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Aditya Handa is the founder and managing director of Abellon Group. Abellon is engaged in finding sustainable development-led solutions to India's most difficult problems, such as climate change, waste management, energy security, food security, and realizing untapped human…
Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
As a member of the policy and engagement team at the Paul Ramsay Foundation, Alex Fischer leads programs related to thought leadership and strategic research to discover new ideas and integrate learnings into the Foundation’s projects and partnerships. He also works with a cross-…
Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Pamela is a Senior Transport Specialist from the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department at ADB. She is an experienced team leader with 20 years of international experience in the development and management of transport projects including urban transit systems, railways, seaports,…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Environment, Transport
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dr. Altaf Iqbal is an economist with over 35 years of international consulting experience across diverse projects, including agriculture, water management, and infrastructure development. He has excelled in developing policies, conducting institutional reforms, and performing economic evaluations.…
Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Finance
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Before becoming the United Nations (UN) deputy secretary-general in early 2017, Amina J. Mohammed was the Minister of Environment of Nigeria. Prior to this, she supported the UN Secretary-General as special adviser on post-2015 development planning, where she was instrumental in bringing about the…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
After serving in the Armed Forces of the Philippines for five years, Angelique Songco worked as a diving professional on liveaboards boats in the Tubbataha Reefs for ten (10) years. She represented a local NGO in the multi-sectoral Tubbataha Protected Area Management Board. In 2001, she headed…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Coming from the Netherlands and now calling Georgia home, Anna is deeply committed to social and environmental justice. With a MSc in Biology and a Master's in Rural Development Studies, she works on the integration of gender issues into climate policies and actions. As the co-director of WECF…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Gender Equality
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dr. Anthony Green has over 35 years of professional experience in all forms of flood risk management in the UK in Asia. Tony has lived in the Mekong region since 2009 and manages the JBA office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tony graduated from Imperial College London in Civil Engineering and then…
Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Antoine Morel is a Principal Environment Specialist with more than 20 years of work experience in environmental management, with a focus on assessing and addressing environmental sustainability issues of infrastructure projects in Asia. He joined ADB in 2010 where he coordinated the preparation and…
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Environment
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Topic(s): Environment
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals