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Roy Sidle

Director, Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI)

Professor Roy Sidle has over 40 years of research, teaching, outreach and leadership experience in hydrology, earth sciences, environmental science, sustainability, and natural resources management in four continents — North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Prior to joining UCA, he served as a…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action

Rozina Haque

Programme Head, Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)

Rozina Haque is the Programme Head of the Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme at BRAC. She possesses over 18 years of proven experience in international development, focusing on social protection and economic inclusion and has built thematic expertise in the areas of climate change adaptation,…

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

S M Nazrul Islam

Executive Engineer, Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Bangladesh

S.M. Nazrul Islam has been working for about 30 years at different levels in the Local Government Engineering Department in Bangladesh, dealing with the improvement of livelihood, living conditions, and communication for the people/communities especially poor and women through interventions of…

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

Saif Anjum

Secretary, Irrigation Punjab Irrigation Department, Pakistan

Saif Anjum is the Secretary of Punjab Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab. He is responsible for overseeing and management of the irrigation system, conceptualization, planning and execution of irrigation infrastructure development works, flood protection, and management. Major…

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

Sairam Reddy Palicherla

Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer, UrbanKisaan Farms, India

Dr. Sairam is a passionate researcher and entrepreneur, aimed towards developing environmentally safe and sustainable agricultural technologies. He obtained his PhD in Plant Biotechnology. He did his Post Doctoral research in IISc, Bangalore as a National Fellow of Biotechnology and in University…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Samantha Kay Lisay

Design Architect, Build Change

Samantha Kay L. Lisay is a licensed Architect and a Certified BERDE Professional from the Philippines. After finishing her Bachelor of Science in Architecture at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in 2014, she had been involved in a number of projects in the residential and commercial…

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

Sanjay Srivastava

Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction, UNESCAP

Sanjay K. Srivastava is presently Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction at UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). He was ESCAP Regional Adviser on Disaster Risk Reduction from October 2009 to June 2014; Head of SAAARC Disaster Management Centre – New Delhi from 2007-2008;…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Saroj Yakami

Country Manager, MetaMeta Nepal

Saroj Yakami has worked over the past 10 years in water resource management covering water resources, agriculture, irrigation, and water harvesting. He has been involved as Country Manager in Nepal working on (i) water security, climate change, and community resilience; (ii) road water management…

   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

Sattor Saidov

Head, Climate Change and Ozone Layer Research Centre of the Agency on Hydrometeorology of the Committee on Environmental Protection, Government of the Republic of Tajikistan

Mr. Sattor Saidov is the current head of the Climate Change and Ozone Layer Research Centre of the Agency on Hydrometeorology of the Committee on Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. He is a holder of a degree in Programming from the Tajik University of…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action

Seungsik Hwang

Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Seoul National University

Seung-sik Hwang is a professor of epidemiology from the School of Public Health, Seoul National University.  He is a member of the Korean Society on Epidemiology's consultation committee on COVID-19 response. He served during the 2015 MERS outbreak as the field…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Health, ICT, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 13: Climate Action