A Development Anthropologist by education, Ms. Abha Mishra has a professional career of over 30 years in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction, Livelihood, Housing, Women’s Empowerment and Tribal Studies. She has worked with International Universities, and state level NGOs and UNDP. She has been with UNDP for more than two decades and is currently the State Head for UNDP Odisha. She supports UNDP Odisha projects on SDG acceleration, Natural Resource Management, Health, Tribal, Inclusive Growth, and Resilience.