Deepa Pullanikkatil

An Environmental Management professional with an engineering background, Deepa Pullanikkatil has fifteen years of work experience in over 18 countries with substantial experience in developing countries of Malawi, Lesotho, India and Swaziland. She worked at “Leadership for Environment And Development (LEAD) Southern and Eastern Africa” based in Malawi from 2010-2014 before moving to Swaziland where she is currently based. She has a B Tech degree in Civil Engineering (India), Post Graduate Diploma in Management (India), Masters in Environmental Management (University of Free State, South Africa) and a PhD in Environmental Science from North West University, South Africa. Her interest areas include climate change adaptation, ecosystems services studies and water resources management. She has undertaken consultancy work for UNDP, UNEP, Governments of Malawi and Swaziland, GIZ and SADC. She is Adaptation consultant for Technology Needs Assessment for Climate Change for Swaziland under UNEP-DTU project second phase.

Joined 2010