Interdisciplinary researcher · Author · Consultant

Researching the systems that shape food, finance and our future.

Dr Divya Narain works at the nexus of climate change, industrial animal agriculture and finance, with current research focused on Food Systems Finance.

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PhDUniversity of Queensland
Post-docUniversity of Oxford
Lead AuthorIPBES assessment
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Connecting rigorous research with urgent systems change.

Divya is an interdisciplinary researcher whose work has moved from biodiversity and infrastructure finance towards Food Systems Finance.

Her research and consulting examine the nexus of climate change, industrial animal agriculture and finance.

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Research focus

Four connected fields.
One systems perspective.

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Research lens

Food Systems Finance

Examining how financial institutions, development finance and investment practices influence the direction and industrialisation of food systems.

Academic and professional journey

A career across research, consulting and public-interest knowledge.

Current

Food Systems Finance

Research and consulting at the intersection of climate change, industrial animal agriculture and finance.

2024

University of Oxford

Completed post-doctoral work within biodiversity and infrastructure finance.

2022

University of Queensland

Completed a PhD in Australia.

Earlier

Environmental Management Centre

Worked as Senior Associate with the Mumbai-based sustainability consultancy.

Selected contribution

Research with institutional and public relevance.

2024 Fellowship Award

Tiny Beam Fund

Research on development-bank-funded industrialisation of animal agriculture.

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IPBES

Contribution to the Business and Biodiversity assessment.

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Research support

Stop Financing Factory Farming

Research connected with finance and industrial animal agriculture.

Campaign contribution
Author project

Big Livestock Finance

A Routledge book project focused on livestock corporations and finance.

Book project

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For research, speaking and collaboration.

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