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Lara Jean Salaysay

Youth Project Designer (Consultant), ADB

Lara is a professional teacher who specializes in education for sustainable development particularly climate change education. Over the past 6 years, she supported learners and teachers for their meaningful engagement in sustainable development and climate action by serving as a private high school…

   Topic(s): Civil Society, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Laxmi Sharma

Unit Head, ADB

Laxmi Sharma is the Unit Head of Project Administration, Water and Urban Development Sector Office at Asian Development Bank. An engineer with over 25 years of experience in integrated urban planning and development, water and sanitation, solid waste management, inclusive city development, urban…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Lee Baumgartner

Executive Director - Gulbali Research Institute, Charles Sturt University

Professor Baumgartner designs, supervises and undertakes research into various aspects of the biology and ecology of freshwater fish and systems. His interests are fish passage and fish migration, the impact of human disturbance on aquatic ecosystems, developing solutions to global challenges in…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

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

Leo Kre

General Manager, Customer Services and Business Development, Water PNG Ltd.

Mr. Kre has been with Water PNG for the last 15 years attached to Operations Division and now Commercial Division. His experience encompasses business management, strategic/tactical planning, resource utilization, revenue growth, cost reduction, and general administration of business centers. He…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Li Yan

Deputy Director General , Department of Wetland Management and National Forestry and Grassland Administration, P. R. China

Ms. Yan is the Deputy Director General of the Department of Wetland Management and National Forestry and Grassland Administration, P. R. China. She graduated from Northeast Forestry University, specializing in forestry economy. She is in charge of the implementation of the Convention on wetlands,…

   Topic(s): Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Lifeng Li

Director (Land and Water Division), FAO

Lifeng Li is the Director of Land and Water Division, Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), leading FAO’s work on soils, land, water, geospatial and climate financing through partnership with the Adaptation Fund and acting as the FAO Focal Point to UNCCD Convention and…

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

Lisa Procter

Principal Engineer & Operations Sector Leader, Hunter H2O

Lisa Procter has 30 years’ water industry experience including 20 years in water utility operational management roles. Lisa’s operational experience includes involvement in Concept and Detailed design reviews, operational input into numerous workshops (e.g HAZOP, safety in design, value management…

   Topic(s): Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Liu Ning

Deputy Director General, Department of Nature and Ecology Conservation, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, People’s Republic of China

Mr Liu Ning serves as the Deputy Director General Level Department of Nature Ecology Conservation Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Negotiator for CBD COP15. He previously served for almost five years as the Deputy Permanent Representative Chinese Permanent Mission to United Nations…

   Topic(s): Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Livia Cruz da Costa

PEAU Manager, WaterAid Timor-Leste

Livia works at WateAid Timor-Leste as Program Effectiveness and Advocacy Manager. She has several years of experience working at WaterAid, starting in 2014 as a Sanitation Officer. In 2016 she moved up one level to Specialist for WASH and GEDSI and in 2018 she held a position as program manager.…

   Topic(s): Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation