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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

Sekhar Lukose Kuriakose

Member Secretary, Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (Panelist)

Dr. Sekhar L. Kuriakose has been serving the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) since 2011, transforming it from a small, underfunded organization into one of India’s top five disaster management authorities, as recognized by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Under his leadership, KSDMA…

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

Seung-sik 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

Severino da Costa Oliveira

Technical Analyst for Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning System, Civil Protection Authority

Mr. Severino da Costa Oliveira is a Technical Analyst for Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning System at the Civil Protection Authority of Timor Leste.

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Sharmind Neelormi

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University

Sharmind Neelormi is a leading expert on climate and gender justice in Bangladesh. Her areas of expertise include climate adaptation, with a particular focus on community-based activities, disaster risk reduction and the gender aspects of adaptation and mitigation. She is a member of the Steering…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 13: Climate Action

Sharon Seah

Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme, ISEAS

Prior to academia, Sharon spent 15 years in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Environment Agency of Singapore. Her research interests are in ASEAN, multilateralism, rule of law, and climate change. Sharon graduated with a Master's in Public and International Law from the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Shoubhik Ganguly

Senior Infrastructure Advisor, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Shoubhik Ganguly has worked in the infrastructure development and financing sector in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa for more than 16 years. He has worked for multilateral and bilateral development institutions and governments for the development and financing of projects in the areas of…

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

Simon Jeon

Manager, Global Business Department of the Korea Land and Geospatial InformatiX Corporation

Simon Jeon is a manager of Global Business Department of LX. He is in charge of various capacity building projects in the field of land administration and geospatial information and has participated in Digital Twin Project of LX. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Actuarial and Financial…

   Topic(s): Public-Private Partnership, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities