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Gordon Keller

Geotechnical Engineer, Independent Consultant

Gordon has retired from the USDA Forest Service after working there for 40 years as a Staff Engineer and Project Manager. He received a BS in Civil Engineering from UCLA in 1968, served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for two years, and then received a MS in Geotechnical Engineering from U.C.…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Environment, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Hiz Jamali

Senior Climate Change Officer, ADB

Hiz Jamali is Senior Climate Change Officer at Asian Development Bank. As a regional climate focal for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Hiz provides technical support to the development, implementation, and coordination of ADB’s climate change agenda. He holds a PhD in climate change from the University…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

James Lynch

Former Director General, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

James Lynch was the Director General of the East Asia Department of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines. He assumed office in February 2020. Mr. Lynch managed ADB’s sovereign operations in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia across multiple sectors and thematic areas,…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jess Silver

Ecosystem Services Analyst, Natural Capital Project, Stanford University and 3Ps Philippines Pilot Project Engagement Lead

Jess Silver is an ecosystem services analyst for the Natural Capital Project’s marine team. Jess works closely with NatCap’s partners around the world to build capacity for and support the application of scientific approaches and tools, like InVEST, that help people better account for the value of…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jessica Fanzo

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food Policy and Ethics, Johns Hopkins University

Jessica Fanzo is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food Policy and Ethics at the Johns Hopkins University, USA. She holds appointments in the Berman Institute of Bioethics, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She also…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Joy Navarro

Senior Ecosystems Management Specialist, Biodiversity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Ms. Joy Navarro had been designated as In-Charge of the Special Ecosystems Standards Section of the Caves, Wetlands and Other Ecosystems Division of the DENR Biodiversity Management Bureau since 2014. She leads the development of policies and programs for the management of caves, wetlands and other…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Jyoti Parikh

Executive Director, Integrated Research and Action for Development

Jyoti Parikh is a Member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change –India and is a recipient of Nobel Peace Prize awarded to IPCC authors in 2007. She served as the senior professor and Acting Director of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai 1986-2003. IIASA…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, 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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Karma Chogyel

Environmental Specialist, Independent consultant

Karma is the head of an environmental consultancy firm in Bhutan where he also works as an environmental specialist. He studied life sciences at Bhutan’s only college before beginning his career as a technical assistant at the National Environment Commission (NEC) of Bhutan. He went on to complete…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Environment, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Katinka Weinberger

Chief of Environment and Development Policy Section (EDPS), UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Katinka Weinberger is the Chief of Environment and Development Policy Section (EDPS) in UNESCAP. As Chief of EDPS, she is responsible for planning, coordinating, directing, and implementing ESCAP’s work program in the area of environment, especially on climate change, water and oceans and provides…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Kelvin Peh

Lecturer in Conservation Science, University of Southampton

While serving as lecturer, Dr. Kelvin Peh is also a Principal Investigator for Conservation Ecology and Ecosystem Services at the University of Southampton. He joined Biological Sciences and the Institute for Life Sciences in February 2013 as a Research Career Track Lecturer. He is also a…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education, Environment, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals