#10 Building a Road to Resilience w/ Divya Sharma

Welcome to Season 2 of the Green Guru Podcast. 

Meet our Green Guru for this week, Divya Sharma, Executive Director at Climate Group- India office, one of the most respected thought leaders in sustainable urban development and climate resilience space.  

Divya comes with a doctorate in urban climate resilience and a Master’s in urban development planning. She has extensively worked with national, state and municipal governments in India and abroad; regional, national and international development agencies and research community. 

We will explore how she navigated various career roles, her maternity transition, her move from a smaller city like Bhopal to Delhi and international travels for work. In this conversation we will get to know her ‘life mantras’ and her advice to young women wanting to be leaders like her!

Important Questions from the Episode

(01:36) Introduction

(06:30) Importance of a mentor in making a career choice

(15:20) How to navigate the challenges of maternity transition?

(20:41) Should you do a PhD or get equivalent industry experience?

(28:51) What is the importance of networking, especially for women in sustainability?

(33:21) What are the fundamental differences between research and consulting fields?

(45:00) How to decide which role to opt for? What are some of the questions you should ask yourself before deciding between academics, research, consulting or non-profit?

(52:45) What does Climate Group do in brief?

(56:30) What are the job opportunities in the sector?

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