Manasa Bollempalli

Rutgers University

Based in

United States
North America

Dr. Manasa Bollempalli is a social scientist specializing in climate governance, security studies, and mobilities. She currently serves as Postdoctoral Research Associate with the NSF CoPe MACH project and Lab Coordinator at Rutgers University’s Coastal Communities Adaptation Lab, examining the processes shaping coastal adaptation frameworks in NJ, NYC, and Philadelphia. With a Ph.D. in Global Affairs from Rutgers, her research critically explores climate, migration, and security policies at the national, regional, and international levels. Previously, as Lead Climate Strategist at The B Team, she shaped international policy dialogues at the UNFCCC forums, spearheading multi-stakeholder campaigns including The Transformation is Unstoppable at COP28. Manasa has also contributed to climate research on plastics and waste management, Circular and Blue economies, at the UN Global Environment Facility in NYC and conducted ethnographic research on climate change impacts with the National Museum of Denmark’s Tranquebar Initiative. Her research critically examines the political and institutional dynamics that enable or obstruct equitable climate policy and transformative climate action.