Paris Climate Change Agreement: What should India and the World Do?
Abstract
Dr. Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, and has written and
spoken extensively about advances in the fields of agriculture and food, intellectual
property rights, biodiversity, biotechnology, bioethics, and genetic engineering. She
has written over 20 books and has made significant contributions to the areas of
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and biodiversity. She received the Right Livelihood
Award in 1993. Time magazine identified Dr. Shiva as an environmental 'hero' in
2003, and Asia Week has called her one of the five most powerful communicators in
Asia. In November 201 0, Forbes magazine identified Dr. Shiva as one of the 'Seven
Most Powerful Women on the Globe'.