Chandni is a researcher and faculty member at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bangalore. Her research examines the human dimensions of global environmental change focussing on drivers of vulnerability to climate change and natural hazards, linkages between climate change adaptation and development, and behavioural aspects of climate adaptation. She is a Lead Author on the IPCC Assessment Report 6 Working Group II, Contributing Author on the IPCC's Special Report on 1.5 degrees, and serves on the Editorial Boards of Regional Environmental Change, Climate and Development, and Progress in Development Studies.