Dr Vijai Dharmamony — Associate Director, Marine Conservation, WWF-India — spoke on the theme “Building Coastal Resilience: Mainstreaming Community Participation” in Professional Session Two – “Coastal Resilience: Analysing India’s Current Policy Framework” on Day Two of the Vice Admiral KK Nayyar Fellowship Conference 2023.

About the Speaker:

Dr Vijai Dharmamony works as an Associate Director at WWF- India, New Delhi. Currently, he heads the Marine Conservation programme of the WWF-India and plays a critical role in programme development, project management, and stakeholder engagement. Dr Vijai has completed his PhD in Marine Environmental Science from the Hokkaido University of Japan. Post PhD, he worked as a Data Scientist with the North Pacific Fisheries Commission, Japan.