Manisha Mukherjee

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Dr. Manisha Mukherjee is Executive Director for Sustainability, Climate Change, and Development at Nangia Andersen India Pvt. Ltd., with over 24 years of experience in climate change, disaster risk management, and sustainability in international development. She specializes in building climate and disaster resilience in coastal areas through cross-sectoral interventions and has advised national and state governments in India as well as multiple countries worldwide.

Sevrine Sailley

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Dr Sevrine Sailley is a senior marine ecosystem modeller at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and has been leading on PML’s Science to Impact Challenge Area towards improving the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture. She Chairs the Working Group on Integrative, Physical-biological and Ecosystem Modelling with the intergovernmental marine organization the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).

Reducing Extreme Poverty: Building Climate Resilience through Graduation Programmes

BRAC's presentation outlined their Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) programme that addresses extreme poverty through the "ABCs" approach: Assets (productive investments), Basic needs (consumption support), and Coaching (intensive mentorship). The programme has evolved since 2002 to integrate climate resilience, recognizing that climate change disproportionately affects vulnerable populations.

Keynote Speech

This keynote speech discusses climate finance and investment strategies for glacier preservation and adaptation, emphasizing the urgent need for action to mitigate the impacts of glacier retreat on vulnerable communities.

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