Displaying 161 - 170 of 236

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

Rand Askar

PhD Candidate, University of Minho, Portugal

Rand Askar is a PhD candidate at the University of Minho, focusing on sustainable construction and rehabilitation. Her research emphasizes building adaptability and circular economy principles, aiming to design buildings for flexibility and durability. Her significant contributions include…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action, 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

Rashid Sumaila

University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair, Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia

Dr. Rashid Sumaila is a University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia. His research focuses on…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Raymund Abad

Sustainable Transport Lead, Clean Air Asia

Raymund Abad leads the Sustainable Transport Program of Clean Air Asia. He supports the management, implementation, and coordination of projects of Clean Air Asia and provides required technical and administrative support to guide specialists and researchers to effectively implement projects.…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Richard Jones

Senior Scientific Officer, Met Office Hadley Centre

Prof. Richard Jones holds a PhD in Numerical Analysis (1984-1988) and a BSc in Mathematics (1980-1983) from Imperial College, United Kingdom. He was a post-doctoral research scientist at Oxford University from 1987 to 1990. Richard has been working at the Met Office since 1990. He has been a…

   Topic(s): ICT, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 15: Life on Land

Rida Mulyana

Director General of Electricity, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia

Rida Mulyana is the current Director-General of the Electricity Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia. 

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   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

Rikesh Gurung

Founder & Managing Director, Green Road, Bhutan

Rikesh is also the President of the Bhutan Association of Entrepreneurs (BAEyul) and has been awarded with the Best Entrepreneur of the year 2017. He has also been awarded Asia's best entrepreneur in Technology 2020 and Global star Change Makers Award 2020. UNEP low carbon lifestyle challenge award…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Rocky Pairunan

Manager, National Plastics Action Partnership (NPAP) Indonesia

Rocky Pairunan is currently the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) Indonesia Manager sited at the World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia as the Indonesia National Secretariat of NPAP. At WRI Indonesia, he holds a position as the manager for the Plastic Waste and Ocean portfolio. Prion to…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land