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Yu Kamei

Director, International Cooperation Office, Ministry of the Environment

Mr. Yu KAMEI was born in Aichi prefecture and graduated from Kyoto University with a Bachelor of Engineering. He joined the Ministry of the Environment, in Japan in 2007. Since then, he worked on climate change measures, waste management, fishery resources conservation, environment impact…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Yu Qian

Program Director, International Crane Foundation

Yu Qian is China Program Director of International Crane Foundation (ICF). Before joining ICF, she worked for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) for 12 years. She provided technical support to the development of “China Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Action Plan (2011-2030)” which was issued by…

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

Yugesh Pradhanang

International Technical Advisor and Programme Manager, National Urban Poverty Reduction Program, UNDP - Bangladesh

Yugesh is a seasoned development professional with over 20 years of expertise in urban development, local governance, and climate resilience. He has successfully led transformative projects for UNDP in crisis and middle-income countries such as Afghanistan, Ukraine, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Georgia.…

   Topic(s): Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Yuki Murai

Manager, Project Promotion Division, Climate Change Policy Headquarters, City of Yokohama

This presentation discussed the City of Yokohama's plans and efforts towards global warming countermeasures to making the city a zero-carbon society. Since 2014, he has been a Project Officer in the Climate Change Policy Headquarters of the city of Yokohama. He is in charge of the Yokohama Smart…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   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

Yunsoung Kim

Research Fellow, Green Energy Strategy Institute

Yunsoung Kim is a Research Fellow at Green Energy Strategy Institute which mainly concerns renewable energy, district heating and cooling, and electricity market reform policies for the energy transition. Ever since she received her PhD in Urban Planning from Seoul National University in 2007, she…

   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

Yuqing Yu

Unknown, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Dr. Yu joined IGES in April 2013 and is a Senior Policy Researcher and task manager in the Climate and Energy Area. Her current research has focused on climate finance, in particular the governance mechanism, the institutional arrangements, and the effectiveness of climate finance. Before IGES, she…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Yutian Zheng

Global Relations Project Director, TusStar Business Incubator

Ms. Yutian Zheng is dedicated to serving Chinese local startups' globalization through TusStar's global network, introducing overseas projects to China, and organizing and hosting various international events. Prior to joining TusStar, Ms. Zheng worked at Deloitte Consulting Shanghai and Hong Kong…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Zac Goldsmith

Minister for Pacific and the Environment at the Foreign, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), United Kingdom

The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park is the Minister for Pacific and the Environment at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). He was first appointed as a Minister of State in the Foreign & Commonwealth…

   Topic(s): Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Zeynep Pinar Ogretmen

Carbon Market Specialist / Independent Consultant , ADB

Zeynep Pinar Ogretmen has over 15 years of experience in climate change and GHG emission reduction projects. She is highly skilled in the Gold Standard and Verified Carbon Standard certification schemes. She worked as a Regional Affairs Manager, coordinating efforts across different regions and…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Zhang Mingxiang

Project Environmental Policy and Legislation Expert; and Deputy Dean, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University

Dr. Mingxiang Zhang, Professor and Deputy Dean of School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, the National Environmental Policy and Legislation Expert of the UNDP-GEF "Strengthening the protected area network for migratory bird conservation along the East Asian-…

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