Vidya Ann Jacob is a faculty member at the School of Law, Christ University, India. She has participated in research projects funded by the Government of Karnatak and the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. She was a member of the Legal Advisory Group to support the Karnataka Biodiversity board 2018-2019. Vidya was a Fulbright-Kalam Climate Doctoral Fellow between 2019 and 2020 at Lewis and Clark Law School, Portland Oregon (USA), where her research focused on how the USA has adopted different climate resilience mechanisms to address climate challenges. She was a member of the Working Group on Climate Change and Migration, Program on Global Ethics and Social Trust, Boston College (USA) 2024-2025, where she worked on interdisciplinary research centered on local communities along the coast of Kerala State, India. She has published articles on areas including climate justice policy for India, climate litigation, marine biodiversity in India, and gender justice & climate change. Her research interests include human rights, Urban Development Law, Environmental Law and Climate Change Law and Policy.

Vidya received her B.A.LLB. from Bangalore University (India), her LL.M from Christ University (India), and her PhD from the National School of India University, Bangalore (India).