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UNITED
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17 June 2016
United Nations
Environment
Programme
Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to
the Montreal Protocol on Substances that
Deplete the Ozone Layer
Thirty-eighth meeting
Vienna 18–21 July 2016
Brief biography of nominated Senior Expert Member of the
Technology and Economic Assessment Panel
The present background note includes brief biography of an expert who has been nominated by the
Government of India to serve as a Senior Expert Member of the Technology and Economic
Assessment Panel (TEAP). The biography is being circulated as received by the Secretariat, without
formal editing.
Curriculum Vitae – Rajendra Shende
NATIONALITY:
Indian
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Rajendra Madhavrao Shende is currently serving as the Chairman of TERRE Policy Centre. Former Director at
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), he is a leading expert in sustainable technologies and policies. As
head of the Paris-based OzonAction Programme of UNEP, he worked with the governments of 146 developing
countries to develop their national management plans to eliminate the use of Ozone Depleting Substances. He was
part of the task force set up by the Government of India to negotiate the Montreal protocol.
Mr. Shende was part of the following technological and scientific assessment panels related to Ozone Layer
Protection and Climate Change:
 He was Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) of Special report on 'Safeguarding the Ozone and the Global
Climate System’ of IPCC (2007) that shared Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore.
 He was reviewer of IPCC’s special report on 'Methodical and Technological issues inTechnology
Transfer', (2000)
 He has also been reviewer and steering committee member for:
o UNEP Synthesis report on ‘HFCs: Critical link between protecting Climate and
Ozone’ (2013) and;
o Nitrous oxides, ‘Drawing Down N2O to Protect Climate and the Ozone Layer’ (2014).
 He has also served as expert reviewer of UNEP/WMO’s Scientific Assessment Panel’s report i.e.
‘Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion-2014’.
Education:
Degree in Chemical Engineering (First Class Honours.) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai
COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE
146 developing countries in implementing capacity building projects.With OECD countries to develop international
cooperation in the field of environmental protection and implementation of global environmental agreements
LANGUAGES
English
French
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Reading
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Writing
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Working
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Dates:
2012 onwards
Employer:
TERRE Policy centre, India
Positions Held:
Chairman, Independent Director and advisor to Private sector companies
Responsibilities:
Guiding the organization to promote the sustainable solutions to our developmental
imperatives; promoting policies and projects in energy and food security, including
renewable energy, energy efficiency, micro-grids, organic farming, sustainable agriculture,
climate change; networking with World Natural Heritage sites of UNESCO to advance the
sustainable living of the communities, eco-tourism and nature conservation; forging
partnerships with business, International Organisation Academic Institutes for CSR,
Demonstration projects on Renewable energy-Organic farming, energy efficiency, rainwater
harvesting; developing policy papers on CSR, Ocean Pollution, Environmental crime, Energy
and food sectors; catalysing actions in rural area for the sustainable living, reverse migration
from urban area, social entrepreneurship. Organizing round tables and side events related to
energy efficient HFCs alternatives in refrigeration and room air conditioning.
Dates:
2004 – 2011
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Employer:
United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP) Paris, France
Positions Held:
Head of OzonAction Branch
Responsibilities:
Led a global programme for safeguarding the ozone layer and the climate system though
provision of policy advice and support for technology transformation for 146 developing
countries; delivered the financial and technical aid for capacity building of government and
industry focal points in developing countries through UNEP’s five regional offices in
Bangkok, Nairobi, Bahrain, Panama City and Paris to achieve climate mitigation benefits as
well as ozone layer protection under the Montreal Protocol, particularly from the phase-out of
HCFCs; mobilized finances from the Multilateral Fund, GEF, bilateral donors and fostered
partnerships with the private sector, civil society, and international organisations (UNDP,
UNIDO, World Bank, FAO, WHO, UNICEF, WCO) for programme development and
project implementation; developed and implemented projects related to alternatives to ozone
depleting substances, particularly HCFCs that would provide cross- cutting and multiple
benefits in the sectors such as climate change , chemical management, hazardous substances
and waste management; formulated, negotiated, implemented and evaluated the annual and
rolling business plans, work programme, outputs, outcomes, and feedback from clients to
manage a fully regionalised UN Programme with more than 50 staff; monitored the resultbased and compliance-rigorous projects.
Initiated awareness, information exchange and discussion on R&D programmes on Energy
efficient HFC –alternatives particularly in hot-climatic developing countries. Published a
booklet of case studies on ‘Two Protocols One Solution’.
Dates:
1999 -2004
Employer:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Paris, France
Positions Held:
Head of Energy and OzonAction Unit
Responsibilities:
Headed the new unit by conceptualising and establishing the Energy Programme in the
Division and enhancing the activities on Ozone Layer Protection by re-orienting the
compliance assistance through UNEP’s regional offices; provided capacity building services
and strategic policy advice to developing countries to develop and implement plans to
eliminate CFCs and other ozone depleting substances and greenhouse gases as per the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; facilitated and promoted transfer of
environmentally sound and energy efficient renewable energy technologies to developing
countries through cooperative and financial mechanisms including the Clean Development
Mechanism.
Dates:
1992-1999
Employer:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Paris, France
Positions Held:
Coordinator OzonAction Programme
Responsibilities:
Launched and managed the Capacity Building Programme to enable the compliance of
developing countries under the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol; established
international information clearinghouse, preparation and implementation of National
Strategies, facilitation of institutional strengthening, promotion of regional networking of
government officers, training of the key stakeholders to develop sector management plans;
led a Taskforce in the Division to initiate pilot activities under GEF for developing countries
in the field of sustainable development, climate change mitigation and ozone layer protection.
Dates:
1988-1992
Employer:
SRF LTD, New Delhi, India (Private sector, Plastics and chemicals)
Positions Held:
Deputy General Manager
Responsibilities:
Provided advisory service to top-management on strategic diversification and integrating
environmental protection in corporate operations; technology assessment, selection and
transfer agreement for chloromethane projects to produce: Chloroform, CTC, Methylene
Chloride, Methyl Chloride (Budget US$ 10 million); guided R&D activities for Fluorine
chemicals, drug intermediates; led the technology development for ozone friendly CFC and
HCFC substitutes and halon substitutes. (US$ 3 million)
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Dates:
1986-1988
Employer:
Armour Chemicals, ( Lupin Pharmaceutical Group) ,Mumbai, India ( Private sector,
Pharmaceuticals)
Positions Held:
Project Manager
Responsibilities:
Coordinated process development studies related toAmpicillin, Amoxycillin, Cloxacillin, 6APA, Cephalexin, Pyrazinamide, Dane's Salt, Chloramphenicol, Lyophilized Salts of SemiSynthetic Penicillin for the purpose of commercialisation; implemented a cleaner production
(enzymatic) process to manufacture semi- synthetic antibiotics; led R&D project for the
manufacture of immobilized bio-catalyst/enzymes on bench scale; negotiated project funding
from financial institutes, venture capital and R&D funds
Dates:
1976-1986
Employer:
Hindustan Organic Chemical, Rasayani, India (Public Sector enterprise)
Positions Held:
Project and Planning Engineer
Responsibilities
Expansion of the existing capacities of more than 30 organic chemicals, deploying solar
energy for chemical manufacture, setting -up from scratch the first ever in India , PTFE
( Polytetrafluroethylene ) manufacturing facility.
Dates:
1973-1976
Employer:
Tata Chemicals, Mithapur, India (private sector-Inorganic Chemicals)
Positions Held:
Production engineer
Responsibilities:
Supervised production plants: Caustic Soda and chlorine Projects, Water
purification/demineralization and treatment plant, Bromine and Bromine chemicals, salt
harvesting,
Achievements :
Developed information exchange, networking and capacity building programme for
developing countries on environment friendly technologies and policies. Starting from 1992
to 2011 ,led a team of 50 staff of 35 nationalities working out of UNEP’s 5 offices. He retired
from UNEP on 31 July 2011. His awards include: (list is not exhaustive)
 Stratospheric Ozone Layer Protection Award from USEPA (for OzonAction programme led by Mr. Shende.)
–The first ever programme in UN system to get USEPA award.
 Climate Protection award from USA
 Montreal Protocol award and Letter of Appreciation from Executive Director from UNEP.
 UK Industry award for Partnership with OzonAction on Ozone and climate friendly Solar Vaccine Cooler
 Harvard University, John F Kennedy School of Government Award for Partnership with OzonAction on
‘Refrigerants, Naturally!’
 Several environment protection awards in India.
 Dr. Abdul Kalam, former President of India invited Mr. Shende to demonstrate the Ozone and Climate
friendly solar vaccine cooler and the industry-NGO partnership that he convened on behalf of UNEP to
develop it. It is first ever technology developed in partnership that is in public domain.
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