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• Ph.D. in Industrial Ecology at Leiden University.
• Study and work experience: the Centre for Industrial Ecology of Yale University, the Centre of Environmental Policy of Imperial
College London, the Institute of Environmental Sciences of Leiden University
• professor at the Institute of…
Topic(s): Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Azka Ghaida is the Air Quality and Climate Research Analyst I at WRI Indonesia. Her main role is to analyze air quality and climate data, provide analysis, and engage with climate stakeholders in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. She also contributes to identifying ways to help mitigate climate change…
Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dr. Bernadia is the first woman Secretary-General of UCLG’s regional section. She has been working in urban development and related fields for more than 15 years. Beginning her career at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and afterward CITYNET in Yokohama, Dr. Bernadia is also a visiting…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Governance and Public Sector Management, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dr. Bregje van Wesenbeeck is an expert advisor on nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation at Deltares. She provides advice on flood risk reduction, erosion mitigation, and climate change adaptation in amongst others Indonesia, Tonga, Kiribati, the Philippines, the Netherlands, and the…
Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dr. Kim served as president of the Korea Rural Economic Institute and is currently a visiting scholar at the Seoul National University Asia Centre. He was recently appointed as a subcommittee chairman of the Presidential Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Policy. He is particularly…
Topic(s): Education, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Christian Wertli is Head of Infrastructure Solutions and part of the Swiss Re Public Sector Solutions (PSS) team. The PSS team is dedicated to helping governments, government agencies as well as international organizations at all levels to strengthen their resilience strategies. In his role,…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Private Sector
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
Ekhosuehi Iyahen is the Secretary-General of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), a Public-Private Partnership led by the insurance industry and supported by the World Bank and the United Nations, aiming to enhance the use of insurance to build greater resilience against disasters and to help…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Finance, Private Sector
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 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Ms. Tadevosyan has about 20 years of practical experience in social development field. She has joined ADB in 2014. Her role is to ensure that the urban and social sectors’ projects in East Asia Department are socially inclusive, human-centered, and sustainable. Prior to joining ADB, she worked as…
Topic(s): Evaluation, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Gordon is currently the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the UN United Smart Cities program and is a city developer, city consultant, global thought leader in cities, technology clusters, property& infrastructure developer, chartered surveyor who has been based in Singapore for the last 10…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Public-Private Partnership, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Hanna graduated from CSF's Economic Tools for Conservation course in 2009. Prior to ADB, she worked on climate and forest conservation at the Inter-American Development Bank.
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals