Christina Cheong Keywords climate change disaster risk management Read more about Christina Cheong Christina Cheong is a Climate Change focal at the Pacific Department in ADB. She joined ADB 3 years ago and supports Pacific governments to plan for and adapt to climate change induced hazards. As a civil and structural engineer, she is especially keen on promoting resilience in the built environment through policy and infrastructure solutions. Christina has worked with the Global Green Growth Institute where she led the institution’s Green Buildings program. She also managed the UN Women Safe Cities Program in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Enhancing ADB’s Climate Action through Gender-Transformative Solutions Read more about Enhancing ADB’s Climate Action through Gender-Transformative Solutions This presentation delves into the concept of gender-transformative approaches and their role in driving equitable and sustainable climate solutions.
Erin Chu Felton Keywords climate change Integrated Disaster Risk Management Read more about Erin Chu Felton Erin is part of the FCAS and SIDS Unit in CCFE, supporting institutional capacity for operations in FCAS and SIDS. Last year she led a series of analytical products on Papua New Guinea, including a fragility resilience assessment to inform ADB’s country partnership strategy, and a climate and environmental security assessment with adelphi. She is the Unit’s focal on economic migration and forced displacement, and on capacity development.
Immanuel “Erick” E. Sarut Keywords environment climate change disaster risk management Read more about Immanuel “Erick” E. Sarut Erick Sarut serves as Senior Climate Change Officer at ADB’s Port Moresby Resident Mission, where he leads strategic engagement on climate resilience, adaptation financing, and institutional capacity building in Papua New Guinea. Prior to joining ADB, Erick worked for over 12 years with the Government of Papua New Guinea through the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA). His tenure at CCDA involved leading and supporting a wide range of national and regional climate initiatives, including policy development, program implementation, and multilateral negotiations.
Lukas Rüttinger Keywords climate change environment Read more about Lukas Rüttinger Lukas Rüttinger is a Senior Advisor at adelphi with over 14 years of expertise at the intersection of climate change, environment, conflict and fragility. As a pioneer in climate-security risk assessment, he has developed innovative approaches spanning global, regional and local scales for leading organisations including the UN, OSCE, European Commission, and African Union.
Climate Change and Security: Risks, Responses, and Resilience Read more about Climate Change and Security: Risks, Responses, and Resilience The presentation gives an introduction to the broader climate security nexus and challenges.
Papua New Guinea Case Study Read more about Papua New Guinea Case Study The presentation talks about the climate risks and security context in PNG.
Climate Change as a Security Challenge Read more about Climate Change as a Security Challenge Climate change and environmental challenges can pose risks to human security and peace. As climate and environmental stressors become more pronounced, peace and security risks can also increase, based on context factors that shape vulnerability and resilience. In this session, the CCFE and adelphi talked about the dynamics of climate - environment security risk, and how we can build resilience.
Enrique Tolentino, Jr. Keywords climate change environment Read more about Enrique Tolentino, Jr. Enrique Tolentino Jr. is a professor of forest restoration and plantation forestry in the College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños for the last 34 years. His research works and interests covers restoration of degraded lands, forest plantations, forest genetic resource conservation, tree improvement, tree seed technology, and forest nursery.