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Qingchen Chao

Professor, China National Climate Center, PRC

She is the deputy director-general of the National Climate Centre of China. She is well experienced in climate risk research, operation systems development, and disaster prevention. She chairs the Scientific Basis of the fourth China Climate Change Assessment. She is the co-chair of the Global…

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

Qingfeng Zhang

Senior Sector Director, ADB

Mr. Qingfeng Zhang is leading the newly established Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Sector Office (AFNR) sector office at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The AFNR sector office spearheads bank-wide efforts for food security, including the ongoing $14 billion food security program (2022–2025…

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

Rachael McDonnell

Deputy Director General, IWMI

Before IWMI: 2008-2018 International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai. Head of Climate Change Modeling and Adaptation, Principal Researcher Water Governance and Policy 1992-2013 University of Oxford Water group, with various roles including Course Director for MSc Water Science, Policy and…

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

Rachman Arief Dienaputra

Secretariat General, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Indonesia

Mr. Rachman Arief Dienaputra was born on June 27, 1966. He graduated as a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Geodetic Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) and completed his Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Transport and System Engineering, at UNSECO-IHE in 1999. Currently, he serves as…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Health
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Radhika Bhargava

Research Fellow, National University of Singapore

Dr. Radhika Bhargava recently completed her Ph.D. at the Department of Geography of the National University of Singapore, where she worked on understanding the response of mangroves and local communities towards shoreline retreats. Radhika used geospatial analysis, social science methods…

   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

Rafid Shidqi

Youth Project Designer for the Atoll Youth Climate Project, ADB

Rafid's career aspiration is to work on the intersection of the marine ecosystem and protect the community's livelihoods. He is currently working as a Project Leader in a local NGO, Thresher Shark Indonesia. Their goal is to protect the declining and endangered thresher shark population in one of…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Rahul Sheth

Executive Director, Sustainable Finance, Standard Chartered

Based out of Singapore, Rahul Sheth is an Executive Director in Standard Chartered’s Capital Solutions team, housed within its Capital Markets franchise. In his role as a solutions specialist, he globally heads the green bonds product and has been responsible for leading pioneering green bond…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Rajiv Rishyakaran

Special Officer, Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change

Rajiv Rishyakaran (born 12 October 1981) is a Malaysian politician. He is a Special Officer to Minister Yeo Bee Yin, the Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change as well as a board member of SEDA (Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia). He is deeply…

   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

Ranisha Basnet

Community and Energy Advisor, Energypedia UG

Ranisha has more than 5 years of experience in knowledge management in the off-grid sector. She has worked with many national and international organizations to develop different knowledge products (webinars, database and knowledge portals) and also designed campaigns to raise awareness about the…

   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

Ranishka Wimalasena

Senior Energy Specialist (Climate Finance), ADB

Ranishka possesses over 19 years of professional experience mainly in energy sector development activities including policy formulation, promotion of renewable energy and infrastructure development. Ranishka is a Senior Energy Specialist (Climate Finance) at the Asian Development Bank based in the…

   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