Arti Pratap is a dedicated academic and researcher with expertise in environmental science, remote sensing, and geographic information systems (GIS). She is currently pursuing a PhD focused on the application of remote sensing in weather forecasting to enhance the socio-economic benefits of weather information in the Fiji Islands. Arti holds a Master of Science in Climatic Variability, a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Science, and a Bachelor of Science, all from The University of the South Pacific (USP). She also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching.

With over a decade of teaching experience, Arti serves as an Assistant Lecturer in the Geospatial Science division at USP, where she coordinates and teaches a range of courses including Geography Techniques and Methods (GS100), Geographic Information Systems I (GS201), Cartography & Geovisualisation (GS231), and Remote Sensing I (GS211). Her teaching emphasizes both theoretical understanding and practical application, equipping students with essential spatial and analytical skills.

Arti’s research contributions include peer-reviewed publications on tropical cyclones, thermal discomfort, validation of rainfall data, and sedimentary geology.

Undergraduate Courses: 

• GS100
• GS231
• GS211
• GS201

My research interests lie at the intersection of climate science, geospatial analysis, and environmental monitoring, with a strong focus on understanding and improving climate and weather forecasting in the Pacific region. I am particularly interested in the use of remote sensing, GIS, and climate models to evaluate rainfall variability, assess climate extremes, and enhance seasonal forecasting.

• Board member & Treasurer at Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council
• Member of Fiji National Land Use Monitoring Working Group
• Member of Fiji Geospatial Information Management
• Member of Pacific Islands Advisory Group (PIAG)

Certificate of Honor awarded for outstanding student in academic exchanges for the training course on Advanced Seminar on Addressing Climate Change presented by China-Pacific Island Countries Climate Action Cooperation Centre.

(1) Stephanie Fong, Rubina Rana, Arti Pratap & Victor Ongoma (2022) Assessment of Thermal Discomfort Variation in Fiji’s Major Urban Centers, Papers in Applied Geography, 8:2, 235-247, DOI: 10.1080/23754931.2021.1977977

(2) Sagero, P.O., Pratap, A., Magiri, R., Ongoma, V., Okello, P., 2024. Validation of ERA5 rainfall data over the South Pacific Region: case study of Fiji Islands. Meteorol. Atmospheric Phys. 136, 28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-024-01025-z

(3) Deng, Y.; Zhang, H.; Pratap, A.; Failou,B.; Hussain,A.; Putri, H.M. Integrating Climate Change into Global Ocean Governance: The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on the Specific Obligations of State Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. J. Isl. Mar. Stud. 2024, 1, 110011. https://doi.org/10.59711/jims.11.110011

• GIS consultant for Pacific Islands Development Forum on Marine Spatial Project