Dr. Haroon Sajjad is Professor in the Department of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. Prior to joining in Jamia Millia Islamia, he served Meerut College Meerut for seven years as lecturer and Senior Lecturer. Subsequently, he became Senior lecture, Reader, Associate Professor and Professor in Jamia Millia Islamia. He obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees all from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. His present research interests include climate change/climate variability assessment, susceptibility, vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation assessment to disasters, environmental management, sustainable development, watershed management and applications of remote sensing and GIS. He has nine books to his credit. He has published 172 research papers in Journals of repute. Prof. Sajjad has presented more than sixty research papers at national and international conferences including at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, University of British Columbia, Canada, University of Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, and University of Brighton, U.K. He has delivered more than sixty invited talks at various universities. Sixteen doctoral degrees to the scholars have been awarded under his supervision. He has chaired academic sessions at various conferences. He is the reviewer of many scientific research journals and member of scientific bodies and Expert Panels. He has completed many research projects of many funding agencies as co-principal investigator. He has organized various academic events such as national and international conferences, workshops, and training programmes. Prof. Sajjad has helped the university administration as Provost, Hall of Boys’ Residence, Campus B (Now Dr. Zakir Husain Hall of Boys’ Residence), Jamia Millia Islamia from 2015 to 2017 and the Chief Proctor of Jamia Millia Islamia from 2017 to 2019. Presently he is the Head of the Department of Geography, Faculty of Sciences and Member of Court (Anjuman), Jamia Millia Islamia.