Sonia is Principal Evaluation Specialist with the Independent Evaluation Department at the Asian Development Bank and leads Evaluation Capacity Development. She brings 28 years of international development experience in infrastructure operations, knowledge solutions, environment safeguards, and project management across multiple sectors at ADB, World Bank, and the private sector. She led innovative business lines and published knowledge products in key areas on livable cities, environment policy reform, climate adaptation, urban resilience and nature-based solutions and coastal and watershed protection. She has held multiple positions from team leader to technical team member of investments and technical assistance projects across various departments. She holds a Masters in environment engineering from College Park, Maryland, USA, a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Chandigarh, India, Executive Education certificate in the “Leading Economic Growth” Program, from Harvard University, and an Executive Diploma in “Urban Management Tools for Climate Change” from Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Sonia Chand Sandhu
Principal Evaluation Specialist
, ADB
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Materials
Title | Date | Learning Materials | Topic |
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Learning from Evaluation for Improving Project Effectiveness | 06 September 2022 | Slides | ADB Administration and Governance, Finance |
Nature Based Solutions (Green infrastructure): Climate Adaptation | 09 November 2021 | Slides | Climate Change, Environment |
Sustainable Infrastructure Development Strategies (SIDS) for SIDS | 08 October 2019 | Slides | Capacity Development, Climate Change, Environment, Knowledge Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration |
Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Urban Operations in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities | 27 August 2015 | Slides | Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management, Urban Development |
Session Video - Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Urban Operations in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities | 27 August 2015 | Multimedia | Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management, Urban Development |
Interview Video - Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Urban Operations in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities | 27 August 2015 | Multimedia | Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management, Urban Development |
Urban Development and Water (Southeast Asia) | 25 March 2015 | Slides | Urban Development, Water |
Green Cities Initiative | 12 December 2013 | Slides | Urban Development, Water |
Viet Nam: Secondary Cities Development Project | 29 October 2013 | Slides | Economics, Urban Development |
Ecological Considerations: Why Go This Far? | 14 March 2013 | Slides | Environment, Urban Development, Water |