1 West University Blvd,
Brownsville, TX 78520
Vice President of Border Health
Director, Border Health Research Center
Professor of Epidemiology, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health- Brownsville campus
Professor of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School
Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, UNC Chapel Hill
780 Ringgold Road, Brownsville, TX 78520‑4979