Udisha joined the Department of Geography at King’s in September 2025 as Lecturer in Human Geography and Climate. She was previously Lecturer in Human Geography at Monash University (2023–2024), where she coordinated and taught core Master’s courses on Corporate Sustainability and Sustainability Measurement.

She received her PhD in Geography from the University of Cambridge in 2023, where her research analysed the entanglements of governance, finance, and local agency in shaping Himalayan hydropower landscapes. She holds a Master in Public Policy from the National University of Singapore (2014) and a BA (Hons) in Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi (2011). Her research has been published in Environmental Science & Policy, Energy Policy, Water Alternatives, and Renewable Energy.

Research

• Climate resilience and adaptation
• Environmental governance and policy
• Water governance and transboundary conflict
• Climate finance and infrastructure development
• Just transitions and environmental justice
• Social and institutional dynamics of development
• Risk, resilience, and environmental security

Udisha’s research focuses on the intersections of climate, society, and development. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in South Asia, particularly the high mountain Himalayas, and more recently has worked in Pacific Island countries supporting the design and evaluation of DFAT aid programs. Her work connects research and policy, examining how social, financial, and institutional factors shape climate resilience, sustainable development, and equitable environmental outcomes.

A central strand of her research examines climate resilience and adaptation in the Global South, exploring how ideas of risk, resilience, and environmental security influence infrastructure and water management in high-risk contexts. Other strands explore environmental governance and policy, climate finance and infrastructure development, and just transitions and environmental justice, considering multilevel governance, innovative financial tools, and the labour and community impacts of development pathways.

Teaching

Undergraduate

• 4SSG1008 Geography Tutorials: Critical Thinking & Techniques
• 4SSG1016 Geography in Action
• 5SSG1011 Principles of Geographical Inquiry
• 5SSG2016 Geographical Research Skills - Electives

Postgraduate

• 7QQMM900 The Challenges of Climate Change
• 7SSGN119 Fundamentals of Risk, Disasters and Resilience
• 7SSGN176 Fundamentals of Climate Change
• 7SSGN227 Researching Climate Change: Key Methods

PhD supervision

Udisha is happy to supervise Master’s and PhD students on topics including climate resilience and adaptation, environmental governance, climate finance and infrastructure transitions, just transitions and environmental justice, and the socio-technical dimensions of development in South Asia and the Pacific.