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Mr. Pradeep Tharakan has over 17 years of experience focused on global energy and environmental issues. Mr. Tharakan has worked for the ADB since 2010. His primary expertise is in the origination, financing, and delivery of large-scale clean energy investment programs in the public…
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
Prof. Pradip Swarnakar is an environmental sociologist specialized in climate change policy, social network analysis, and sustainability transition.
He has been a visiting scholar at the Climate Justice Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, the Department of Environmental…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
In her role at ADB, Preety was responsible for providing policy and strategic direction to ADB’s initiatives on climate change and disaster risk management, including mobilizing concessional financing from multilateral funds such as the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) and the Green Climate…
Topic(s): Climate Change
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Prof. Oki is a Special Advisor to the President, and a Professor at Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. His previous academic positions include Associate Professor with the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo and Associate Professor with the Research…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Urban Development, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Arif Patail is also a Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and within FMM, she is the Chairman of Malaysian Ceramic Industrial Group and the Chairman of the Energy Management Committee. Additionally, she is also a trustee of the National Heart Institute Foundation. Arif…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Insistence on research and talent for building strong international and domestic collaborations guide Ms. Qingchan Yu’s approach to addressing climate change. Serving as the Program Manager of Climate Change at the Global Environmental Institute (GEI), she has led a Chinese and American team to…
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
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
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'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
Rajeswari is an independent consultant in the field of environment education and education for sustainable development with over 20 years of experience. She is associated with the Mahila Housing SEWA Trust, which works with informal sector women in urban slums, and the Foundation for Ecological…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action