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Suahasil Nazara

Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia

Born in Jakarta on November 23, 1970, Suahasil earned his bachelor degree majoring Economics from Universitas Indonesia in 1994 and his Master of Science from Cornell University USA in 1997. In 2003, he gained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign USA.…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Health
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Sumit Pokhrel

Environment Specialist , ADB

Sumit Pokhrel is Environment Specialist of the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division in the South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He is responsible for preparing and administering projects and programs and engaging in the areas of environment, and climate…

   Topic(s): Environment, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Sumudu Anopama Atapattu

Director, Research Centers and International Programs, University of Wisconsin

Sumudu Atapattu is currently holding the director position of research centers and international programs at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Tiffany Hodgson

​Programme and Lead Officer for the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform​, UNFCCC Secretariat​

Hodgson leads the work on the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform at the UNFCCC secretariat, based in Bonn, Germany. She has worked at the UN, on climate change, for 13 years. Prior to that, Tiffany worked in her home country of South Africa on regional socio-economic policy issues.

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Tiffany M. Tran

Human Settlements Expert (Consultant), Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Tiffany Tran is a Vietnamese-American architect and urban designer who is passionate about inclusive and resilient cities. She approaches urban development from a people-centric lens that integrates urban planning, development economics, and environmental justice. Her policy areas of focus include…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Tina Stege

Climate Change Envoy, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Tina Eonemto Stege is the Climate Envoy for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Born in Saipan, raised in Kwajalein and Majuro, and educated in Honolulu, she brings a Pacific focus to her community-based work on a range of issues, from the impacts of nuclear testing to…

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

Tran Dai Nghia

Head, Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Economic Studies

Dr. Tran Dai Nghia is the head of the Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Economic Studies, the head Climate Change and REDD+ research group at IPSARD, a member of the NDC and NAP task force and also the head of technical advisory group to the COP 26 implementation taskforce and…

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

Vibeke Jensen

Director, UNESCO

Since 1st January 2020, Vibeke Jensen is the incumbent Director of the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development within the Education Sector at UNESCO Headquarters. The Division covers, amongst others, education for sustainable development, global citizenship education, prevention of violent…

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