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Peter Droogers

Expert on Integrated Water Resources Management, Kestrel Group Limited New Zealand

Dr. Peter Droogers is an expert on integrated water resources management at different spatial scales with an emphasis on climate change. His current activities include climate risk assessment for ADB and World Bank projects, focusing on assessing climate risks and analyzing potential adaptation…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Phonethavy Thammavongso

Technical Officer, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Mr. Phonethavy Thammavongso joined the Disaster Prevention Division of the Social Welfare Department at the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao PDR in 2014. He currently serves as a technical officer responsible for disaster information. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Environmental…

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

Piyush Sharma

Senior Property and Casualty Analytics Solutions Manager, Swiss Re

Piyush Sharma is Senior Property and Casualty Analytics Solutions Manager at Swiss Re, serving clients across South-East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Australia, he joined Swiss Re in October 2021 to help build and scale analytical solutions which solve business problems.…

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

Rafid Shidqi

Youth Project Designer for the Atoll Youth Climate Project, ADB

Rafid's career aspiration is to work on the intersection of the marine ecosystem and protect the community's livelihoods. He is currently working as a Project Leader in a local NGO, Thresher Shark Indonesia. Their goal is to protect the declining and endangered thresher shark population in one of…

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

Ravikash Reddy

Principal Projects Coordinator, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Fiji

Mr. Ravikash Reddy is a Principal Projects Coordinator of Special Projects in the Strategic Planning Office, Ministry of Finance. The Strategic Planning Office is response for the formulation of national and sectoral policies for sustainable development of Fiji. It also assists in ensuring that the…

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

Rhea B Penaflor

Assistant Secretary for Specialized Programs, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippines

Rhea Baladjay Peñaflor is a Bachelor of Laws graduate and a humanitarian and development worker currently in the role of Assistant Secretary for Specialized Programs at the Philippines’ Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Prior to her appointment to DSWD, she was appointed by the…

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

Rhea Katsanakis

Programme Management Officer, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Rhea is a Programme Management Officer at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Headquarters in Geneva. She is currently the Project Lead for the UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. She previously worked as a Tsunami Officer and Programme Officer in the…

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

Robert Rout

Irrigation and Water Resource Management Specialist - Consultant, ADB

Bob Rout is an Irrigation and Water Resources Management specialist with more than 30 years of experience in developing countries, including countries in South Asia, South-East Asia, Central Asia, East Africa and Middle East. His irrigated agriculture experience includes work on community-based…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Ronilda Co

Director IV, Department of Education, Philippines

Ronilda Co is the Director of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service, Department of Education, Philippines.  She graduated with a Master's degree in Urban Community Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 13: Climate Action

Roselle Rasay

Senior Social Development Officer (Civil Society and Participation), Asian Development Bank

Roselle Rasay has 16 years of experience in the Philippine civil society sector in citizen participation, governance, civic space, NGO management, capacity assessment and organizational development, mentoring and volunteer management, disaster risk reduction, and management and humanitarian…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 1: No Poverty