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Jackie Thomas

Coral Triangle Program Leader, WWF

Ms. Thomas joined WWF’s Coral Triangle Program in 2008 as a Pacific Policy Officer based in Fiji, and in 2014, became Program Leader. Ms. Thomas has lived and worked in the Pacific region since 2003, when she relocated from Australia to work for WWF in the Solomon Islands. Before that, she worked…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Jacobus Veerman

Senior Water Resources Specialist, ADB

Jacob Veerman is a national of the Netherlands. He is an internationally experienced diplomat specializing in economic and strategic development, change, and project management. Jacob has a broad knowledge and experience in the field of water management and infrastructure. He completed his master’s…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jaemin Nam

Sector Project Administration Unit Head, ADB

Jaemin Nam is a Sector Project Administration Unit Head ‒ East, Central and West Asia Team at ADB’s Water and Urban Development (WUD) Sector Office. Over the past 25 years, he has processed and implemented WUD projects in South, Southeast, and Central West Asia within and outside ADB. His areas of…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

James Spurgeon

Founder/Director, Ecosystem Valuation Specialist, Sustain Value

James Spurgeon is the founder and director of Sustain Value, a consultancy firm he established in 2011 to advise financial institutions, investors, multi-national companies and governments on natural capital, multi-capitals and the blue economy. He is an environmental economist with 30 years…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

James Symons

Vice-President, Business Development, APAC, Zero Mass Water

James Symons is Vice President for Business Development, APAC for Zero Mass Water. Zero Mass Water is the manufacturer of SOURCE Hydropanels, a completely off-grid, infrastructure-free system that produces water from sunlight and air. James has worked in a variety of business development roles in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

James Young

Chief Executive Officer , Public Utilities Board: Kiribati

James Young led the utility in delivering key services to customers on South Tarawa and promote a culture of learning, safety, and excellence within the utility. He also led the utility in a performance improvement process resulting in a more efficient, safer utility where staff is qualified,…

   Topic(s): Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Jan Newton

Senior PrincipalOceanographer and Affiliate Professor/Oceanograph, University of Washington

Dr. Jan Newton is a Senior Principal Oceanographer with the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington and an affiliate professor with the UWSchool of Oceanography and the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, both in the UW College of the environment. She is the Executive…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Jane Olley

Technical Manager, Water and Sanitation for Urban Poor (WSUP), United Kingdom

Jane, a Technical Manager with WSUP, is a sanitation specialist and chemical engineer with over 26 years of experience working on sanitation and waste management projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.  Since 2016, she has worked on citywide inclusive sanitation for…

   Topic(s): Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Jane Romero

Technical Assistance Officer, The Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility

Jane Romero is a Technical Assistance Officer in the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF). Jane has an engineering and economics background and has worked in various aspects of infrastructure development in many countries in Asia and the Pacific for over 15 years. In her present role in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Private Sector, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jane Toothill

Flood Risk and Insurance Specialist, JBA Risk Management

Dr. Jane Toothill holds a BSc and Ph.D. in natural hazard studies and has over 20 years of experience in the modelling of flood hazards to assess financial losses and to support the development of financial mechanisms, particularly in the insurance sector. Jane is JBA’s Director for its specialty…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals