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Belinda Hewitt

Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, ADB

Belinda’s work at ADB focuses on enhancing the resilience of infrastructure, cities and communities in Asia and the Pacific. Belinda’s background is in engineering, environment and GIS. Over the last twelve years she has worked closely with public and private sector, NGOs and international…

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

BH Anil Kumar

Commissioner, Greater Bangalore Municipal Corporation (BBMP), Government of Karnataka

Mr. Anil Kumar BH joined the Indian Administrative Service as a commissioned officer in 1987. In his career spanning 32 years, he has held several posts within the State Government of Karnataka and at the Government of India. Some of his previous positions included Executive Director of…

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

Bilal Anwar

CEO, NDRMF

Mr. Bilal Anwar is an International Climate Policy and Sustainable Development Professional with a reputation as a leading technical expert, with over two decades of diverse experience in the field of climate change. Since 17 January 2022, Mr. Anwar has been appointed as the CEO of the National…

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

Blair Spendelow

Flood Technology Specialis, JBA Consulting

Blair is a modelling and flood risk specialist with over 17-years’ experience in flood risk and infrastructure design projects. Blair has worked on resilience, design, and environmental studies through Asia, the Pacific, and Africa. Blair’s original master's degree was centered on coastal…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action

Bregje van Wesenbeeck

Scientific Director, Deltares

Dr.van Wesenbeeck chairs the science council of Deltaresthat oversees the scientific quality of the work of Deltares. She is a senior expert in nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction. She has over 15 years of experience working in multicultural settings for…

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

Brett Sutton

Technical Assistance Specialist, ADB

Brett Sutton is an agronomist and environmental scientist with ADB PSOD's agribusiness investment team. He works to optimize development impact imparted by agribusiness investment and technical assistance projects, including through improving climate and disaster resilience of smallholder farmers…

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

Budiati Prasetiamartat

In-Country Coordinator in Indonesia , Konservasi Indonesia

Budiati Prasetiamartati, "Dias", is Konservasi Indonesia’s Ocean Program Director. Konservasi Indonesia is a national foundation aims to support the sustainable development and protection of critical ecosystems in Indonesia. Dias is the In-country Coordinator for Risk financing solutions and…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Finance, Water
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Carlyne Yu

Team Leader/Project Director, Regional Integrated Multi- Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES)

Carlyne Yu is the Team Lead for Risk Knowledge Applications at RIMES. She is also the Project Director for RIMES' Component of the World Bank Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CARE) for the South Asia Project. She has more than 10 years of experience working in academe, with government agencies…

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

Charles Rodgers

Senior Advisor for Climate Change Adaptation, ADB

Charles Rodgers is Senior Advisor for Climate Change Adaptation at the Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines since 2015. He has served as Senior Environment Specialist with the Asian Development Bank in the Regional and Sustainable Development Department where he coordinated ADB’s climate…

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

Charlotte Benson

Principal Disaster Risk Management Specialist , ADB

Charlotte Benson is the Principal Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the Asian Development Bank. She has over 30 years’ experience working on the economic and financial aspects of disaster risk management in developing countries. Her work at ADB includes the development and coordination of ADB'…

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