Deepa is the National Climate Finance Advisor for Fiji based at the Climate Change Division, Office of the Prime Minister, contracted through Commonwealth. Previously, she was working for UNDP Eswatini as NDC Coordinator and has been contracted by NDC Partnership prior to that. Deepa is an Honorary Co-Director of "Sustainable Futures Global" (SFG) a network of institutions and members covering 11 countries working on ethical partnerships and interdisciplinary community centered research.
An Environmental Management professional with an engineering background, Deepa Pullanikkatil has worked in Malawi, Lesotho, India, South Africa, Eswatini and completed a residency at the University of Glasgow, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK. Deepa undertook a Post Doctoral Fellowship at Rhodes University in South Africa, researching on ecosystem services and poverty alleviation. Prior to that, she was the national climate change adaptation consultant for the Technology Needs Assessment for the Kingdom of Eswatini. She had worked on climate change adaptation work while at “Leadership for Environment And Development (LEAD) Southern and Eastern Africa” in Malawi from 2010-2014. Deepa 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, poverty alleviation, ecosystems services studies and water resources management. Deepa is founder of a non-profit organization in Malawi: ABUNDANCE www.abundanceworldwide.org