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Agnes Surry joined the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in September 2022 and is Deputy Head of Capacity Building and Training and Senior Economist.
Her areas of interest include development and public finance, aid effectiveness, climate change adaptation, gender equality, social policies,…
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Climate Change, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Before becoming the United Nations (UN) deputy secretary-general in early 2017, Amina J. Mohammed was the Minister of Environment of Nigeria. Prior to this, she supported the UN Secretary-General as special adviser on post-2015 development planning, where she was instrumental in bringing about the…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Amit is a solar engineer, with a Ph.D. in solar energy and Fulbright Scholarship from NREL, USA and Chevening Fellow at King’s College, London. He loves to shares real-life stories on how solar energy is transforming people’s lives across health, transport, water, and agriculture sector.
He works…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Health
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 3: Good Health and Well-being
Amitabh Kant is India’s G20 Sherpa. The G20 or the Group of 20 is a forum where policymakers of industrialized and developing economies meet to discuss key issues in the global economy.
Kant is a governance reformer and a public policy change agent for India, having driven key reforms and…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Dr. Annadel Salvio Cabanban is the Head of Office of Wetlands International Philippines and Program Manager for To Plant or Not to Plant and Building with Nature Initiative Asia – Philippines. She is trained as a Marine Biologist at the University of the Philippines, Quezon City, and…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Energy, Environment
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, 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
Mr. Anson Tagtag served as Chief of the Wildlife Conservation Section of the Wildlife Resources Division of BMB prior to his current role. With more than 25 years of service in DENR, he had led and is leading various projects and programs on biodiversity conservation such as, the Philippine…
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
Anthea Webb is the Deputy Regional Director for the Asia and Pacific Region of the United Nations World Food Programme, spanning operations valued at US $3 billion to assist 30 million people.
Previously, Webb was Representative of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Indonesia, focused on food…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Dr. Ariana Sutton-Grier is an ecosystem ecologist with expertise in wetland ecology and restoration, biodiversity, biogeochemistry, climate change, and ecosystem services. She enjoys seeking and discovering innovative opportunities to combine science and policy to solve environmental problems…
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
Arnaud Heckmann is the Country Operation Head at the Asian Development Bank’s Nepal Resident Mission. He was formerly Principal Urban Development Specialist at ADB’s East Asia Urban and Social Sectors Division. He has extensive experience designing, processing, and administering integrated economic…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Asif Turangzai is Associate Project Officer, Pakistan Resident Mission. He is geo-spatial engineer by background (Specialization in GIS and Remote Sensing) and working in the field of Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction & Management, and Resilient Urban & Regional. Prior to…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty