Dechen Palmo is a research fellow at the Environment and Development Desk of the Tibet Policy Institute.

She studies Tibet’s Trans Boundary Rivers focusing mainly on the Mekong and the Brahmaputra Rivers. Dechen Palmo writes on the damming crisis and China’s strategic interests on the rivers.

She has an M.Phil. in International Relations with a dissertation titled “China’s four Modernization Programme” from the University of Madras and a Masters in International Studies from Stella Maris College, University of Madras.

Dechan Palmo has written and published widely on environmental issues in Tibet caused by the developmental projects of the Chinese government.

Research interest:

• Tibet’s Trans Boundary rivers
• China’s interest in Mekong and Brahmaputra
• Damming Crisis in Chia occupied Tibet