Dr Ananya Majumdar

Biography

Dr Ananya Majumdar is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Stakeholder and Traditional Owner Engagement sub-program of the Australian Government’s Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP) -- the world's largest and leading coral reef adaptation research and development initiative. RRAP is a multi-institution partnership (QUT, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, CSIRO, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, the University of Queensland, Southern Cross University, and James Cook University), to develop scalable technologies to enhance the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef in a changing climate.

Ananya’s work in RRAP pertains to Adaptive Governance: She leads collaborative engagements with Traditional Owners, communities, and Reef stakeholders to evaluate and co-design governance frameworks that enable the effective and equitable implementation of scientific innovations for Great Barrier Reef adaptation and resilience.

At QUT, Ananya also contributes as a Research Fellow to the university's Centre for Environment and Society.

Before returning to university in 2018 to study Environmental Law, Ananya spent over a decade working across the environmental and development sectors in Australia, India, Canada, and the United States. She specialised in marine and natural resource governance, climate adaptation, disaster resilience, energy justice, and environmental justice for marginalised communities. She worked closely with communities, regulators, and industry to develop research, policy, advocacy, and capacity-building resources and initiatives that supported more equitable and effective governance outcomes. She also led training programs and policy workshops that strengthened the ability of Traditional communities to participate effectively in formal decision-making processes.

Ananya is passionate about everything oceans and marine and is an avid snorkeller and free-diver.