Talat Munshi is working as Senior Advisor at UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. Talat’s work and research are on climate change and cities in developing countries, particularly analyzing the role of urban transport in mitigation and adaptation.
Previously, he has worked at the Faculty of Planning, CEPT University India, at Faculty of ITC, University of Twente Netherlands, at The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), India and with Surat Municipal Corporation, India.
He has experience in research and consulting work with countries in Africa, Asia and Europe on topics related to urban planning, transport and climate transparency and has a significant number of published articles in these areas.
Talat is an engineer by training from CEPT University. He has a PhD from the University of Twente (UT) a Master’s degree in Environmental Planning from CEPT University, and a Master’s degree in Urban Infrastructure Management from the faculty of ITC, UT.