PROFILE / BIOGRAPHY
About Me
Economist & Climate Policy Professional
Sutanuka Sarkar is an officer of the Indian Economic Service, serving as Deputy Director at the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India. Her professional work has encompassed climate adaptation, environmental governance, climate finance, trade and sustainability, and international environmental negotiations.
Her work engages with the economic, institutional and policy dimensions of sustainable development. She has contributed to India’s climate adaptation efforts, Green Climate Fund initiatives and sustainability-related work in Free Trade Agreements. Her international engagements include representing India at CBD COP16 and participating in international workshops, conferences and policy dialogues.
Through her work, she engages with the connections between economic policy, environmental priorities and international cooperation, with a particular interest in how evidence and institutional frameworks can inform effective public policy.
Professional Philosophy
Climate outcomes are rarely constrained by intent alone. They are shaped by incentives, coordination and implementation capacity. Effective climate policy must connect environmental ambition with economic realities and the institutional capacity to deliver.
03 / INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS
International engagement
Participation in multilateral environmental processes, international workshops, conferences and policy dialogues.
2024
Cali, Colombia · 21 October–1 November 2024. Represented India at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
04 / EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
My Professional Journey
November 2024–Present / Deputy Director
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India
Previously / Assistant Director
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India
Education
Master of Arts in Economics / Delhi School of Economics / 2016–2018
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics / Ramjas College, University of Delhi / 2013–2016
05 / SELECTED ENGAGEMENTS
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SUTANUKA SARKAR
Economist / Indian Economic Service / Climate Policy