Srinivasan Ancha

Principal Climate Change Specialist
, ADB
Profile / Bio: 

Srinivasan is a Principal Climate Change Specialist and Climate Change Focal Point for ADB’s Southeast Asia Department more than 25 years of experience in the field. He chairs the ADB Climate Smart Agriculture Working Group and serves as ADB focal for the Forest Investment Program, ADB focal for stakeholder engagement in climate investment funds and as ADB’s alternate focal for Pilot Program for Climate Resilience.  

He previously worked at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, and ICRISAT. Dr. Ancha has contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Global Environmental Outlook, Millennium Ecosystems Assessment, and the System for Analysis, Research and Training as an author and/or reviewer. He has edited eight books including “Handbook of Precision Agriculture” and “Climate Smart Development in Asia” and authored more than 90 peer-reviewed publications.

Materials

Title Date Learning Materials Topic
ADB Knowledge Sharing and Experience on Climate Change, Gender Equity, High-Level Technology, and Natural Resource Management (Southeast Asia) 29 October 2019 Slides Agriculture and Natural Resources
Climate-friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project in CAM, LAO and MYA 07 October 2021 Slides ADB Administration and Governance, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Finance
Southeast Asia Region 07 October 2021 Slides ADB Administration and Governance, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Finance
ADB Experience and Knowledge Sharing (Focus on Gender, Climate Change, and High-Level Technology) 09 March 2021 Document Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Gender Equality