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Arumugam Kandiah

Natural Resources Management Specialist at <span class="not-italic font-text_font lg:text-[18px] text-[16px] font-bold claimed">Free-Lance Consultant</span>
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Seasoned expert in capacity building, climate change, and international development.
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Bothell, Washington, United States, US
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  • Capacity Building
  • Climate Change
  • Change Management
  • International Development
  • Project Management
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Arumugam Kandiah is a seasoned expert in capacity building, climate change, and international development with 22 years of experience in various roles, including Natural Resources Management Specialist and Program Manager at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He has worked with prominent organizations such as the World Bank and UNDP/GEF on sustainable land management and adaptation to climate change projects in multiple countries. Arumugam holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Water Resources Engineering from the University of California, Davis, and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Agriculture from the University of Ceylon.

Experience

  • Free-Lance Consultant
    • Natural Resources Management Specialist
  • Free-lance Consultant
    • Natural Resources Management Specialist
      • Oct 2015 - Present

    • Natural Resources Management Specialist
      • Feb 2005 - Present

      Consultant to UNDP/GEF on Sustainable Land Management - East Timor, Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Maldives, and Bhutan Consultant to WFP on Adaptation to Climate Change, Sri Lanka

    • Water Resources Management Specialist
      • Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

      Consultant to the World Bank on irrigation benchmarking - Mexico, Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal

  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
    • Coimbatore, India
    • Visiting Professor in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
      • Jul 2007 - Jun 2008
      • Coimbatore, India
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
    • Program Manager, IPTRID
      • 1998 - 2001

    • Senior Officer - Sustainable Agricultural Development
      • 1996 - 1998

    • Senior Officer - Water Resources Development and Management and Water Quality
      • 1994 - 1996

    • Technical Officer - Water Resources Development and Management and Water Quality
      • 1983 - 1994

    • Irrigation Specialist
      • 1980 - 1983

  • University of Peradeniya
    • Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
    • Head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering
      • 1975 - 1980
      • Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • University of Ceylon
    • Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
    • Assistant Lecturer in Agricultural Engineering
      • 1970 - 1971
      • Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • Department of Agriculture
    • Dry Zone Research Station, Maha Illupalama, Sri...
    • Research Officer
      • 1968 - 1970
      • Dry Zone Research Station, Maha Illupalama, Sri...

Education

  • 1972 - 1974
    University of California, Davis
  • 1971 - 1972
    University of California, Davis
  • 1963 - 1967
    University of Ceylon

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