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Ellis Penning

xpert Nature Based Solutions and Aquatic Ecology, Deltares

Dr. Ellis Penning is an expert on Nature Based Solutions, aquatic ecology, and eco hydraulics at Deltares (Delft, The Netherlands). She has over 21 years of experience and a Ph.D. in Ecohydraulics. Ms. Penning heads the strategic research line on Nature Based Solutions within Deltares. Ms.…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Elma Zahir

Geo-Enabling initiative for Monitoring and Supervision, World Bank

Elma Zahir brings with her more than 10 years of extensive background in managing high-impact operational initiatives. She leads the Geo-Enabling initiative for Monitoring and Supervision (GEMS)’s engagement in South Asia as well as its Communications and Knowledge Management agenda. Before joining…

   Topic(s): Economics, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Elvira Pereira

Economist, Government of Paraguay

Elvira is an Economist at Jefa de Evaluación del Gasto Público - Ministerio de Hacienda, Government of Paraguay. She graduated from University of Paraguay with a Masters in Finance. 

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Emiko Usui

Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

Emiko Usui is an associate professor at Hitotsubashi University, Japan. She received her B.A. in economics from the University of Tokyo and her Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University. Her research interests are in the area of labor economics, and include gender issues, compensating…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Emily Pindilli

Director of the Science and Decisions Center and Chief Economist, U.S. Geological Survey

As a PhD environmental economist, Emily focuses on a diverse portfolio of environmental and informational economics research topics including the value of scientific information, ecosystem services assessment and valuation, methods to integrate multi-disciplinary analyses to support…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

EmPower

Organization, EmPower

According to the 2016 World Risk Report, 10 out of the 15 most at risk countries to climate change and disasters are in Asia and the Pacific. The region combines high exposure to frequent and damaging natural hazards with a low capacity to manage the resulting risks.   Climate change and…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Erdenee Batzorig

Program Director, 26 CSOs Consortium

Erdenee Batzorig is one of the most experienced leaders of Mongolian Civil Society Organizations with more than 30 years of working experience. She is a Program Director of “26 CSOs Consortium”, and a founder of the Mongolian Remote Sensing Society (MRSS) NGO from Mongolia to implement the “…

   Topic(s): Civil Society
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Eric Gagnon

Principal Procurement Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Eric Gagnon joined ADB PPFD (then COSO) in 2006 when he covered procurement operations in a number of countries in South Asia. Between 2009 and 2012, he was based at the ADB Resident Mission in Hanoi (Vietnam) where he was a Resident Procurement Specialist for Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Viet Nam…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Eric Roeder

Technical Specialist on Green Jobs, Climate Action and Resilience, ILO

Eric Roeder boasts of two decades of service to the United Nations, specializing in diverse sustainability projects. Notable contributions encompass mitigating dust storms with UNCCD, promoting energy efficiency via UNEP, fostering smart agriculture with UNESCAP, and enhancing rural infrastructure…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Eric Zusman

Senior Policy Researcher/ Area Leader, IGES

Eric Zusman is a senior policy researcher/area leader at the Institute for Global Environmental Studies (IGES) in Hayama, Japan. Dr. Zusman holds a bachelors degree in Mandarin Chinese from Rutgers University, a dual Masters Degree in public policy and Asian studies from the University of Texas at…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land