- Loss and Damage Research Observatory
- Loss and Damage Research Observatory
Postdoctoral Fellow in Networks and Rural Water management
School of Project Management, The University of Sydney
Macquarie University
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I have inter-disciplinary expertise in environmental science, environmental management, and geography, having completed a BSc and an MSc in Geography at the Mongolian National University of Education (MNUE), an MSc in Environmental Sciences at the IHE Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands, and a PhD in Geography at Macquarie University. As an interdisciplinary scholar, my work successfully integrates human vulnerability and environmental science, with insights generated from my fieldwork. From the beginning of my career, the focus of my research has all been on dryland ecosystems, desertification, drought, and the effects of climate change on livelihoods and rangelands.
"We had thought that we were introducing a new approach to natural resources management in Mongolia. The term sounds new; however, we have realized that it is not a particularly new notion in Mongolia. It is just another way of identifying the relationship between humans and nature. "
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Geography and Planning | PhD in Geography
2017-04-17 - 2021-02-18
Thesis topic: Exploring climate change adaptation in the Mongolian steppes using an Ecosystem Services approach
Environmental Management and Planning | MSc in Environmental Sciences
2006-10-11 - 2008-04-20
Thesis topic: Vulnerability assessment of regional agricultural development under climate change conditions (in the case of Rajasthan, India)
Central European University, Budapest | climate change
2012-03-01
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences, Mongolia |
February 2, 2014
For the contribution to the higher education in tourism management
Board member
2011-10-31 - Present
Sydney, NSW, Australia | Postdoctoral Fellow in Networks and Rural Water management
2024-09-02 - 2022-10-25
I have analysed barriers to the adoption of resource-conserving practices on the farmers’ side and interdependencies among decisions of individual farmers as well as bottlenecks at various project, program, and institutional levels in the Murray Darling Basin.
Sydney, NSW, Australia | Seasonal academic
2024-07-30 - 2017-04-01
Sydney, NSW, Australia | Honorary Postdoctoral Research Fellow
2022-02-26 - Present
Sydney, NSW, Australia | Postdoctoral fellow
2021-10-25 - Present
Project title: The Challenges of Climate Change Adaptation Policy in Mongolia: Are We Ready for Transformative Adaptation?
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Lecturer of Environmental Management
2008-05-01 - Present
2021-05-05 Tugjamba N
In the first section of the chapter, the overview of Mongolian hydrological research is introduced. The geographical background of the surface water is introduced in the second part, describing the morphological, hydrological and ecological characteristics of rivers and lakes, including the description of the genetic lake types. The surface water body, such as rivers, streams and lakes cover 10,560 sq. km or 0.67% of the total territory. Mongolia is divided into three hydrological basins, such as Northern Arctic Ocean Basin, Pacific Ocean Basin and Central Asian Internal Drainage Basin, in the Central and Eastern Asia.
2024-08-30 Tugjamba, N
This chapter presents environmental change trends in the Altai Mountains region, with a particular focus on glacial reduction, increasing mean annual temperature, reduction in annual precipitation, and increased frequency of extreme climate events such as drought/dzud. We discuss the impacts on pasturelands and livestock populations, which are the basis of lives and livelihoods of the nomadic population.
2023-03-04 Tugjamba, N
This paper presents the results of a detailed review of the research literature on how nomadic pastoralists are being affected by climate change, how they are adapting, and challenges with using traditional knowledge in adaptation. It focuses on research that investigates local, and particularly traditional, knowledge of water, pasture, their variability, and livestock. This knowledge underpins nomadic livelihoods, so is a foundation for effective adaptation.
2021-09-04 Tugjamba N
Highlights •In Mongolian local plans, provisioning services are emphasised, but regulating and supporting services are not. •Ecosystem services thinking can benefit local land use planning substantially. •In traditional nomadic culture, belonging to, benefiting from, and caring for, nature are fused. •Climate change is taking local communities beyond their historical experience. •Framing and power differences need to be worked with closely for effective planning.
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Photo Credit: - N.Tugjamba
Open steppe pastureland in the Central province of Mongolia
Nomadic families in the summer camp
Photo Credit: - N.Tugjamba