Chandni Singh is a researcher at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bangalore and researches the interface of climate change, livelihoods, and development.

She holds a PhD in International Development from the University of Reading, UK and has worked across South Asia on climate change adaptation, natural resource management, community-based watershed development and livelihood diversification. She has previously worked with Bioversity International, Pragya, and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF-India).