IPE Global and Triple Line Consulting have been part of the Green Cities Infrastructure and Energy Programme (GCIEP) supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). We have been developing a multi-hazard risk atlas for 9 cities in Ghana, and recently conducted a series of capacity-building workshops across multiple regions in Ghana for key decision-makers, local government staff and others in Tamale, Kumasi, and Accra. The sessions, led by Abinash Mohanty, Sector-Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, engaged regional and district-level officials to strengthen hyper-granular urban risk assessment and how the Ghana Climate Risk Atlas (Ghana-CR-DSS) can enable planning and investment decisions.
These workshops mark a vital step towards empowering local institutions in Ghana to adopt climate-smart, inclusive urban development strategies that can pave the way for long-term investments. The project is aligned with IPE Global’s strategy of promoting global south-south cooperation in convergence with
M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.
He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.
