{"id":1898,"date":"2023-09-19T15:58:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=1898"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:57:28","slug":"muralee-thummarukudy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/standards4dt\/muralee-thummarukudy\/","title":{"rendered":"Muralee Thummarukudy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Muralee Thummarukudy<\/strong>
<\/strong>Director, G20 Global Land Initiative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n
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Dr. Thummarukudy brings to this position over three decades of global management experience in the UN and private sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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An internationally renowned expert in disaster response, he played a key role in addressing the environmental aftermath of many major conflicts and disasters, implementing projects in over 35 countries. Before joining the United Nations, Dr. Thummarukudy served as Environmental Advisor to Shell Group in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Prior to his current assignment, Dr. Thummarukudy served as the Chief of the Disasters and Conflicts Programme at the United Nations Environment Programme. Dr. Thummarukudy has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He was also a Beahr\u2019s fellow at the University of California, Berkeley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Muralee is also an award winning author in his native Malayalam and a social media influencer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n

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Affiliation<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Profession<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Director of G20 Global Land Initiative<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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