Muralee Thummarukudy ( born August 10 , 1964 ) is the Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction in the UN Environment Programme . An internationally renowned expert in disaster response , Muralee has been involved in post-disaster response and follow-up of almost all major disasters of the twenty-first century , including the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , Cyclone Nargis ( Myanmar , 2008 ) , Sichuan Earthquake ( China , 2008 ) , Haiti Earthquake ( 2010 ) , Tohoku tsunami ( 2011 ) and floods in Thailand ( 2011 ) . He has completed assignments in Afghanistan , Iraq , Syria , Lebanon , Gaza Strip , Liberia , Sudan and Rwanda dealing with the environmental impacts of conflicts . Also deployed to China , Japan , Myanmar , Ukraine , Haiti , and Thailand to deal with Disasters . He is a native of Vengola in Ernakulam district of the Kerala State in India
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Muralee Thummarukudy