Chandrima joined Climate Strategies in July 2019. She is currently completing an MPA in Urban Innovation and Policy from UCL, and working with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre as a Junior Researcher.

Chandrima has five years of prior experience in urban development policy and civic analytics, specifically focusing on issues of energy, water, and affordable housing access in India. She has also worked closely with elected representatives and municipal officials, to benchmark infrastructure access and quality, and drive data-centric budget allocations in Bangalore City. In 2018, Chandrima was also nominated as a Local Pathways Fellow by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, for advancing local dialogue, collaboration and problem solving around the Sustainable Development Goals.