Former Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office,, ADB Profile / Bio Thomas Panella led water operations in Central, South, and Southeast Asia, directing water and climate change programs in Indonesia, and overseeing operations in Uzbekistan. He joined ADB in 2003 and served as ADB’s chief of the Water Sector Group from 2017 to 2020 and as Afghanistan country director from 2014 to 2017. He holds a PhD and MPP in Public Policy and MSc from the Energy and Resources Group of the University of California, Berkeley. Follow on Materials Title Date Learning Materials Topics Natural Capital and Climate 4 October, 2023 Slides ADB Administration and Governance Natural Capital Investment and Rural Vitalization in the Yangtze and Yellow River Basins 9 August, 2022 Slides Water, Urban Development, Climate Change ADB’s Support to Low Carbon Rural Development in the PRC 21 April, 2022 Slides Climate Change, Energy, Environment Looking Forward 1 December, 2020 Slides Water Water (Overview) 27 March, 2019 Slides Water