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Aage Jorgensen has for the past decade been Program Manager at the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) where he has helped build up a portfolio of climate change projects. He works with community-based adaptation, climate-resilient infrastructure, and urban development and is responsible for the NDF…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action
Aditya Mahalana is a graduate of Universitaet Leipzig in Germany with an M.S. in Sustainable Development, focusing on sustainable urban and regional planning. He is a Senior Researcher of the International Council for Clean Transportation with more than 15 years of experience in the field of urban…
Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land
Mr. Samuel has over 5 years of combined professional experience covering water policy contributions, mobilization of young water professionals, organizational database management, establishment of water networks for youths, and nanotechnology.
He is a doctoral researcher at the Erasmus Darwin…
Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Mr. Ahmed M. Saeed joined ADB in 2019 and has significant prior leadership experience in both government and the private sector. He is currently responsible for overseeing ADB’s operations in East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
Between 2004 and 2008, Mr. Saeed served in senior roles at the…
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Climate Change, Health
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action
Aidana Tleuken, an accomplished MSc graduate in Structural Engineering, currently serves as an early-stage researcher at Nazarbayev University, where she specializes in the fields of Civil Engineering and Circular Economy. With a strong foundation in structural engineering and a keen interest in…
Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land
Ms. Tobing is a City Planner and Senior Advisor to the Governor at the Jakarta Research Council since 2013. She has been appointed as the Chairman of the Climate Change Task Force for Jakarta and serves as Special Staff for Urban and Environmental Management particularly focused on low…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action
Dr. Yuba is a Senior Researcher at Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP). She is working for the Hybrid Air Quality Monitoring Network (HAQMN) project in Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET) and supporting for ADB TA9608 to expand the air quality monitoring network.…
Topic(s): Environment, Transport, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land
Topic(s): Environment, Transport, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land
Alison Sneddon is a Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor at Practical Action where she works in the key areas of research and knowledge management. The focus of this work is on early warning systems and climate information services, with recent and current studies investigating the roles of gender,…
Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action
Amit is the Executive Director of Integrated Urban Transport, WRI India. He is based in Delhi and provides vision and leadership to all transport initiatives across WRI India, managing relationships with partners and stakeholders.
Amit has around 20 years of experience in the field of urban…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Governance and Public Sector Management, Transport, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land