Canagarayam Suriyakumaran

Professor Canaganayagam Suriyakumaran
Born	1922 Sri Lankan
Died	2006
Citizenship	Sri Lankan
Fields	Environment, Economics, United Nations
Institutions	London School of Economics, United Nations
Alma mater	St. Anthony's College, Kandy
Notable awards	United Nations Sasakawa World Environment Award[1]

Canagarayam Suriyakumaran is a Sri Lankan Environmentalist and professor. He is a notable economist, a former United Nations civil servant, a specialist in Local Government and Devolution and an Internationalist in Sri Lanka.^[2] He is a product of St. Anthony's College, Kandy.

Notable Services

Prof. Suriyakumaran was instrumental in creating some of the international programs and institutions as listed below;

• Represented Sri Lanka in the formation of Asian Development Bank
• Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
• UNEP's Global Director for Education, Training and Technical Assistance
• Represented Sri Lanka in the formation of Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement formerly known as Bangkok Trade Agreement
• The Asian Clearing Union
• The Asian Coconut Community
• The UNEP-UNESCO Global Environment Education Programme

Awards and Honors

• Prof. Suriyakumaran was knighted at the end of his UN career by His Royal Highness the King of Thailand, at the UN's Asian headquarters, for outstanding services to Asia
• Won the United Nations Sasakawa World Environment Prize - 1995^[1]

Publications

• The wealth of poor nations New edition. Madras: T.R. Publications (1996).^[3]
• The methodology of environment and development management Colombo: Centre for Regional Development Studies (1993).
• Environmental planning for development Colombo: Center for Regional Development Studies (1992)
• "Hinduism" for Hindus and non-Hindus: Its religion and metaphysics Colombo: Dept. of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka (1990)
• The wealth of poor nations London and New York: Croom Helm. (1984)

See also

List of St. Anthony’s College, Kandy alumni

References

1. Co-Winner of The UN Sasakawa World Environment Prize - 1995
2. A noble product in futuristic thinking
3. Canaganayagam Suriyakumaran