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Kazuhiro Yoshida

Senior Water Resources Specialist, ADB

Mr. Kazuhiro Yoshida is the Senior Water Resources Specialist of the Asian Development Bank. He joined the Bank in 2020. He is the focal person of the water pillar of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program and the officer of water resources and irrigation projects in…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Water
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Keisy Tarakabu

Coastal Engineer, Kiribati, Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy

Keisy Tarakabu has a degree in Engineering Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Technology Sydney. Ms. Tarakabu’s current role is that of Coastal Engineer for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy (MISE) in Tarawa, Kiribati. Ms. Tarakabu was recently appointed as a…

   Topic(s): Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action

Lida PetSoede

Marine Unit Leader, PT Hatfield Indonesia

Lida is a senior strategic conservation and fisheries management professional with practical, policy, technical and management skills. She is a leader in developing new programs, initiating multi-partner platforms and a strong and effective motivator for the related required organizational change.…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, 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

Lifeng Li

Director (Land and Water Division), FAO

Lifeng Li is the Director of Land and Water Division, Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), leading FAO’s work on soils, land, water, geospatial and climate financing through partnership with the Adaptation Fund and acting as the FAO Focal Point to UNCCD Convention and…

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

Louise Heaps

Head of Sustainable Blue Economy, WWF Global

Louise Heaps is WWF’s global lead on sustainable blue economy, with a focus on influencing mainstream finance and policy enablers, as well as addressing the barriers to delivering an inclusive sustainable blue economy at coastal community levels. Louise has worked in ocean conservation and natural…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance, Water
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Luc Verelst

Consultant - Asset Management Conceptual Specialist , ADB

Luc Verelst is an ICT/GIS specialist with more than 25 years of professional experience in the use of GIS, ICT, and Remote Sensing for Ecosystems Engineering and Asset Management. He has confirmed experience in designing irrigation Asset Management Systems in combination with irrigation…

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

Lyndon DeSalvo

Urban Conservation Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy

Lyndon works to advance NBS in cities and communities to maximize outcomes for people and nature. He leads efforts to implement and scale nature-based and green infrastructure projects that improve water quality and provide local communities with climate resilience and other co-benefits. He…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Meike van Ginneken

Water Envoy and Programme Director, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Meike van Ginneken is the Water Envoy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Programme Director for Climate Adaptation and Water International at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.

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

Michael Carroll

CEO, HeliosAltas Corp.

Since 2001, Michael has worked in the environmental field developing industry leading technology that increases petroleum efficiency, reduces emissions, and optimizes utilization of oil field resources. Michael has directed operations for international corporations where he established worldwide…

   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

Michelle Meaclem

Civil Engineer, Tonkin and Taylor

Michelle is a New Zealand based Civil Engineer at Tonkin and Taylor. She has around 5 years’ experience across three waters infrastructure advisory and planning, climate change risk assessment, and water infrastructure design. She graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from the University…

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