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Agnes Surry

Deputy Head of Capacity Building and Training and Senior Economist, ADBI

Agnes Surry joined the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in September 2022 and is Deputy Head of Capacity Building and Training and Senior Economist. Her areas of interest include development and public finance, aid effectiveness, climate change adaptation, gender equality, social policies,…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Climate Change, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Anne Orquiza

Senior Public Management Officer (Disaster Risk Management), Asian Development Bank

Anne Orquiza is a Senior Public Management Officer (Disaster Risk Management) in the Asian Development Bank. She works across ADB supporting disaster-resilient development and post-disaster recovery. Before joining ADB in 2020, she worked for over a decade with the Australian Department of Foreign…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Governance and Public Sector Management, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Anshuman Karol

Lead – Governance & Climate Action, PRIA

Anshuman is a senior governance and decentralized planning specialist at PRIA, India, with two decades of experience in participatory research and local governance. His work focuses on building the capacity of civil society, local governments, and communities to strengthen decentralised planning…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Civil Society
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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

Ding Li Yong

Advocacy and Policy Manager (Asia), BirdLife International

Dr. Ding Li Yong is passionate about biodiversity (especially migratory species, wetlands and rainforests) and its protection, and how conservation practice can be reconciled with human development. He works with culturally diverse teams across Asia to create, drive, and scale-up projects that…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Civil Society, Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Kate Landry

Senior Manager, Community Action, WWF-Canada

As Senior Manager for Community Action, Kate Landry leads WWF-Canada's national bilingual community action programs to help reverse wildlife loss, increase biodiversity, and restore habitat across Canada. She was Country Director of BuildChange prior to joining WWF-Canada. She has a Bachelor…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Kim Allen

Climate Activist, Papua New Guinea​​​​​​​

Kim Allen, from Papua New Guinea, has over ten years of volunteer work in the youth space and four years of experience in international development. He’s currently doing a Master of Arts in International Development in Japan. Kim started his career with the United Nations Development Programme,…

   Topic(s): Civil Society, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Lenke Balint

Head, Partnership, Capacity & Communities Department, BirdLife International

Lenke leads two global programmes of capacity development, research, advocacy and conservation action focused on strengthening grassroots conservation organisations and on the linkages between biodiversity, well-being and human rights. She has responsibility, among others, for building the capacity…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Civil Society, Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Madhusudhan Adhikari

Executive Director, Alternative Energy Promotion Center

Dr. Adhikari has over 30 years of management experience in renewable energy technologies in government, private, INGOs, bilateral & multilateral development agencies and government institutions. He is a Senior Renewable Energy Expert having rich experiences in the areas of policy, planning,…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, Finance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Maria Lucien

Program Associate, People Powered

Maria brings their experience in deliberative processes and citizen participation to the development of resources and best practices at People Powered. They also support with engaging and building the PP member community. Maria has previously worked on supporting citizens’ juries and legislative…

   Topic(s): Civil Society, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals