Emani Kumar
Emani Kumar is an Indian civil engineer with more than 25 years of experience of working on issues related to sustainable urban development. A strong proponent of the message that local action moves the world, the focus of his work is cities and urban local bodies. Emani Kumar is the founding Executive Director of ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia. This not for profit organization, established in 2005, is the South Asian arm of ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability. ICLEI is a global network of cities, towns and regions committed to building a sustainable future. Today, the ICLEI network includes more than 1,750 local and regional governments in 100+ countries, impacting more than 25% of the global population.
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| Born | 11 June 1969 (age 51) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Delhi college of engineering, (India), CEPT University (India), University of Bradford (UK), University of Manchester (UK) |
| Occupation | Environmental Planner |
Emani Kumar is the Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI and Executive Director, ICLEI South Asia.
Professional Life
Emani Kumar is the founding Executive Director of ICLEI South Asia. He was also appointed as Deputy Secretary General of ICLEI in the year 2013. Previously Emani has worked with ICLEI USA as India Director for Cities for Climate Protection (CCP), a USAID supported project in 16 Indian Local Governments.
Prior to ICLEI South Asia, he has worked with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Development Alternatives and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). Apart from overseeing the organization's strategic development, he also coordinates various multi-year projects and research work supported by the various donor and UN agencies; State and National Governments of India and International Research Organizations. Under this guidance and visionary leadership, ICLEI South Asia has grown by leaps and bounds.
Activities
Emani Kumar coordinates the work of ICLEI in the South Asian Region. The organization offers a wide range of technical services to help local governments achieve their sustainable development goals. ICLEI South Asia supports local governments with customized and specific methodologies and tools in the fields of environmental resource management, energy auditing, energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate adaptation and mitigation, municipal service delivery, sustainable procurement and other allied fields. Training and capacity building programmes in these areas are a regular feature of the engagement of ICLEI South Asia with cities. Emani Kumar has been instrumental in the designing of several tool-kits on climate change and urban mobility for use by urban local bodies. Some of the significant projects presently being led by Emani Kumar include Capacities, Interact Bio, CDKN, Urban LEDS, Ecologists and Nexus. In his role as ICLEI Deputy Secretary-General, Emani Kumar works with all the offices in Asia, to ensure cohesion in the implementation of ICLEI's agendas and spearhead advocacy activities in the region; he also supports the Secretary-General in representing ICLEI at all international fora.
Personal life
Emani Kumar was born to Narasimha Murty Emani and Anna Purna Emani in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He is married to Prasuna Emani and has two children.