Lokendra THAKKAR

Biography

Lokendra Thakkar an Al Gore Climate Change presenter and an active member of the The Climate Project of Al Gore in India is presently Research Officer in Environmental Planning and Coordination Organization (EPCO), an advisory body to the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, India.

He is area of interest are Natural Resoueces Management specially on Water and Biodiversty conservation. He led a multidisciplinary team of professionals to preapre an intergrated water Ground water, Surface water, and Rainwater management plan for one of the ancient town of India. He was instruental in developing a unique Rainwater Harvesting Interpretation Center with Canadien support at Bhopal.

As Member Coordinator of State level Technical Core Group for he prepared State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan a UNDP/GEF sponsored project.

He was associated with monitoring of environmental framework of World bank financed project on Poverty Alleviation in Madhya Pradesh.

Prior to this assignment he worked for more than three years as Manager, Information Resource and Public Awareness at the Disaster Management Institute, Bhopal (M.P.) India, where he was involved in preparing the model District Emergency Management Plan of Khandwa, an earthquake prone district of M.P.

He also had a stint with Union Minister for Rural Development/Chemicals and Fertilizers Government of India as his Additional Private Secretary.

A broadcaster and communicator by aptitude Mr. Thakkar has been actively associated with broadcasting for more than seventeen years and has produced various features and documentaries of national and international importance on environmental and developmental issues and has anchored live shows on scientific and environmental issues on radio and televisions.

He has completed M.Phil Level Course in Natural Resource Manmgement from Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, India. He did postgraduate in Chemistry after doing Bachelors in Science. He also has Bachelors degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.

This biography was last updated on July 2, 2008