With more than 18 years of senior policy development, research and management experience in government, funding agencies and international NGOs, Ritu has worked extensively on social protection, climate resilience (policy, planning and finance), forest and watershed management, resource conservation (water and energy efficiency, renewables and circular economy), livelihood and gender issues.
Design and implementation of research on social protection programs in Asia region and currently managing research on enhancing climate resilience impacts of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India and carrying out scoping and design of Community Resilience Partnership Programme (CRPP) for ADB.