The symposium seeks to accelerate the adoption and scaling up of innovations at multilevel governance to ensure targeted approaches to a climate-resilient future.

Media coverage of the successful completion of the MPUDP, supported by the World Bank.

Enhance the capacity of Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company Limited (MPUDCL), Municipal Reforms Cell (MRC) and participating ULBs to improve coverage and sustainability of key urban services.

Team Urban and Infrastructure, IPE Global successfully concluded the Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Project (MPUDP), supported by the World Bank and implemented by IPE Global Limited as the reform support consultant since December 2018. The project concluded with a Policy Dialogue on “Madhya Pradesh Urban Reform Momentum”, which commenced with a lamp-lighting ceremony. Shri Anand […]

Enhance the capacity of MPUDCL, MRC, and participating ULBs to improve coverage and sustainability of key urban services.

India saw a 15-fold rise in extreme heat wave days between 1993 and 2024, with a 19-fold increase in the past decade.
The State government scheme augments the national Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.
The climate symposium, hosted by IPE Global and ESRI India on June 9, 2025, brought together climate leaders from government, international organisations, CSOs, and innovators from various countries in the Global South. The welcome remarks by Ashwajit Singh, Managing Director, IPE Global, and context-setting addresses by Abinash Mohanty, Sector Head-Climate Change and Sustainability, IPE Global, […]
Planet IPE: World Environment Day

This edition is a call to action - to end plastic pollution, to remind that real change begins with small and smart choices.

A study by IPE Global and Esri India reveals that climate change is set to trigger a dramatic escalation in extreme rainfall events across India, compounding the country’s already severe weather challenges. As global temperatures rise, Indian cities and rural districts are bracing for a future where heavy, erratic rains and heatwaves will become the […]

Nikos Papachristodoulou

Chief Operating Officer

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Partnership Development • Operations Management • Business Development • Project Management • Advocacy • Leadership Development and Change Management

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.

 
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