Tao Xue

Dr. Xue is a Research Professor from school of the public health, Peking University Health Science Center. He leads a team focusing on air pollution and climate change, their exposure and health impact assessments. Findings from his team contribute to understanding burden of diseases attributable to PM2.5, O3, and wildfire, among the vulnerable subpopulations, particularly, pregnant women and children. The recent works are delivered by high-quality journals, including Lancet Planetary Health, National Science Review, Nature Communications, Science Advances, and eLife.

Kayla McCauley

Kayla McCauley is an atmospheric scientist in the EPA’s Office of Air Quality and Planning Standards working at the intersection of climate and air quality. Engaging on initiatives both in the U.S. and internationally, her work includes leading U.S. emissions reporting for the UN Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution, strengthening air quality capacity building efforts, and focusing on multi-pollutant approaches to air quality management. 

Valentina Ricca

Valentina Ricca is an Associate Legal officer in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Law Division, Montevideo Coordination and Delivery Unit, which provides technical support and capacity-building activities for Member States on environmental law. Valentina supports climate change, air quality and waste management activities carried out by the Unit, providing legal and project management support, advice in legislative processes, legal drafting and research.

National Roundtable on Adaptation Financing

The National Roundtable on Adaptation Financing will be held at the Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi India on 16 February and will be broadcast through Zoom to selected participants and speakers.

Adaptation is key as it reduces climate risks and vulnerability mostly via adjustment of existing systems. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2022) says, “Many adaptation options exist and are used to help manage projected climate change impacts, but their implementation depends upon the capacity and effectiveness of governance and decision-making processes.”

Baysa Naran

Baysa Naran is a Manager in Climate Policy Initiative’s London office, where she leads the Global Landscape of Climate Finance – an inventory of climate change investment available that provides a trend analysis on the how, where, and from whom finance is flowing toward low-carbon and climate-resilient actions globally. It is a key tool for policy makers to assess the scale of finance, identify the main actors in the market, reveal investment gaps, and highlight opportunities to mobilize finance to fulfill investment potential.