Jagannath Adhikari is a geographer interested in sustainable development; climate change, food security and migration; environmental justice; and, agrarian change and livelihoods. The updated second edition of his book (co-authored with David Seddon and Ganesh Gurung) The New Lahures: Foreign Employment and the Remittance Economy of Nepal was published in 2021. His most recent book is Food Crisis in Karnali: A Historical and Politico-economic Perspective (2nd edition, 2024). He is also one of the editors of the book Environmental Justice in Nepal: Origins, Struggles and Prospects (2024). He is currently studying urbanisation and environmental change in his hometown, Pokhara.