Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha was appointed as the Interim Deputy Director of Tibet Policy Institute on 5 July 2021and also heads the Environment and Development Desk at the Tibet Policy Institute.
His research focuses on the socio-environmental impact of climate change on the Tibetan plateau and has written on a number of environmental issues including the increasing cases of natural disasters and garbage littering, and the various cases of mining across the Tibetan plateau.
Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha is also a member of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) and the Association for Nepal Himalayan Studies (ANHS).
An aficionado on Environmental issues he has attended five United Nations Climate Change Summits and presented papers at various Universities across India and outside.
Research interest:
- Socio-environmental impact of climate change on the Tibetan plateau
- Patterns and effects of mining in Tibet
- Cases and causes of natural disasters and garbage littering