Since joining the Asian Development Bank in 2010, Alvin Lopez has been leading initiatives on environment, water, natural resources management, and sustainable agriculture, in the China and Mongolia, and more recently (2018) in Cambodia. Prior to ADB, Alvin’s key roles included functioning as UNDP’s International Transboundary Advisor for an integrated lake basin management initiative in the Balkans, and over five years (2003-2007) in the Mekong region helping integrate ecosystems, biodiversity and water resources management considerations into the sustainable development agenda. Alvin, who is also a joint lead author of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) began his professional career in 1996, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Management, and a Masters in Conservation Biology.