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Jane Romero

Technical Assistance Officer, The Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility

Jane Romero is a Technical Assistance Officer in the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF). Jane has an engineering and economics background and has worked in various aspects of infrastructure development in many countries in Asia and the Pacific for over 15 years. In her present role in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Private Sector, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jane Toothill

Flood Risk and Insurance Specialist, JBA Risk Management

Dr. Jane Toothill holds a BSc and Ph.D. in natural hazard studies and has over 20 years of experience in the modelling of flood hazards to assess financial losses and to support the development of financial mechanisms, particularly in the insurance sector. Jane is JBA’s Director for its specialty…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jian Peng

Technical Advisor, KZO Seafarm

Dr. Jian Peng is the technical advisor for KZO Seafarm, a pioneering seafarm promoting sustainable marine aquaculture.

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jim Hall

Professor, University of Oxford

Professor Jim Hall FREng is a Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the management of climate-related risks in infrastructure systems. He leads the UK Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium, which has developed the world’s first…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Jing Wu

Director, Tsinghua University

Jing Wu is a director of Hang Lung Center for Real Estate and an associate professor with tenure of the department of construction management of Tsinghua University.

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Water
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Johannes Hunink

Climate Change and Climate Data Expert, FutureWater.

Johannes Hunink (PhD) is a water resources and climate change expert with international experience in research and advisory support for development projects. He is experienced in the use of  simulation models and remote sensing for the assessment of water-related ecosystem services.…

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

John Matthews

Executive Director, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA)

Dr. John H. Matthews is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), a global network developing, crowd-sourcing, and mainstreaming the emerging practice of climate resilience, especially with regard to water management. His work blends technical and…

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

Jos Timmerman

Senior Expert, Waterframes

Jos Timmerman has worked as a senior researcher/advisor for a research and advisory institute to the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, as senior policy advisor at the Directorate-General for Water at that Ministry and as senior researcher at Wageningen Environmental Research.…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Water
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Julien Mélot

CEO, Azura Marine Pte Ltd

Julien Mélot has always treasured nature and water, spending his childhood summers on self-made rafts and sailing boats. Julien holds a masters in electro-mechanical engineering and in naval architecture. He has been living and working in Europe, South America and Asia building large ships while…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 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

Katinka Weinberger

Chief of Environment and Development Policy Section (EDPS), UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Katinka Weinberger is the Chief of Environment and Development Policy Section (EDPS) in UNESCAP. As Chief of EDPS, she is responsible for planning, coordinating, directing, and implementing ESCAP’s work program in the area of environment, especially on climate change, water and oceans and provides…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land