Prof. Jakariya specializes in Human Geography, Environmental Risk Assessment, Climate Change Adaptation, Water Resources Management and GIS. Prof. Jakariya is currently working as Professor of the Department of Environmental Science and Management of North South University. He worked as a lead researcher for many national and international organizations mostly on climate change adaptation, natural resources management and groundwater related issues for more than two decades. He received MPhil degree in Environment and Development from Cambridge University, UK, in 2000, and Ph.D. from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden in 2007. Prof. Jakariya has published a good number of papers in international peer-reviewed journals and books.