Blue Planet Laureate Prof. Mohan Munasinghe felicitated by Royalty in Japan

Prof. Mohan Munasinghe and Mrs. Sria Munasinghe (right) with Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Japan. Prof. V. Ramakrishna (co-winner of Blue Planet Prize) and his spouse  are also in the photo

• Prof. Munasinghe is also Chairman of the President’s Expert Committee on Sustainable Sri Lanka 2030 Vision
• The Blue Planet Prize, is the top global award for environmental sustainability, and is equivalent to a Nobel Prize for environment

Professor Mohan Munasinghe, 2021 Blue Planet Prize Laureate and co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace, recently attended the ceremonies for the Blue Planet Prize, which is the top global award for environmental sustainability, and which is equivalent to a Nobel Prize for environment. He was felicitated by Royalty and other dignitaries at the event hosted by the Asahi Glass Foundation in Tokyo,which had been postponed to October 2022 due to Covid restrictions in 2021.

Prof. Munasinghe and Mrs. Sria Munasinghe had a special audience with Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Japan. They also exchanged mutual felicitations with HRH Sonam Dechen Wangchuck, who was also present to accept the 2022 Blue Planet Prize on behalf of her father, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the fourth king of Bhutan.

He was felicitated by Royalty and other dignitaries at the event hosted by the Asahi Glass Foundation in Tokyo

The award recognizes Prof. Munasinghe’s deep research on environment and sustainability through his pioneering ideas like the Sustainomics framework, sustainable development triangle, millennium consumption goals (MCG) and balanced inclusive green growth (BIGG) path, which have been applied globally. His work has contributed to key international agreements like the 1992 Agenda 21 and UNFCCC, 1997 Kyoto Protocol, 2005 Copenhagen Accord, 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and UN 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals. Prof. Munasinghe, was Vice Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

Professor Munasinghe is Chairman of the non-profit Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND), a UN recognised centre of excellence working globally on all aspects of sustainable development, as well as the MIND Group in Colombo, which includes MIND AM (focusing on data analytics and management), Carbon Consulting Company, Sustainable Futures Group, Eureka Technology Partners, 24/7 Techies, and Reap Digital. He is Chairman of the President’s Expert Committee on Sustainable Sri Lanka 2030 Vision and Distinguished Guest Professor at Peking University, China.

Prof. Mohan Munasinghe and Mrs. Sria Munasinghe with Her Royal Highness Princess Sonam Dechen Wangchuck of Bhutan, who acepted the 2022 Blue Planet prize on behalf of her father, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck,
fourth king of Bhutan