Monami Dutta
Specialist - Super Pollutants
Monami is a researcher with over ten years of experience in air pollution, short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), atmospheric modelling, and climate change. She holds a PhD in Environmental Science from Bose Institute and a master’s degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of Calcutta, India.
Her research and professional work focus on evidence-based approaches to clean air and the links between air pollution, human health, and climate change. Before joining CAF, she worked as a Senior Research Fellow on an Indo-Norway international climate change project, working with climate models including CMIP models, and subsequently as a research consultant at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), where she worked on research, proposal development, stakeholder engagement, and cross-team projects.
She also serves as a Guest Editor for Discover Atmosphere (Springer Nature), supporting an ongoing collection on anthropogenic aerosols and cloud properties.
Why Monami works for Clean Air Fund
Breathing clean air is a basic human right, and the evidence we have today calls for urgent action. I believe that investing in the right solutions, guided by robust evidence, can save lives, protect future generations, and help us move towards a healthier world — where blue skies and a greener planet are within everyone’s reach.