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Afolayan Juwon Samuel

Global Chapters Facilitator, World Youth Parliament for Water

Mr. Samuel has over 5 years of combined professional experience covering water policy contributions, mobilization of young water professionals, organizational database management, establishment of water networks for youths, and nanotechnology. He is a doctoral researcher at the Erasmus Darwin…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

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

Alison Sneddon

Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor, Practical Action

Alison Sneddon is a Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor at Practical Action where she works in the key areas of research and knowledge management. The focus of this work is on early warning systems and climate information services, with recent and current studies investigating the roles of gender,…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action

Amit Chanan

CEO, Water Authority Fiji

Dr Amit Chanan is an experienced senior executive with a career spanning over two decades within the international water industry and infrastructure services. Amit is currently appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the Water Authority of Fiji (WAF). Before this role, Amit was the Director of…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action

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

Barry Hankin

Flood Modelling and Hazard Specialist, JBA Consulting

Dr. Barry Hankin is JBA’s Head of Environmental Modelling specializing in integrated modelling across urban-green and NBS.  He is an award-winning expert in modelling NBS, and a widely published co-investigator on the Natural Environment Research Council (UK) NBS research program.  Using…

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

Ben Furmage

Chief Executive Officer, Water Sensitive Cities Australia

Ben is the founding CEO of Water Sensitive Cities Australia, continuing his work from his time as CEO of the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC), where he also served as the Chief Operating and Finance Officer. He leads multidisciplinary projects on water-sensitive city…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Benjamin Lord

Water Resources Engineer, RTI International

Mr. Benjamin Lord, PE, is a water resources engineer at RTI International with expertise in hydrologic modeling to empower decision-makers around the globe. He has assisted in training over 300 stakeholders in Asia and South America to apply RTI International’s free Hydrologic Resources Assessment…

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

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