1 April 2026

Photo: Aarti Gupta

Aarti Gupta is Professor of Global Environmental Governance at Wageningen University, The Netherlands, with a background in political science, international relations and science and technology studies. Her research focuses on accountability, transparency and equity in global environmental and climate governance, as well as the challenges of anticipatory governance of novel technologies. She is a co-initiator and currently co-leads an academic initiative consisting of more than 600 scientists calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering, for which she was awarded the 2026 International Studies Association Social Impact Award. Aarti has also been in the leadership of the international Earth System Governance Research Alliance from 2018 – 2025 and was co-chair from 2023-2024. She holds a PhD from Yale University. In addition to her academic pursuits, Aarti Gupta has also worked for the United Nations Development Programme in New York, Oxfam-Novib in The Hague, and Transparency International in Berlin.

A warm welcome to the Centre, Aarti!