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Lorena Santamaria is sustainable development and climate international cooperation professional. Since 2018, Lorena is part of the WMO Development Partnerships Office where she has co-led the creation of the Alliance for Hydromet Development and the Systematic Observations Financing Facility.…
Topic(s): Climate Change
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action
Dr. Louis Verchot is a Principal Scientist and Lead of the Land Restoration Group at the Alliance Bioversity – CIAT, based in Colombia. He has been working throughout the tropics on forestry and agriculture issues with a climate change focus for the past 35 years. His work in Asia focuses on…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action
Louise Heaps is WWF’s global lead on sustainable blue economy, with a focus on influencing mainstream finance and policy enablers, as well as addressing the barriers to delivering an inclusive sustainable blue economy at coastal community levels. Louise has worked in ocean conservation and natural…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance, Water
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land
Lu’isa Uai Taunga has served at the Ministry of MEIDECC within the National Disaster Risk Management Office (NDRMO) since 2016. Her current role now is the Senior Assistant Secretary and the HOD for the Research and Training Division within NDRMO. Her team works extensively in conducting CBDRM to…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action
Engr. Lim is the General Manager of Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO), an electric distribution cooperative, owned by the consumers it services. He has been at the helm of ANTECO over the past 23 years, spearheading the electrification of 18 municipalities and several island villages within…
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
Dr. Lukas Arenson, Ph.D., P. Eng. (BC, YK, NU, NT), is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer with primary areas of expertise in geotechnical and mountain permafrost engineering, including specializations in frozen soil mechanics and geothermal modeling. He is a renowned expert in the dynamics of ice-…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 13: Climate Action
Lupe Fe’iloaki is a Tongan citizen serving at the Attorney General’s Office since September, 2023. Lupe’s role is leading the Corporate Service Division in ensuring effective management and efficient operation of the Corporate Services for the office in which consisting of the Human Resource,…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action
Lykke Leonardsen has more than 25 years of experience in various fields of urban development – from regeneration, economic development, and physical planning. During her 13 years in the Technical and Environmental Administration in the City of Copenhagen, she has been heading the development of the…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action
Madeline leads grassroots efforts for urban poor housing solutions in the context of heat waves, recurring typhoons causing floods, and infrastructure loss in the region. As a member of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines and the Huairou Commission, she champions inclusive resilience…
Topic(s): Climate Change
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action
Khanna obtained her PhD and MS from the University of California, Berkeley. For research, she has worked on diverse topics ranging from technology adoption and agro-environmental policy analysis, voluntary approaches to environmental protection and the land use, market and greenhouse gas…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth