Devendraraj Madhanagopal (Ph.D.) is an Assistant Professor ( I ) in the School of Sustainability at XIM University (Odisha, India). He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (Mumbai, India). He is the recipient of several international travel grants/fellowships. His works appear in Environment, Development and Sustainability & Metropolitics journals. He is the corresponding editor of the following edited books: i. Environment, Climate, and Social Justice: Perspectives and Practices from the Global South. Published by Springer Nature Singapore in 2022. ii. Climate Change and Risk in South and Southeast Asia: Sociopolitical Perspectives. Routledge, UK (Forthcoming).

Bala Raju Nikku (Ph.D.) is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of social work at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, Canada. He served as the founding director of the Nepal School of Social work from 2005 to 2011. Dr. Nikku served in the academia and grassroots social work practice in India, Nepal, Malaysia and held adjunct positions in the UK and Thailand.

1.Social Work and Climate Justice: Past, Present, and the Way Forward. 2.Human Behavior in the Natural Environment: Embracing an Ecocentric Paradigm. 3.Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and Sustainable Development in Social Work. 4.Swedish Eco-Social Interventions for Climate Justice and Social Justice: Examples from the Global North. 5.Climate Crisis and Forced Migration: A Global Social Work Response for Migrants on the Move. 6.Floods in Ukrainian Carpathians: Lessons for Social Work Practice and Education. 7.Climate Justice and Toxic Environments in Latin America: Role for Environmental Social Work. 8.Indian Social Work Education and Climate Change: Gaps, Solutions, and Alternative Possibilities. 9.Green Social Work for Climate Change: Curriculum Innovations for a Post-Apartheid South Africa. 10.Responding to Environmental Disasters in India and Nepal: Insights from Green Social Work.

This book argues that climate justice is an urgent and defining global challenge with long-term implications for poverty reduction, livelihoods, community well-being, and sustainable development.