Ashish Tiwari

Ashish Tiwari, a senior member of the Indian Forest Service with over 30 years of experience, has led major environmental and climate governance initiatives as Secretary (Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Uttar Pradesh) and Member Secretary of multiple state authorities. An alumnus of IIT Delhi and Forest Research Institute, he is recognised for pioneering work in air quality management, circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and technology-driven environmental compliance.

Event 2: Access, Tools, and Innovation - Improving the Use of Risk Data and Information

Event 2 built a shared foundation for understanding and applying disaster and climate risk information in planning and decision-making. The session unpacked what “risk” meant in practice—how it was defined, assessed, and used—and strengthened participants’ appreciation of why risk information mattered for resilience, investment, and policy.