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Luisa DayaGarcia

Architect, LDG Architects

Luisa is an influential ASEAN Architect known as the Philippines’ Queen of Green who redefined architecture with daring breakthroughs, including the reinvention of the Bahay Kubo. Honored with the Green Leadership Award for this innovation, the Professional Regulation Commission recognized her…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   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

Luna Bharati

Principal Researcher, International Water Management Institute

Dr. Luna Bharati is IWMI’s principal researcher for hydrology and water resources in Nepal. She has more than 14 years of post-PhD experience as a scientist and research program manager. The key areas of her interests and expertise are in integrated and sustainable water resources management. She…

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

Lusia SefoLeau

CEO, Pacific Water and Wastewater Association

Lusia Sefo Leau is the CEO of PWWA and has held this role since late 2016; she helped establish PWWA as a permanent regional organization for Pacific water and wastewater in Samoa. She has held senior leadership roles in a number of government Ministries, including CEO of the Ministry for Revenue,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Water
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Lyndon DeSalvo

Urban Conservation Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy

Lyndon works to advance NBS in cities and communities to maximize outcomes for people and nature. He leads efforts to implement and scale nature-based and green infrastructure projects that improve water quality and provide local communities with climate resilience and other co-benefits. He…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Madhu Khanna

Professor in Environmental Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Khanna obtained her PhD and MS from the University of California, Berkeley. For research, she has worked on diverse topics ranging from technology adoption and agro-environmental policy analysis, voluntary approaches to environmental protection and the land use, market and greenhouse gas…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Mafalda Pinto

Water and Sanitation Specialist, ADB

Mafalda Pinto is a civil engineer, specializing in hydraulics and water resources. Before joining ADB in 2020, she worked in the private sector on international assignments in the design and engineering of municipal water, wastewater, fecal sludge networks, and treatment plants. Mafalda has…

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

Mahesh Pradhan

Coordinator, COBSEA

Mr. Mahesh Pradhan, COBSEA Coordinator a.i., has over 25 years of experience with UNEP. In September 2021, he facilitated the first part of COBSEA’s 25th Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM 25.1) which approved COBSEA’s Biennial Programme of Work for 2021‐2022, the COBSEA Regional Action Plan on Marine…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 15: Life on Land

Mahua Acharya

Assistant Director-General and Head of Investment and Policy Solutions, Global Green Growth Institute

In her current capacity, Acharya drives GGGI’s Green Investment Advisory Services to support GGGI member countries develop and seek financing for green investment projects, conceptualize knowledge products that build a strong theoretical and empirical base for green growth, build capacity for green…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Economics
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Malin Ostman

Manager, Project Development, Wärtsilä Development and Financial Services

Malin Ostman is responsible for Wärtsilä Energy Business project development of Energy storage, clean energy, and hybrid projects in Asia. Malin has been working with project development for Wärtsilä since 2013 and has worked with hybrid projects (combinations of renewable energy, energy storage…

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

Manas Rath

Co-founder and Advisor, BORDA (Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association) South Asia

Manas is a Co-founder and Advisor of BORDA (Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association) South Asia, where he has developed business models for public-private partnerships and investments in wastewater treatment and fecal sludge management services. He has also collaborated with EAWAG…

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