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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
Alanna Jayne Inserra is a Senior Social Development Specialist with the Asian Development Bank's Fragility and Engagement Division. Seconded from Plan International, Alanna leads ADB's work on meaningful youth engagement with a focus on empowering young people, particularly marginalized young…
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Civil Society, Climate Change
SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Mr. Ali Jamil was born in Siabu, August 30, 1965. He has completed his Bachelor's and Master in Agriculture in North Sumatra and also has completed his Doctoral in Soil Science/Plant Physiology from the University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB), the Philippines in 2006.
He has had a career…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Health
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
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
Andini Effendi is an Independent journalist & a documentarian. She holds a Master's degree in Global Affairs at New York University, concentrating in peacemaking and peacebuilding. Ms. Effendi won Best Current Affairs Presenter at the Asian Television Awards 2019 and 2020. She is also the…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Health
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Bradley is the co-author of Billion Dollar Whale, Blood and Oil and author of The Rebel and the Kingdom. He spent seven years breaking stories and leading investigations at the Wall Street Journal from New York and London. Before that, he covered the Arab Spring from Cairo, Tripoli and Beirut. He…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Brent Edelman is an independent consultant whose most recent work includes advising the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on its activities and strategies in the Pacific Islands Region, the Philippines, and Mongolia. Before that, Brent served as the economic growth advisor at USAID/…
Topic(s): Climate Change
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Dr. Budi Haryanto is currently a Professor of Environmental Health Science and the Director of the Research Center for Climate Change at the University of Indonesia. He is also part of the colloquium on environmental health for the Indonesian Environmental Health Association since 2019. Dr.…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Health, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Dr. Eline Boelee, senior researcher and advisor for water-environment-health interlinkages at Deltares, discussed how an integrated approach contributes to the understanding of health risks in water systems. She focused mainly on freshwater systems, looking at drivers, pressures, state, impact, and…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Health, Water
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Helena Molin Valdes is the former Head Of Secretariat at Climate and Clean Air Coalition. She also held various posts at the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (now United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction), including Deputy Director and Chief of Advocacy and…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 13: Climate Action