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Dilshan David

Executive (Sustainability and Environmental Management), Heritance Kandalama

David possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Sciences and currently reading for the master’s degree in Environmental Management, has been awarded the Presidents Medal for the Environmental Pioneer program conducted by the Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka. Having served many years in the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Ding Li Yong

Advocacy and Policy Manager (Asia), BirdLife International

Dr. Ding Li Yong is passionate about biodiversity (especially migratory species, wetlands and rainforests) and its protection, and how conservation practice can be reconciled with human development. He works with culturally diverse teams across Asia to create, drive, and scale-up projects that…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Civil Society, Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Dipal Chandra Barua

Founder, Bright Green Energy Foundation

Barua is the pioneer of solar energy in Bangladesh and played a role in the conceptualization resulting to the initiation of Grameen Bank project in later part of 1976. From then Barua started his creative work as a co-founder of Grameen Bank and dedicated himself 35 years for building Grameen Bank…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Divina Chingcuanco

Senior Energy Policy Specialist, IDG Learning, Energy & Environment for Development, RTI International

Divina brings over 38 years of experience in the energy and environment sectors, focusing on electric power industry restructuring, privatization, utility regulation, renewable and clean energy, and climate change. She was a three-term Chief of Party spanning 16 years for three USAID Philippines…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Diyaz Baiseitov

Executive Director, Kazakhstan Green Building Council "KazGBC"

Diyaz Bayseitov, MSc, Ph.D. He graduated from Warwick University under the "Bolashak" program. He worked in the sphere of science, education, start-ups in the field of green technologies: headed Technopark of Nazarbayev University with the pilot testing ground of renewable energy, was at 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

Don Pomb Polye

Minister, Ministry of Higher Education of Papua New Guinea

The Honourable Don Pomb Polye hails from Wabag in the Enga Province, within the Kandep Electorate. He did his Primary and High School in the Western Highlands Province from 1975 (Grades 1-6) to 1984 (Grades 7-10). Minister Polye was selected to do his Secondary Education at the Passam National High…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dorjgotov Otgonbaatar

Consultant, Consultant, ADB

Otgonbaatar Dorjgotov is working as the Urban Transport Specialist for ADB RETA on Low carbon development. D.Otgonbaatar is a graduate of Yonsei university in South Korea, where he received a MS in Public Administration. Prior to his appointment as Head of Project and cooperation department at the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Dristy Shrestha

Senior Social Development Specialist, The World Bank

Dristy provides technical assistance to governments, multilateral institutions, and NGOs in contextualizing and adopting the Graduation approach and economic inclusion programs worldwide. Her key areas of expertise include social protection, financial inclusion, and gender empowerment through…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Dukwoo Jun

Director, Green Technology Center

For nearly two decades, he has dedicated his life to green technology development and transfer for inclusive green growth. He has designed and implemented bilateral and multilateral partnership projects that support developing countries to move toward innovative green growth. He is currently the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Duncan Lang

Senior Environment Specialist, ADB

Duncan is a Senior Environment Specialist at ADB in the Environment Group of CCRE, CCSD where he provides advisory and compliance support to operational departments as well as working on thought leadership work within the environment sector. His current work involves development of ADB’s long-term…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land