Professor K. S. Kavi Kumar is an established expert in environmental economics with a strong focus on climate change impacts, particularly relating to agriculture and coastal ecosystems. He holds a Ph.D. from IGIDR Mumbai. Since 1999, he has been a faculty member at the Madras School of Economics, currently serving as a professor and coordinating the Centre of Excellence in Environmental Economics. He is a member of the Expert Committee on Climate Change, MoEF&CC, GoI, and a member of State Environment Appraisal Committee (Tamil Nadu).