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Prior to joining ADB in 2009, Atsushi Kaneko was Director and Chief Representative at the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Chief Representative at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, and Engineer at Pacific Consultants International. He holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from…
Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 15: Life on Land
Shion has over 20 years of experience leading the design and implementation of water (rural and urban) projects which have cross-cutting natural capital and environment, and agriculture sector impacts. He has been responsible for leading policy dialogue with government and civil society, and the…
Topic(s): Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Engineer from Ecole Polytechnique and holder of a master's degree from McGill University in Canada, I joined SAFEGE (environmental consulting engineering design office) as a project engineer in 2010, and am there currently project manager since 2012 and head of the drinking water division of the…
Topic(s): ICT, Water
SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water
Avni Kumar specialises in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), with a cross-cutting focus on gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) and climate resilience in WASH. She has a background in development economics and has worked in various capacities with government, civil society, private sector…
Topic(s): Gender Equality, Water
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 14: Life Below Water
Mr. Konishi joined ADB in 1988 and served in various capacities, including as Director General for the East Asia Regional Department, Deputy Director General for the Pacific, Senior Advisor to the Strategy Policy Department, and Country Director for Viet Nam. Prior to ADB, he worked for the UN in…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gender Equality, Water
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Dr. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan is an affiliate faculty member and senior economist with the School of Environmental and Forestry Sciences, University of Washington-Seattle. Furthermore, he co-founded Infinite Sum Modelling LLC, with offices in Canada, the USA, India, China, and Hong Kong, and…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Environment
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land
Taegoan Bae is the CEO of Oyster Able, a circular economy startup providing a collection device and a reward mobile application to local governments and private companies to make reusables and recyclables circulation well in their space and area. Oyster Able drives various projects…
Topic(s): Economics, Environment, ICT, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water
Dr. Bansari Saha, a Senior Director at ICF, is an economist by training and supports public and private sector clients understand the economic effects of public policy decision-making. His expertise lies in the intersection of energy and environmental issues and studying the economic and…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dr Fakhruddin is an eminent hydro-meteorologist and disaster risk assessor with 20 years’ global experience in hydro-meteorology and climate resilience projects. His key areas of expertise are hazards forecasting, climate and multi-hazard risk assessments and coastal community resilience.
His most…
Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Dr. Barry Hankin is JBA’s Head of Environmental Modelling specializing in integrated modelling across urban-green and NBS. He is an award-winning expert in modelling NBS, and a widely published co-investigator on the Natural Environment Research Council (UK) NBS research program. Using…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action